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So I've used AC to try to achieve black in my soap but it always turns out a grey/blue color. Anyone know what else to use to get a great black color?

So I want to make a soap with pumpkin puree. My question is, do I use the pumpkin as part of the water or just make the soap as usual and add the pumpkin puree to the batter when mixing in the scent?

Ok so I have several people asking me to make them a soap to help with eczema so I've been researching ingredients I can use that could help with the problem. Now I just have to narrow the list so I don't have 15 ingredients in the soap. -Neem Oil &/or Powder -Sunflower Oil -Avocado Oil -Olive...

So when making a salve, which of these butters would make it greasy and not absorb good if used too much? Cocoa butter or shea butter?

So I love Burt's Bees Cuticle Cream but its a little on the greasy side. I found a recipe on Pinterest that I have made that is close to Burt's but it's missing a couple of oils. I want the homemade version to have the same benefits as Burt's but without the greasiness so it might just be that I...

So I'm thinking about making salt bars with pink himalayan salt. Was thinking of doing 80% CO, 15% OO, 5% Castor with 20% SF, does that sound like a decent bar with decent lather? How do I calculate how much salt to use as I didn't see salt on SoapCalc.

If I were to make a lotion recipe that didn't originally call for a preservative but I wanted to add one like NeoDefend, how would I figure the amount? I'm not necessarily going to use this recipe but using it as an example: 1/2 Cup Cocoa Butter 1/2 Cup Shea Butter 1/2 Cup Coconut Oil 1/2...

So it's not much to look at but I'm pretty happy with it and I hope it works for my friend. So it's uncolored and unscented, made with lard, oo, co, shea butter and castor oil. I did mix in a bit of french green clay but you can't tell. I washed my face with a sliver of it last night and it...

So I've seen all sorts of recipes online for different lotions, some are just straightforward recipes with simple ingredients while others have more complicated ingredients. Do lotions require a preservative of some sort?

Woohoo!! I was so disgusted with it on Monday that I only cut two bars and left the rest of the loaf to sit b/c the layers were separating. Well I guess the soap was just too soft to cut and just needed to harden longer. So I cut another bar off tonight and it didn't fall apart! The layers...

So I made this on Sunday and I couldn't be happier with it. Used my tried and true recipe, used a local brewery beer that I let sit out for days to get rid of the carbonation, used Bay Laurel EO from BB and black walnut hull powder as an exfoliant - color is natural. I wouldn't have normally...

Do any of these look like decent recipes for a facial bar? I have a friend that says she only uses Ivory on her face to keep from breaking out. So I thought a baby soap or bastile would be a good fit?

I'm so sad :( Yesterday I made soap most of the day. This soap is made with Lard, CO, OO and Castor oil, I used double brewed coffee, coffee FO, splash of chocolate espresso and a splash of almond FO. The bottom layer has some powdered coffee grounds with pencil line using cocoa powder in...

So I have a growler of beer in my frig from a local brewery that will never get drank or will take a while to anyway. I think its perfect to use in soap. I have read and watched so many videos that say to boil the beer to get rid of the carbonation and the alcohol. Well today I ran across...

Does anyone have a tried and true natural remedy for split ends and dry/damaged hair? I want it for personal use if anyone knows of anything that works. Thanks!

I made this batch today on a whim and glad I did. Its scented with raspberry patchouli FO, colored with powdered parsley, ultramarine violet and bee pollen. I wish the "yellow" was more gold in color but I'm still pretty happy with it. I did a spoon swirl and to my surprise I got a "tree" and a...

So I made a batch of soap over a week ago. I used Georgia Peach FO from Aztec, the batch was 26 oz of oils and I used 2 oz of FO since the scent was kinda light. Well the soap went through gel like most of my soaps and the next morning there were little water droplets on the top and they smelled...

Is this ricing? So I made a recipe today that is new to me and I used a Raspberry Patchouli FO from a seller I hadn't used before and everything went great until after I poured the batter into the mold and started working on the top, the batter started to ball up. I made this recipe twice with...

So I see people metioning "triple butter" soap, etc so I assume it means they are using 3 butters (shea, cocoa, mango, etc) in their soaps and I also assume that the soap is suppose to be more luxurious? So I only have shea and cocoa at the moment, if I wanted to use both of those in a recipe...

So I made it over the weekend and while I think the recipe I used is decent I wanted to expand and add butters and different oils to get a more luxurious bar. I found these two recipes on the web and wanted thoughts. Anything you all suggest changing?