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Hi all, My frnds in comin to india in july.. Could someone suggest their fav fo and where tk buy them in toronto...??? Wud really appreciate ur help. Ive read many other threads. But not very sure if its available in toronto. Lookin fwd to smell all the amazing scents spoken on this forum...

We know that the hair ph is around 4.5.. Tyoically acidic in nature and hence want out products also to be acidic to avoid dryness and splitends.. And other harm it cab do. Though the ph of soap cannot be made below 7. Using acv we can neutralize it to ph 7 Still alot of ppl using shampoo bars...

Hope all of u r doing well... Ive missed this forum alot. Had not been into smf for couple of months . Life got in the way... So much happened.. Relocated to a bigger n better place to have some dedicated place for my soaping. everything new in the new place. Still not got a baby sitter...

Hello all, I was wondering. Ppl who make shampoo out of koh based liquid soap.. What is the best way to lower the ph.. I tried adding citric acid after dilution and it was a mess.. The paste turned white and clumpy. With a very sticky residue. I tried a batch with direct additiin of citric acid...

So i followed irish lass cpls tutorial n made a batch. Castor 10% Coconut 25% Olive 65% Superfatted at 3% Lye concentration 25. 1 part gly to 2 parts water. Used 50/50 master batched koh solution. Its been more than 10 days n the paste is still very soft n oily. It doesnt zap. Tats when i...

Hi all be relocating in 2 weeks.. I have few new batches of cp.. 5 batches of castile... All from shaped cavity moulds.. Could u suggest Whats the best way to packy soaps n supplies.. Its going to be a 5-6hrs journey..

Has anyone tried rice bran or soybean oil in facial cream?? Im trying to formulate something non greasy for oily skin n dry skin My earlier batch was with in % Shea 2 Coco 2 Rbo 7 Soy 5 Coconut oil 3 IPM 3 ( suppose to cut the greasyness) Steric acid 3 Ewax 8 ( is this enuf or shld i increase...

Here's my fresh gots milk with lavender eo.. Used indigo pwd. Hope it turns out blu[ATTA? ChrissyxjuCH=full]29564[/ATTACH]

I always thought my asrtistuc creative brain was rusted. I kept watching so many beautiful soap pics n videos got overwhelmed n confused at the end. Finally decided to go with my gut when im making soap. This is my version on oat meal n honey.. Bubble wrap on 3 sides.. Bottom is honey...

So Recently ive beeb playing with oils and asking questions.. On one of my recent questions on clay some. Someone said it's not clay. But the oils that decide if the bar will dry my skin. Then i was on some other groups and reading. Ppl said that when u add addatives. U also change ur recipe...

..my version of Teddy in the garden... May be u shldve used green at the bottom for grass n blue yup for sky.. I really wasnt thinking while i was pouring

Hi all Im relatively new to ls. N have been reading on it. I will we making irish lass ls recipe tonight. Thanks irishlass. Also is it a good idea to make ls with beer? If so how do i incorporate it i have lots of flat liquid beer ready to be used I wud love to learn the diff between face wash...

Here is the pic of my feb hiddeb heart challenge which seems to be still soft n now sweating.. I have changed the drying area. Trying to figure out what might be causin this. Also is sweating during cure good sign of drying

Has anyone tried this... I was on amazon n found a red winw lotion n also one of the other soaper posted on fb..(. Wud not disclose info) I searched here n couldnt find anything. Has anyone made n red wine lotion? N willing to guide me with the % and process.. I wud like to try.making some.

Hi.. I made lotions few weeks back n now im noticing that they have some water droplets forming. I had bottled them after cooling. I usually make at night n pack them in the morning. Im afraid this will affect the shelf life. Any idea why they r there n how to i avoid it in future. Its a basic...

I missed the feb challenge. But thanks to all the entries. For all the techniques and inspiration. I finally got some guts to play with dough for the 1st time.. How dont they look.

Hi all, For all the experiences soapers here ia my question whr im stuck... Now that summer is here. My skin is drying more. The bars i made 6 months back were good for winter. But now i find it drying and leaves me with flaky itchy skin. Please give me some pointers on what to look for when...

Hi all I ve got a very silly question in mind.... For those who use a lot of tecniques...n patterns . How do u keep the batter in pourable state. Lets see u do a geometrical pattern where u need to pour 1 color. Let it set a bit n do the next.. N so on. During this wait time. How do u make...

I tried my 1st piping soap.. What do u think of these... Didnt go as expected.. But i guess its okay for the 1st timer Tried a basket weave at the bottom. With some brances n flowers. Some how couldnt get the leaf. May be wriong tip. Can anyone share which tip to use for leaf?

So i wanted to make some lovely lotion as a he / she collection N made them for female slightly coloured in baby pink scented with burberry women N for men made a light blue one scented with dupe of 5th avenue. Can someone suggest cool names for each n also for a package of both. Im running...