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Can I ever relate! Made my first wine soap with Merlot, and it stinks! Am hoping it will morph into something wonderful as it cures...that's what happened with the beer soap, anyway, with cedarwood, patchouli and orange eo's. I've seen people referring to Orange 10 Fold essential oil...does...

Too funny! And all it takes is that first, fascinating batch to get you hooked...

Hi there, One of my goat's milk recipes uses 18 oz of milk and turns out really nice. I got the original recipe from lovinsoap.com, but made a couple of changes...I use sunflower oil instead of the avocado oil (just because of the cost) and 12 oz Coconut and 8 oz Palm instead of 20 oz Coconut...

Thanks so much to everyone who replied! It took me awhile to find my post....I didn't get a notification that anyone had even responded! Guess I need to take the time to figure out how to navigate this forum. I'd rather make tried and true simple recipes made with vegetable fats, and I do have...

Hello! Wondering if an experienced soap maker could enlighten me with regard to a new recipe I found online and want to make tomorrow... When I run it through Soapcalc, the lye amounts are about the same, but the water is 6oz more on Soapcalc, and the FO is 1oz less than the recipe. Should I...

Well I sure would like to know how to anchor EO's! The only ones that seem to perform well for me are lavender and peppermint. I made some gorgeous soap with bits of lemon and orange peel, and scented it with orange, lemon and pink grapefruit EO's. It doesn't smell at all ! They're so expensive...

Good to know; thanks!

This recipe is from the web. Unfortunately I can't remember who's it is to credit them for it. COCONUT MILK SHAMPOO BARS Makes 12 4oz bars (3lbs) 10oz olive oil 9oz coconut oil 5oz castor oil 3oz cocoa butter 3oz almond oil 2oz shea butter 1oz beeswax 6oz distilled water 4.6 oz...

I love my coconut milk shampoo bars! My expensive salon shampoo is being completely ignored. I just use a tiny bit of store-bought conditioner on the ends...that's it. My hair has never felt better. I have fine, shoulder length hair and wash it every day (my scalp, anyway). The pH strip shows...