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I am certainly no expert but I think those are very pretty :) kinda Rasta colours! Do you know anyone with dreads? I'd give it to them!

Wow, I had never thought of using actual soap for my teeth, I'm going to have to try it! My teeth are probably not in best condition and I do brush twice a day, it should be fun to give the soap a go. Perhaps 90% OO and 10% shea butter... as that's what I have. Is anyone aware of oils other than...

I didn't have to spend as much I thought I would on soapmaking essentials. I got a cheap stick blender (£4 here in the UK), a plastic bucket and I had a few spare plastic bowls, a scale and utensils that I already use for other crafty stuff like dyeing wool. The main cost was the oils and I am...

Perhaps some of the soap makers you've been looking at are using M&P soap bases, which might already have additives in them. I agree with you though, if you're going to the effort of making handmade soap why put loads of additives in?! "Natural" and "organic" and both terms that can be used...

Thank you for your reply! It has hardened a bit, but still feels like cheddar cheese that's been sitting out at room temp for a few days! As a soap I am not impressed with it, perhaps the vegetable oils have just made a very soft bar. I might rebatch it to make a nicer handsoap. I'd like to try...

I used lard to make laundry soap, (100% lard) and it seems to be good soap! Very hard, white bar, easily grated. I'm looking forward to making a nice moisturising soap with other oils added!

I made a laundry soap a few days ago, from hard vegetable fat (similar to American Crisco I imagine) and olive oil. My soap-making book says just to cut up the fats and pour the hot lye over them, and stir until melted. This didn't seem to work as there was still lumps of fat in there when...

Thank-you for the informative and very entertaining post :) I was wondering earlier about shaving soap... although since it is Winter now I'm happy to let the fuzz grow a little! I normally use hair conditioner to shave with, I'd totally forgotten you can actually buy shaving soap!

I have to say I disagree :wink: Many parts of a woman's body that men find sexual, are perceived that way because they are related to motherhood. Big hips deliver babies, breasts feed them, etc. Consciously, you don't decide that you like boobs because they feed children, it's natural and...

Robert, thank you for the info about alkalis degrading fabrics. I hadn't realised this before, and my current HM laundry powder contains a lot of alkali! I will cut down on the washing soda and borax in future, and try to rely more on the soap to clean the clothes. Just last week I made a CP...

When I started making HM detergent, I read somewhere that citrus oils can stain clothes so I have always avoided them (even though I love citrus oils, and they are cheap). Can anyone here clarify whether that's true? For my laundry powder I usually add 10 drops of lavender and 5-10 of tea-tree...