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  1. Shelldybop

    Shampoo bar for very itchy scalp

    Sometimes dandruf can be a sign of zinc deficiency, so adding a supplement or some pumpkin seeds for a few days might help. We make our shampoo bars, and love them. Generally v low superfat and 20-25% castor helps make it easier to rinse out. I like teatree and lemon, which may also help if...
  2. Shelldybop

    Preferred Chelating Agents

    Yup, that seems to be the reason for staying wet. Please tell me more about vinegar for hardening? Ya, Ive used clays before. Probably more due to there being 20% extra salt!
  3. Shelldybop

    100% natural way to scent a soap??

    Most natural scents fade, and that's probably why fragrance oils are so popular. Ive had better luck grinding spices into oils as well as infusing, such as star anise. I put about 2 handfuls into 1-1.5lbs of oil, let them infuse on a low heat overnight, blended them, left them for a few hours...
  4. Shelldybop

    Preferred Chelating Agents

    So in the course of my weird and wonderful experiments I seem to have stumbled across something odd... soaps with CA stay wet for longer. Not as in soft while curing, but wet while drying between uses... For the s***s and giggles, and because I had some lye that I had mixed wrong and didn't...
  5. Shelldybop

    Preferred Chelating Agents

    Thanks for the link, some very useful info :) I'm interested in citric acid as a chelator for magnesium/calcium in hardwater, so looking to add it after the cook in HP and not into the soap while it is still caustic. Ive been looking at its use in lotions ect., but cant seem to find...
  6. Shelldybop

    Preferred Chelating Agents

    Hey, I'm new here. Been lurking for a while :) So I'm making bar soap for hardwater, and had planned on adding citric acid to hp with sf and scent instead of citrate... it seemed idiot proof... has anyone done this and had it work well? Are there any useful guides on how much to use? I know...
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