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Dried milk powders (goat, cow, buttermilk etc.) can indeed be used in soap. I do it all the time. The key is to accurately measure and mix the powders in distilled water and use that as a partial substitution of the liquids called for to dissolve the lye, added to warmed oils before lye/water...

I ordered from SW last summer and everything went perfectly. Yes, they do NOT seem to update their site however that is fine with me, the sample set of the summer scents remain on sale!

Tatto Soap This is going to be a soap for new tattoos. The Lavender is to speed the healing. I do not want to use essential oils at all since I want this only lightly scented. I do know this is essentially liquid at the temp in my house which is fine. This is lavender infused in a partially...

I found a new ingredient which I really want to try in a tattoo soap I am considering. The ingredient is "lavender butter" which is supposed to lightly scent the soap without the need for essential or fragrance oils. It is rather expensive ($1/oz) but I think it would be worth it. The site I...

I bet he doesn't whine about how soft your skin is or how good you smell, does he? :problem:

That is beautiful! Have you cut it yet? I would love to see a photo of the final cut product, especially after it gelled.

GSO does have some beneficial properties, namely being high in Linoleic fatty acids and conditioning properties. I found a huge bottle for less than $6 at the Neighborhood Walmart Grocery Store this past weekend and I grabbed it up. I use it alot in my conditioning bars simply because it does...

PH Levels in Soap After reading a thread and some odd posts, I am gathering that using PH test strips, or to test the PH levels, are basically a waste of time when a zap test is sufficient. That being said, I still like to put the PH level on my labels for label appeal. I have used the test...

Hi everyone. I love soapcalc's feature of giving the various values for each oil that could possibly be used for making soap. I wanted to be able to stop hunting around, scrolling up and down the list, to find one that was, say, low in INS values. So, I created a spreadsheet with the oils I can...

Yeah, sorry about that. I didn't seem to use my good camera anymore, needed cash and pawned it. I was using my cell phone camera and they were great until I dropped the phone. Now they are all blurry. I plan on getting another good camera soon. Thanks!

Just a question. Why do you want one that is low in cleansing? Are you afraid a high cleanser will dry out your skin? I am simply curious.

Using local merchants for supplies I have just started in soaping and have been getting all of my oils and stuff from local merchants. Here is what I have found. ~Walmart ~ Coconut Oil - $5.98/30 oz (LoAna I think is the name). It's in the baking aisle near the Crisco Olive Oil - $20...

Donna, Firstly, how long of a break are you taking? Do you really have to give up soaping all together? Some of these will have a longer shelf life than you might think. You can probably find a friend or co-worker who would enjoy the butters and a couple of the oils are used for massage which...

Give them a call. 717-397-4104 I was worried about an order I placed last week and talked to Monica. The order had been delivered, I just had not yet checked my mail box (it is in a bank of boxes in a shed). Everyone I have talked to there has been really great. I think this is more of a...

So, now that we know these naturals do indeed work well, what would you say would be a good infusion ratio? In my examples above I used about 1/16 tsp powder to about 1 oz oil. The Nettle Leaf I had to add more powder to get the deeper color I wanted but that is ok. I am rather still hazy on...

Did you use a split divider in your mold to get the differentiation? I saw this technique on a video and loved it, yours turned out very well too and I really like the color variations. There is always something classic about a tone on tone color scheme, don't you think? I think that Alknet is...

I would love to see some pics! I went to my collection and did some play tests last night (this morning?), mixing a bit of each in some soybean oil (to get the truest color, OO would discolor because of it's green tint, I felt). I am getting excited about using the alknet, nettle leaf, woad and...

I used paprika for a deep brick red color and unsweetened coco for a dark brown. I mixed these up well in OO before I poured the batter in. My base was not whitened, therefore retaining it's original custard color. I layered the 3 colors on and drizzled the top. I spoon twirled from the bottom 3...

I used a blend of a floral, a melon and a wood to make a signature blend for my brand. I had 1 other success and 2 failures when using this or another similar blend. This time I made some changes to the recipe and the way I added the ingredients to try and make a successful batch and it seemed...

I purchased some natural colorants from Soap Making Resource to start testing out and they came in this week. My test with Paprika that I started weeks ago came out great, through infusion (lovely peach color) and direct addition (dark brick reddish brown) as a powdered colorant so I thought...