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An iconic soap with two weird claims to fame -- "It floats" and it's "99 and 44⁄100% Pure"

I must say…I was surprised to see these.

Sooo…I had a jug of what I thought was HO sunflower oil in my pantry. To my surprise, it’s SAO that I’ve had since 12/2000. It smells absolutely fine and I wanted to use it to make scrubs. I assume it’s too late to add ROE. Is there anything I can do to possibly guarantee it’ll last like...

I made this soap a few months ago and am still stumped. I used Coconut Cream FO from BB and added a little TD because I know it will discolor slightly. When I finished pouring the soap, I noticed a reddish tint to the batter. Very slight, but noticeable. The only thing I could think is that...

I am familiar with a FO containing vanilla discoloring and have seen it happen from the outside in. See 1st pic. Last night I made a soap that I am currently cutting and the white appears very white on the outside, but has a very light beige tint on the inside. I’m not sure how well you can see...

I would like to send my BIL a shavers gift set for Christmas. I have my shave soap and a safety razor ready to go. I am starting to look at brushes. In a perfect world, money would not be an option and I of course would go for the best of the best😉😉, but one look at my bank account brought me...

I feel like I should know the answer to this, but I suppose I need a refresher. When a FO discolors due to vanilla content, is it due to air exposure, light exposure, both, or something totally different?

Why would someone use this in their marketing? What would be the benefit in soap? I looked on the web a little , but I don’t get it. Maybe I’m missing something 🤔🤔

I was looking at a MSDS sheet for a FO recently and it said it was very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects. I’m curious about how it’s transferred. Like, does it mean if we had scented, say a shampoo with this fragrance and went into the ocean; is this harming aquatic life? Does it...

These pics make my heart smile 😍🤩😊

I'm not sure if anyone has mentioned this yet, but it looks like there's a new supplier. I don't know anything about them other than HCSG is recommending them. https://shayandcompany.com/

Is it really this simple? What does the propylene glycol do? Would it not need a preservative?

What do you suppose this is? I just saw a segment on our local news featuring a sort of local maker. Her labels said "made with pH adjusted beauty water". Is it just a label appeal thing?? I'm stumped🤔🤔

I stumbled upon a soap making video where the soaper was making dual lye eco friendly dish soap. 100 % CO dish soap. She was using 60% NaOH and 40% KOH. She adds 2% CA for better cleaning ability. She references this article for her formulation...

so this is my other addiction. It reminds me of soapmaking in a way. The reveal being like the cut....not knowing if your final result is going to match what you had imagined. I've come to the conclusion that I'm seeking that element of surprise. I'm going to need a bigger house🤣🤣this is iced...

I found this to be an interesting read. I find it so frustrating that we, as the consumer, need to deeply research the products we are using if we want to make a difference. And even then, are we in fact making a difference...

I have some questions regarding curing. I know to monitor weight loss to determine when a bar may be ready, however, I have monitored a couple bars for 18 months and they seem to never stop losing weight. It, of course slows down dramatically, but it seems to never come to a complete halt. I...

So, I made a coconut milk soap. CM as full water replacement. Lye slowly into frozen cubes. Did not strain! (Who would do that, right?) FO accelerated and began to rice, but not immediately (which I found odd). Attempted to whisk. Almost smooth. Plopped in PVC mold. Upon cutting, there are...

There is a woman on one of the Facebook groups I'm in asking if anybody could donate liquid soap as the ER in Sacramento is out of soap. I thought I would mention it here as I know many of you make liquid soap and may possibly be in that area. This is her FB link...

I finally made an ocean themed soap I like. I used kelp powder in the bottom portion. It's scented with Driftwood & Sea Salt from RE.