I have had great success using Alkanet infused oil in my lavender soap. You have to do some experimenting, since it is really pH sensitive - can turn anywhere from dusty mauve to purple to dark navy blue. So amount and timing is key. I use 100g oil infused with 3 Tbsp alkanet, and then add the...
Has anyone received unrefined cocoa butter that had, for lack of a better description, a scent with a sour top note? Some of the characteristic rich cocoa smell is there, but less pleasing than the other distributor I get it from. I just picked it up today, so it theoretically shouldn't be...
Right now I have:
Olive oil
Rice bran oil
Coconut oil
Shea butter
Cocoa butter
I'm wondering if anyone has some ideas about percentages to use. I'd like the bar to last awhile without a crazy long cure time (or is that just wishing?). Sometimes my soap with shea doesn't last very long, but I...
Hello!
I've read about adding clay to the lye water to intensify the color.
I was wondering though, would the clay absorb some of the lye, and then in turn make the clay itself lye-heavy?
I'm not sure about the chemistry regarding this and am hoping someone here may know (so I don't...
Hi everyone,
Thank you for your replies!
I used sunflower oil, coconut oil, and shea butter.
Lanabanana you called it; it must be the drying process. Here is a photo with a bar from the first batch and a bar from a batch made yesterday. The first batch has turned tan after 48 hours :)
Hi,
I've run into something with my oatmilk soap that I haven't had happen before, and would love any insight. :)
I made a hot process soap using oatmilk and oats. I used 50% of the water amount for the lye. The other 50% I subbed with oatmilk, added to the pre-lye oils.
This is 24...