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G'day all, I am experimenting with Rattan Reeds in a passive capillary type aroma diffuser. I especially want to use Sandalwood EO (Australian of course) but am aware that this EO has a fairly high viscosity. In order to overcome this problem I am considering using 40% Di propylene glycol...

1. Easier to formulate and make 2. They appeal to people’s desire for preservative free, 100% natural or organic products 3. There are a wide range of anhydrous products that you can make and a huge number of luxurious ingredients you can use 4. You can create more potent products. No water...

We have been experimenting with producing a cleansing bar (soap) for use on older skins. We wanted a lower pH and still haver lots of lather with a nice aroma. Try this: 30% Sodium cocoyl isethionate 30% Sodium lauryl ether sulphate 22% Cocaidopropyl betaine 7% BTMS Conditioning emulsifier...

Which is the preferred method of preparing Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate - (SCI) before mixing with other ingredients, use a Coffee Grinder to make a powder or melt the SCI in a Microwave Oven or is there an even better method? Thanks

G'day all, I am trying to produce a body lotion bar with a pH of between 5.5 - 6.5 along the lines of: 420g Shea Butter 420g Beef Tallow 60g Beeswax 60g Oliv Wax 50g Sandalwood Sensuous FO 50g Ammonium lauryl sulphate 10g Germall...

I am having a little trouble sourcing Soy Wax Tart warmers. The USA suppliers all want to sell me 110v which of course will not work with our 220v power system. Any ideas will be appreciated.

Has anyone managed to source a convincing leather fragrance, please? If so where from? Thanks

With thanks to my many tutors here and elsewhere I believe I now have "The Mother Soap" recipe from which all my other soaps are developed. Mould size: 1,000gr Batch size: 700gr Lye concentration: 30% Lye discount: 5% Caustic soda: 100gr...

I recently got shredded, I think because I might have indicated that the world has generally moved beyond bartering and deals with a very nasty thing called m***y. How dare I? Anyway am I allowed to mention Facebook and provide a link? or will the dreaded shredders soon be chomping on this...

How much EO can I extract from Arnica flowers and leaves. Many recipes for muscle rub tell me how much plant material to infuse into EVO or similar but none that I can find tell me how much EO I should be using.

I am aware of Germall plus and Sodium Lactate plus as two available preservatives. Are there any others? Also how much per kilo of each should be added and at what stage of the cold process? Thanks

It is going to be very wet here tomorrow so I will not be joining the Dawn Service this year. But to all woman and men of peace everywhere please spare a moment tomorrow to remember those that served in the face of the enemy, but did not return home. Lest We Forget

Wow I can see why this is an addiction. Have made three batches already and we have called the third one "Latte". No prizes for guessing what it looks and smells like. Can't wait to escort it into the shower. I am also about to dig deep into my pocket and come up with the ingredients for a more...

It's a pain getting old, literally. Would some kind person please help me with formulating Arnica, Eucalyptus, Emu Oil and Menthol into a pain relieving rub/cream, please. I will need percentages plus sufficants, emulsifiers and preservatives if appropriate as well, please.

After a lot of hunting I have assembled what I think might be the correct chemical additives for a body/skin lotion. My old skin urgently needs. Would some kind persons please comment and perhaps change. All the chem's listed are available in my corner of the world. Sodium Lactylate...

Has anyone completed the Foundation course at http://www.makingskincare.com and if so was it value for money? I am seriously considering taking the course but there does not seem to be any follow up courses available at the moment. PS: I do know how to spell "critique" but my flamin' fingers don't.

I have made this post elsewhere but it might be of interest to more than just the followers of the other thread. Perhaps the community might provide their advice on how to keep the ingredients fresh for as long as possible and avoid spoiled soap due to oils and butters that have gone "off"...

Is there any advantage to using essential oils instead of fragrance oils in CP. It seems to me that as the majority of soaps finish up down the plug hole, that using the generally more expensive EO is simply a waste of money, or am I missing something?

Could some kind person please advise me on which Australian vegetable shortening that I should be using. I know Crisco is available in Aus but I have no idea as to whether it has the same specifications as Crisco marketed in USA.

I need a soap recipe, please that will easily remove silicon adhesive such as is used in adhesive wound dressings such as "Elastoplast" and "Band Aid". I suspect that as silicon has a fairly high pH, that I need to make a soap that tends towards the low pH or the slightly acidic end of the soap...