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  1. Zink

    Hemp seed oil soap: Help me fix my recipe! I don't know what I'm doing..

    Thanks, I knew this but it's indeed better to break up the recipe! Edited the first post :)
  2. Zink

    Hemp seed oil soap: Help me fix my recipe! I don't know what I'm doing..

    Originally I intended to modify an exisiting castile soap to make a super gentle cleanser, but seems like I'll have to do it from scratch! This recipe shows the final composition which includes about 60% water. Soap paste Organic hemp seed oil (60%? some say 30% is max) Organic e.g. Olive...
  3. Zink

    How to thicken 3:1 diluted liquid "Castile" soap

    Interesting, so seems like pomace is the cheapest form of olive oil, where the crud left after cold pressing is extracted using solvents and high heat: http://www.oliveoiltimes.com/olive-oil-basics/olive-oil-grades/olive-pomace-oil/6210/2 I wonder how it compares to cold pressed with regards to...
  4. Zink

    How to thicken 3:1 diluted liquid "Castile" soap

    Unlocked a can of worms here using the sacred Castile term ;) Originally I intended to just make a watered down, thickened version of Dr. Woods not-castile castile soap. @MzMolly65 What olive oil did you use, specifically? Seems to me that it'd make a difference, some olive oils are very spicy...
  5. Zink

    How to thicken 3:1 diluted liquid "Castile" soap

    There are already a bunch of good liquid "Castile" soaps on the market, e.g. Dr Woods and Dr. B's. What I'm trying to do is to dilute such a soap about 3:1 with water and add allantoin to make a gentler soap to be used as a face wash, and I want it to be thick enough to be used with a normal...
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