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So you don't have any problem with the greasiness without the Isopropyl Myristate? The only reason I wanted to spray it is that I hate pouring it in my hand lol. Right now I have the body oil I bought in a spray bottle and spray it into my hand and then rub it in, for some reason in my mind it...

I was thinking if I decided to use either, I would only make in super small batches to be used up within a month, but didn't think about it doesn't really matter where I have the oil, the shelf life is the same---one of those "duh" moments. So I may lean towards the sweet almond oil, especially...

I use salt too, if I remember lol. It does seem to make the bars I make harder. But the charcoal/salt bar that I make for my son's oily skin, those bars are ridiculously hard. And someone commented on the smoothness, I haven't really paid any attention in my regular bars, but the salt bars are...

I guess I am off on a new adventure. I looked into making LS, but decided that since my favorite bar works well, that maybe I should just try to make some lotion, but then I bought a thing of Palmer's Body Oil and it is doing great things for my skin, so I decided it would be easier and I think...

I actually looked through this thread yesterday! I've got some of those fo's jotted down to check them out.

I was using this wonderful lotion that I purchased, but on a whim decided to pick up some body oil. Now I am sold on it, it seems to work wonderfully with my skin, so of course I was thinking "Wonder if I could make this myself?" And then decided I would really, really love for it to smell like...

Yea, my "favorite" bar and basically the only recipe I've used in a year and a half has 65% lard. It really seems to work with my skin the best. I have never made any type of liquid soap, only cp. I'm just kind of bored and want to shake things up lol

Hi everyone, it's been awhile since I've posted! I've been super busy and have just been doing the basics as far as soap goes (you know, just enough of my favorite cp soap to get me by). Anyway, I may have some time now to experiment a little more and I was wondering what people's opinion of...

Hi everyone, it's been awhile since I've posted anything, things have been crazy busy here. Anyway I was hoping someone could help me out with some ideas. I've made the same basic recipe for since I started making soap in 2016 and it has worked really good up until a few months ago. It used to...

Best advice I received when I started soaping: Take safety precautions-always wear goggles and gloves, know what to do in case of a spill. Make super simple recipes first--- no color, no fragrance, so that you know what is supposed to happen and can learn about the process. Tweak your...

I forgot one time to pick up a gallon of water and used our well water instead. I did use it out of the fridge which has a filter. I mean, my thinking was "If it's clean enough for me to drink, why wouldn't it be clean enough for me to soap with?" I will say that I have been soaping for a little...

Here it is when I unmolded. It's a light tan color.

Sorry, I should have mentioned I only put them in the ziploc bags after they are cured.

Just wanted to give an update on these. When I made these, I used a silicone mold and it made six bars. I have given away two of those. Would you believe we are just now using up the last bar? Wow, those suckers last forever (Of course, I expected them to last a little longer since they are...

I live in the south (Alabama) and it is VERY humid here. Add to that fact that we do not have central cooling and you can see my dilemma. I can store my soap in the bathroom during the winter without any problems, but last year once summer came, I had soap start to develop doss. I am pretty sure...

Unfortunately the color didn't stay :cry: It is now a tan color. I will try to get pics tomorrow when I unmold and see if there is any change.

I decided to make the soap because of her recipe, however, I knew I couldn't use the oils she uses but I still wanted to make it, so I decided to use my recipe but her technique.

Pics Edited to add process, since it is much easier for me to type on my pc lol. I cut the beeswax into small pieces and melted it with my lard and coconut oil. Then stick blended all oils a couple times. I mixed honey with a little bit of plain water (didn't have quite enough dandelion tea)...

I did see that one, it is one of the reasons I wanted to add honey :) I am kind of scared to go that high % as I haven't made soap with honey yet and I know I wouldn't be able to pop it in the freezer. Maybe I will look back at the thread and think on it a bit.

To be quite honest, I am not sure what my goal is. My favorite bar is so very good for my skin, but I like to have plenty of bars that are unscented to wash my face. So, I was just trying to change it up a bit and play around to see what happens, and I was thinking I would still be able to use...