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can I add citric acid to liquid soap to reduce the ph? anyone tried it?

just new to the lotion/cream making thing found some recipes with stearic and citric acid in them as well as the oils, water and emulsifier. what would be the purpose of adding these 2 things? also can anyone recommend a good book/books regarding making lotions and creams. I keep...

Hi, I've been making cp soap for 2 years, and now having a play with skin cream and lotion. questions: there are so many different emulsifiers. Can someone explain why? I understand the basics, but is it just like there are many different oils and each one has a different composition and...

Can anyone direct me to good information and or recipes on making liquid soap, specifically making liquid soap using goats milk?

macadamia cocoa gm cp, with organic macadamia nut oil and cocoa for top colour might be a bit overkill using macadamia nut oil in soap, but I just wanted to try it anyway. I'm doing a show this coming weekend. will post pics when back. take care all m

is rebatched the same as handmilled? if so, then triple handmilled means they've rebatched it 3 times? i noticed some soap advertising lately with triple handmilled bars, saying they'd won an award and were amazingly lovely etc. in my opinion, my rebatch never looks or feels as good as...

I want to make some creams like these http://www.naturesrecipe.co.uk/introduction.htm anyone know a recipe?

A recent customer sent me this link. She says she will be testing my soap for brushing her teeth, as well as for washing her baby. http://www.whale.to/a/judd.html whaddya reckon?

hi all, 2 questions. 1. I know there was a post not long ago about how hot gel temperature is, but I can't find it. Can anyone find it, or tell me how hot approx gel is? I've been having a lot of problems of overheating due to making larger batches and new molds, and I'd like to watch my...

for those of you interested, I had a baby girl on Monday 8th June. Emilee :P

ok, 3 different topics, 1 post. my neem oil has gone hard and crystally. If I warm it, will it be fine to use? its only 2 months old, and has been kept in a cool dry place. i made a gmcp log with 3% jasmine eo in jojoba. i used the same recipe i use with most of my soap, but for some...

i know i know, they're just normal for most of you, but i've been using a slab mold for 2 years, and hubby just made me a log mold. he hasn't made the cutter yet, so i can't cut them yet (well not how i'd like anyway so i'm being patient otherwise if i try and use a knife i know i'll ruin them)...

so I posted a few days ago about being annoyed with partial gel, and discussed with Chrissy about using hot tiles or a pizza board underneath the soap mold to help gel. We also discussed mixing lye and oils when both at a temp of approx 45 celcius. So today, I tried again (usually do rtcp...

or those of you who sell your soap and have done for a while.... what has been the advertising that has helped you get the most customers is it a website, word of mouth/samples, flyers, markets, magazine/newspaper ads/.....????????????? i've been making gmcp for approx 2 years, and...

for those of you who sell your soap and have done for a while.... what has been the advertising that has helped you get the most customers is it a website, word of mouth/samples, flyers, markets, magazine/newspaper ads/.....????????????? i've been making gmcp for approx 2 years, and...

i know gel is not a big deal to those of you who do it a lot, but I've mostly made ungelled soap, and now I'm having a darn of a time trying to make my soap gel. most of my soap (gmcp) i've made by mixing my lye/aloe, leaving to cool to 40 celcius, then adding to my room temp oils. i've...

How much should I add to 3p 14oz oils and when? (I make GM CP)

I make cp goats milk soap, and all my soaps contain sweet almond oil. I have recently realised that more people than i thought are allergic to sweet almond oil, and nut oils in general. I am thinking of making an olive oil soap for these people, but can I add coconut oil too, or is this...

has anyone done this type of thing before? My brother is getting married in Oct, and has asked me to do the little wedding favour things. He wants approx 1/4 bar of soap, packaged nicely etc. I've come up with a couple of designs so far, but if anyone has done this before, and has any...

Does anyone know what tog stands for, as in Soapmaker Man's molds?