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Hi Everyone, I haven’t been in for a while but I have news - I’ve decided to stop selling soap to my local retail outlet. It changed hands and the new owner didn’t seem easy to deal with and also wanted barcodes! I decided it was easiest just to make soap for the family and friends. I’m very...

I want to try and make a body wash the same as this one (not for sale but just personal use because I am too cheap to buy it). It's a fairly thick body wash. I know the ingredients and was wondering if someone who makes a body wash could please give me a vague idea of the percentages? The...

I have just made my first liquid soap thanks to Irish Lass and Susie. Phew! It worked out exactly as you said. Thank you both very much. Now I’d like to preserve it as naturally as I can - without PS80 if possible. It looks like ROE and Vitamin E not do as preservatives. One natural soap...

I have a nice Lemon Scented Myrtle FO that I'd like to make using Essential oils. I've put off buying EOs as I know they don't stick in CP soap but I thought I'd have a go for my son's wedding. Lemon scented myrtle FO ingredients This beautiful fragrance oil is the energetic combination of...

I need to buy some was for some personal use candles and I thought I'd try some in soap just for a personal use test. Can I use Denali Coconut Soy Blend Wax for both these uses? https://www.eroma.com.au/summit-wax-denali/

I found this soap on thesoapbar.blogspot.com but it was just a photo and it is no longer there. I was wondering if anyone could tell me how this soap is made? It is a salt bar. I thought it was an in the pot swirl with about 80% white and 10% each of two other colours. I've tried it about 4...

I made an AC soap with a white in the pot swirl but the white swirl just disappeared into the AC. They are in individual molds so it won't be cut but there is no sign of a swirl at all. Both were at really light trace. I have made the soap perfectly before. Don't know where I went wrong. :(...

Hi everyone, I have been out of action for a while and still have another operation coming up in a couple of weeks. It's only a kidney stone (gosh it was painful despite the fact it was only 2.6mm) but I also have splenic artery aneurysm stent that is blocked and I have another splenic artery...

I have a few Eroma FO testers and I am finding it difficult to describe the colour so I can put them in the FO list. Can anyone please help me with naming the first 7 (as the others seem to be a similar colour): They are: 1 Amazon Lily & Rain - just off pure white 2 Black Bamboo & Lily - pure...

My sister has discovered an "aroma mist" which she'd like me to copy. On the bottle it says: Infused with 100% pure lavender & chamomile essential oils, renowned for their restful properties, this gentle mist is a soothing way to unwind at the end of your busy day. All our essential oils have...

I was wondering if anyone had encountered this problem with Isopropyl Alcohol and can identify the cause: I have made 210 batches and out of those 4 have a perfectly even honey coloured tinge to the exposed surface where I sprayed the IPA. It progresses darker and then starts to contract so I...

The makers of this soap says they use all natural colours for all their soaps. They say this one only has clay to colour it. I have never seen a clay that colour. Does anyone know how it might be made...

Has anyone used or heard of Glyceryl Stearate Citrate Emulsifying Wax being used in CP soap? It is palm free and non-GMO. I was wondering if it might act like Stearic Acid.

Has anyone used indigo from "living blue" in Bangladesh? Botanicalcolors.com sells it. Thank you.

Does anyone know how to make the l’occitane fragrance with essential oils? Is that possible? I think it’s their verbena fragrance that I like. L’occitane says: PERFUMERY NOTES Top notes: Lemon, Orange Middle notes: Verbena, Petitgrain Base notes: Rose, Geranium And An FO dupe uses: sparkling...

I have made my own carrot powder (closer to carrot granules!). I want to colour my soap. I can do this by adding purée but I am aiming for a colour of higher intensity. I have seen a natural soap that says it uses carrot oil: https://allnaturalsoap.co.uk/shop/bars/citrus-sunshine/#product-meta...

One thing a lot of people have trouble with is taking photos of soap that makes it look attractive. The following link may help. http://www.naturalbeautyworkshop.com/my_weblog/2015/04/how-to-take-better-soap-photos.html I’d be interested in any other helpful hints.

I think I knew this - I think someone here told me - but I have just proved it. I just made two mixes of NaOH and salt and CA. One was in a p5 jug that I have only used for lye but have washed with detergent. The other is in a p5 jug that I have used to make batter and washed thoroughly in...

I have a partial gelled soap with the darker coloured centre. I've been using it and it was the dark coloured centre that dissolved more quickly than the outer ring that didn't gel. I now have a donut ring in the centre of my soap. But, gelled soap is supposed to be harder and more long...

Went to a market today where a friend told me she'd found a "100% bees wax hand cream" but she thought it was a bit oily and didn't smell quite as she expected. So I went back to the stall with her and checked it out. The top of the can said "100% bees wax". The label on the bottom was more...