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  1. true blue

    In need of suggestions ...

    Hello all ... need some suggestions and I thought this group would be a great place to ask! I'm in charge of a Secret Santa type gift swap this holiday season. The reason I say 'type' is because it's really a mix of your typical Secret Santa (gift exchange) and Secret Pal. My idea/intention...
  2. true blue

    Dragon's Blood?

    I need to place an order from Nurture and noticed they have Dragon's Blood FO. Can anyone tell me how their's compares to Rustic Escentuals (which I like) and/or Elements (which I don't)? Thanks!
  3. true blue

    Labeling question

    Have experimented with some pre-made bases to add to my products, but some of these bases have an ingredient list about a mile long. I don't see how I can get the whole list, and the stuff I add, onto a little cream jar label. My question - is it OK for me to make a band (I'm thinking...
  4. true blue

    Favorite Scents for Body Butter/Lotion Bars

    I'd like to branch out this year with some FO scents for my body butters and lotion bars but I have no idea what type of scents people like most. Until now, I've always used EOs exclusively with Lavender being my best seller in this type of product. I had two other (I have a small market)...
  5. true blue

    Starting to use FOs

    Since I started soaping (somewhere about 15 yrs ago) I've always used essential oils only. Guess I'm ready to branch out into some fragrance oils ... but I really don't know where to start! My idea is to probably, mostly, use the fragrance oils to make blends with essential oils. I realize they...
  6. true blue

    Vinegar soap - sodium acetate vs sodium lactate

    So ... substituting vinegar for water (with the proper increase of lye) creates sodium acetate, which helps to harden the soap. Adding yogurt creates sodium lactate, which also hardens the soap (this I've done). I prefer to OHP my soaps, and the yogurt/sodium lactate not only adds to the...
  7. true blue

    Lysol in soap!?

    Somebody told me that some 'old fashioned lye soap' at a local store contained 'lysol' ... thought that was weird, so I checked it out to see what was really in it. To my surprise, sure enough, the label lists 'lysol' as an ingredient. It also contains ammonia, which I thought was strange, so I...
  8. true blue

    natural green colorant

    OK ... so I'm looking for something natural to use to color my soap green ... not a bright or light green, but a dark 'natural-y' green color. Here's the catch, though ... something that doesn't turn brown! Anyway - I know greens are hard to keep green without turning brown ... just wondering...
  9. true blue

    Sunflower Oil ?

    What are the advantages to using High Oleic Sunflower Oil in soap vs. regular Sunflower Oil? According to soapcalc, reg. sunflower oil's numbers are: Hardness -11 Condition - 87 Creamy - 11 while the High Oleic Sunflower Oil's numbers are: Hardness - 7 Condition - 88 Creamy - 7 The reg...
  10. true blue

    Aloe Vera ?

    Quick question for those of you who have used aloe vera juice ... I'm thinking of using in instead of water ... does the lye react with it badly or is it OK? I've tried various liquids instead of water, and most times the chemical reactions aren't too nice. (DON'T add lye to oat water -...
  11. true blue

    HP, honey, & flaking

    I have this strange thing going on when I HP with honey ... when I go to pour it into the mold after the cook, I notice a 'flaky-ness' or almost crumbly-ness to the texture. It's still there when I unmold and slice. If I leave it alone, it seems to be fine ... it gets hard as it ages and doesn't...
  12. true blue

    tallow vs. lard

    I read the other post about using these two together, and some were saying that they like lard better than tallow. I personally seem to like tallow better - but maybe it's just because I would rather work with tallow than with lard. So - which do you like better ... and more importantly, why?
  13. true blue

    100% Coconut Oil soap - drying?

    I've made 100% coconut oil soap for years with no more than 8% SF, and never had a problem with it being drying to my skin. Admittedly, I do have oily skin - however my husband has dry skin, and when he uses the all-coconut, he doesn't mention that it's drying to him at all, either. I also have...
  14. true blue

    Watermelon Soap

    OK - I juiced some watermelon (so it has no pulp) and I know it's good for your skin, so ... being summertime, I'm thinking a watermelon soap. The catch ... I don't use FO's - just EO's, and for the life of me, I just can't seem to come up with an idea for EO scented 'watermelon' soap...
  15. true blue

    rebatching - too much liquid

    OK - so I tried to rescue my goat milk honey failure soap. (See other thread.) Of the 3 options I gave myself this morning, I decided to rebatch. Silly me, got my T. & oz. mixed up and I added WAY too much liquid. :oops: The good thing is that it's smooth. The bad thing is that it's too soft...
  16. true blue

    milk soap musings ... long

    So I decided to make my first milk soap today. Mind you, this is after years of reading about it. ~ I used fresh goat milk. Froze until beyond slushy ... almost firm but still able to stir. ~ Placed container in ice water - more ice than water. ~ Slowly added lye, about 1 t. at a time...
  17. true blue

    Using ButterEZ

    Say I use some ButterEZ in my lip balms ... what do I need to include on my ingredients label for this? You'd think this info would be out there, but I just can't find it. :? Thanks!
  18. true blue

    Sugar Question ?

    OK - so I know sugar is usually added as a lather booster, and I know that most who use it use anywhere from 1 t. to 1 T. PPO. Could you use more? Not necessarily to boost lather even further ... but if we can add more than just 1 t. salt PPO (for hardening), couldn't we add more sugar also? I...
  19. true blue

    Cutting Salt Bars

    Wow! I just made my first batch of soap in 7 years last night ... it's so good to be back to soaping!!! So ... I just HAD to make salt bars ... and as I do OHP, I used the soap this morning ... nice! But ... how do you gals cut the bars without them going all weird? I used rock salt and the...
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