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By embedding microbeads, filled with natural repellents, the soap is able to ensure long-lasting repellency. Article here. Interesting. -Dave

I'm not a fan of big (or perhaps more accurately stated, centralized)Government ... but this is preposterous: TestOShave. (for those who don't want to look at the Amazon page, it is shave soap designed for men to boost testosterone) -Dave

The misrepresentations in this kickstarter project just make my head hurt. <sigh> -Dave

This article came up in my daily Gizmag feed. As a hobby soaper it caught my attention and I thought you all might find it interesting! -Dave

I'm not sure what conditioner really is, other than it is not soap or shampoo. Is there anyone on this board that makes their own hair conditioner? My daughters use *a lot* of the stuff and it might be interesting to DIY it. If you do make it, could you share a recipe or point me in the right...

I was reading the ingredients of my antiperspirant ... one ingredient is hydrogenated castor oil. This was a bit interesting to me because hydrogenated tallow is supposedly the magic ingredient of old shaving soaps due to stearic acid content. Would soap made from hydrogenated castor oil...

So the recent discussion got me interested. I went to the local farm supply store and got some PT, then on to Wal Mart for lard and CO. Then to Loews for some NaOH. I made the batch last night using HP. Formulation: Water ... 340g NaOH ... 140g Lard ... 567g CO ... 227g Stearic Acid ... 113g...

On at least 2 artisan websites I've noted derogatory references to the use of animal fats in soap as well as the use of triple milling. From my standpoint animal fats are just fine as a source of raw triglycerides necessary for soap. Furthermore the use of fats makes some sense as it uses a...

Howdy folks, I'm Dave and I live in Maryland. I found this site last year when I became involved in making shave soap through one of the shaving forums. Interesting stuff here, I'm glad to see that you all share information and help each other out. Warm Regards- Dave