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Has anyone used iodine in making soap? I'm interested in making an anti-fungal soap and would like to use lugols iodine in the process. Because iodine absorption(?) is one of the measurements used in defining various oils and I am not a chemist I wonder if there are any consequences I should be...

This is quoted from Guide to Less Toxic Products, a Nova Scotia Environmental Health site. http://www.lesstoxicguide.ca/index.asp? ... ehold#blea Environmentally, bleach is irresponsible. It is overused in manufacturing and products often cause irritation to sensitive skin due to residue...

I plan to make some this summer, also. As far as I can tell anything that won't corrode with the acid will be fine.

Hi I'm new to soap making as well as this forum. Thanks for all of your great ideas and advice. I've searched for this information but haven't found much so far, most of the dish soap suggestions don't result in a foaming dish soap (which hides all the grease in the sink!) I wonder if...

I am new to soap making as well as this forum and this is my first post. Why should we not use Borax? Is there a problem with toxins? Verna