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Aren't surfactants harsh on the skin? Maybe I am confused with something else. I did a couple of internet searches and found a couple of things to try. I don't have anything against making liquid soap, but I tried it once and it didn't turn out so good. Maybe i did something wrong, but I...

Sounds like the beeswax is what causes that "cant wash off" feeling. I have noticed in the shower that no matter how much I scrub, my armpits feel like they are coated and even a little sticky. I don't like this, so I think I will try your idea and eliminate the was completely. Thank you for...

Thank you Lindy, now I thought of one more thing. I always see where people tell you not to forget to pay yourself, such as including an hourly wage like you would pay an employee who worked for you. If you take the cost of supplies, packaging, etc. needed to make the product and x by 3, do...

In this case, it does what I want. I have a few things that i use where I only use a few drops or maybe just 1 oz and I want to have an easy way to look up the cost and then yes multiply it by the amount used in my recipe.

Hello, I came across a really nice product cost calculator that breaks down the cost of any product right down to how much per drop. It is at saratogascents.com, then go to cost calculator. My question is, does anyone know of a downloadable version of this type calculator. I would like to...

Thanks Tabitha and Lindy for your suggestions. I have been pouring my mixture fairly warm, so you could be right about the powders sinking. I think I will maybe try to melt my oils and butters together and pour them into a separate storage container. Then couldn't I do as Tabitha suggested and...

Thank you Lindy!!!! I will give this a try. I think I had too much powder in it. It was greasy, but didn't have any glide if that makes sense. :D I only have two tubes so could I fill them and pour the rest into a container and remelt and pour into tubes as needed?

Thank you Tabitha for your response. I don't mind a little greasiness, but I am afraid of it staining clothing. Should I try maybe shea butter or mango butter instead of cocoa butter? Would this help the formulation some? I also noticed that when I use this and then take a shower, my armpits...

Do my recipe proportions look okay to you? Should I drop the lanolin like earlier suggested? WHen I add the Tinosan, do I need to reduce anything else in the recipe or do I just add it in addition to what I have? What percentage should this be used at? Thank you so much for your...

OOPS! Sorry, here is what I did: 24 g Sweet almond oil 12 g beeswax 9 g cocoa butter 6 g coconut oil 6 g lanolin 1 tbsp baking soda 2 tbsp corn starch 1 tbsp arrow root 2 drops tea tree tree oil

I originally only added 3 TBSP, but I did remelt and add 1 gram of beexwax and 1 more TBSP of corn starch. I thought I could cut some of the greasiness that way. I have never tried deodorant, so I just threw some things together hoping for the best! Judging from your response Tabitha, I must...

Okay, here is the recipe I used. I did go ahead and remelt and add more beeswax which I think helped. sweet almond oil 43% beeswax 22% cocoa butter 15% coconut oil 10% lanolin 10% then I used 3 drops of vitamin E 1 TBSP baking soda 1 TBSP arrow root powder 2 TBSP corn starch

Hello everyone! I just ran across this board and just love it. what a great source for information! Hopefully someone out there can make a suggestion to me for my problem. I am experimenting with making deodorant. I saw a post on here about it and I basically just used a lip balm recipe I...