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    Shampoo and Facial Creams

    I like olivem1000. An emulsifier from olives.
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    EO vs FO: Take the Poll

    Only EO. I only use natural derived ingredients.
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    Do you compensate forthe fats in your liquid subs?

    Vitamin E is a fatty acid and goes with the oils, but it will not saponified. I use natural vitamin E in liquid oily form
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    Do you compensate forthe fats in your liquid subs?

    No, If I want sf +5 and use 1% vitamin E, I calculate +4 in soapcalc and 1 for E in my head.
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    Do you compensate forthe fats in your liquid subs?

    I do with vitamin E, but not with milk fat.
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    Anyone here have dreadlocks and make shampoo bars?

    I use 55% olive oil, 25% coconut, 10 neem oil and 10 castor oil in my shampoo bar with sf3. And lemongrass eo to hide the neem smell.. I cut one in the neck after I've used this shampoo for two years and look inside the dread. It was 100% clean :) I wash my hair once a week and sometimes, maybe...
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    Anyone here have dreadlocks and make shampoo bars?

    I've dreads and make shampoo bars with sf +3. I use 10% castor oil in all my shampoo bars and at least 50% olive oil.
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    Natural Emulsifier

    Olivem is the most natural I've found and I love it. Have been using it almost a year in several products with good results.
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    My sister thought she was a dog

    I washing my own hair and my portugese waterdog with neem bars from the same batch. I've dreadlocks and my dog is a seuch (champion.) We are both clean with good non itching scalp/skin and good hair quality.
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    Lotion bars not in tubes

    Me too put mine in celophane baggies and then in organza bags. My own I store in tins. 100ml round aluminium tins is perfect for my flower formed bars at 65g.
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    Neem oil stench

    I use Lemongrass EO in my shampoo bar with neem and is satified with the smell, but I only have 6% neem into it. In my Paw Balm (for dogs and even to horses) I've Rosemary EO with 35% neem. If I do dog shampoo with nerm, I should use rosemary in that too. It doesn't kill all the smell, but it...
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    Just made my 1st facial soap, wish me luck

    I use lemongrass and rosemary in my shampoo bar, made with neem, hemp and other basic oils like coconut, olive and castor. It's a fine combo with neem.
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    HELP I really need a lip scrub recipe please read

    This one is easy made and very effective. 1 part sugar 1/4 part cocoa powder 1/2 part oil ( (I use infused vanilla in sunflower) 1/12 part vegetable glycerin Vitamin E Spearmint EO
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    Deoderant base/EO question

    Personally I don't like either baking soda or wax in my deo and it took me a long time to found a recipe I liked, but when I did, I never went to back something else. My is without oils. Just aloe vera gel, which hazel and a few drops tea tree, lemon and lavendel eo. I shake it togeteher and...
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    Vegan lotions

    Olive wax (ingredients to die for have it) will work. I use it in every place where other use beeswax, in the same proportions.
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    Beeswax substitute?

    It smell coconutty :) But it doesn't work as beeswaxsubstitute it self. It's more usable together with some other wax in small proportions and give a glossy effect in balms. It's softer and more melting than wax should be, but fantastic for the gloss in a combo.
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    Beeswax substitute?

    I use Olive Wax in many products. Earlier I've used the most of suggested here, but nothing is as nice as olive wax. I have also used coconut wax, but it's softer. The olive wax can be used in the same proportions as beeswax in recipes.
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    Neem as a preservative?

    Yes, I agree and I do test my products, but I send them to a lab. Havn't know how to do it self, but will take a look at your link. Thanks. I also know the different between antioxidants and preservatives I've been told here. And as I wrote in my first post I know neem have preservative...
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    Neem as a preservative?

    Nope, I've two of my creams properly tested in lab. My combination of antioxidants and dha works.
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    Neem as a preservative?

    Thanks. Usually I use dehydroacetic acid together with antioxidants in lotions and creams with water or often dipped fingers into, but I will make some small neem face creams without now, just as an experiment and then have them tested IF they still look and smell good after a year. Until then...
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