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  1. Richard Perrine

    Jack Skellington Soap with activated charcoal (Anise, Pumpkin [nope])

    @Misschief. Yes. Fragrance oil. Thanks. I will look for that fragrance oil. @CreativeWeirdo. Yes. I found them on Amazon.
  2. Richard Perrine

    Jack Skellington Soap with activated charcoal (Anise, Pumpkin [nope])

    As part of the Christmas package I made for the younger members of my family, I experimented with Anise and what I hoped would be pumpkin. After a couple of days of curing, the anise remained wonderfully fragrant, but the pumpkin became a distinct cinnamon fragrance. Any ideas for a pumpkin...
  3. Richard Perrine

    Getting in shape

    I honestly feel that your diet is as or more important than exercising IF your exercise routine is not consistent and robust enough. I frequently fast and that has been helpful. I do not sit during the day and have invested in a standing desk. I 'speed' walk from place to place, run, to extreme...
  4. Richard Perrine

    Getting in shape

    I make smoothies only using whey. I suffer from lactose malabsorption and it has become a problem, especially within the last 5 years. I consume 1100-1500 calorie smoothies every other day as I also work out consistently. Help build and maintain muscle at my age of 50+. I recently started using...
  5. Richard Perrine

    Orange (Peel) Wax

    I do apologize. I have not been as active and missed the post. I continue to make orange soaps using the wax and the fragrance is out of this world. My only source to date is from Dr. Adorable Inc. on Amazon. I admit I have only purchased the product once. I don’t know of any reputable companies...
  6. Richard Perrine

    Soy Wax Users

    When I first started soaping a few years ago there was a heavy emphasis on temp of oils. I was told that it should be no higher than this or that. I understand that that is a strong consideration when it comes to fragrances/oils, but I have largely ignored any need to resign myself to any...
  7. Richard Perrine

    Juice instead of liquid

    Just wanted to chime in. I don't make liquid soap, but I have used all kinds of liquids other than water with my NaOH for hard soap with little to no issues. Depending on the liquid, quick tracing would be my biggest issue, but other than that, I cannot imagine cucumber water (almost all water)...
  8. Richard Perrine

    Soy Wax Users

    I keep my soy wax in room temperature, but the room temperature for me is never above 75 as I do my soaping in the basement. I believe the melting point is above 115F or 46C, right? So, it should be okay for now.
  9. Richard Perrine

    Handmade Soap and Health Claims

    Absolutely agree! Natural products are also made up of chemicals (natural) and people have allergies to those as well.
  10. Richard Perrine

    Handmade Soap and Health Claims

    I believe that making safer, more wholesome soap has nothing to do with the experience the OP had. There are chemicals in commercial soaps that I used in the laboratory that clearly have safety alerts attached to them. Making more natural soaps is simply smarter. As I read the OP's post, I made...
  11. Richard Perrine

    Soy Wax Users

    I use the "Soybean, fully hydrogenated (soy wax)" on soapcalc.net. It has worked for me.
  12. Richard Perrine

    Looking for a Palm-Free New Basic Recipe

    Sorry for the tardy response and may not be relevant at this point, but I only make soap with the wax. I regard it as fully hydrogenated soy wax (in soapcalc) and my soaps have been consistent.
  13. Richard Perrine

    Looking for a Palm-Free New Basic Recipe

    This is the soy wax I have been using with success: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001OXOZDA/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
  14. Richard Perrine

    Beeswax to harden soap

    My experience has been the sunflower oil. @Oxbow> I use soy wax and it is certainly a cheap and effective option to hardening soaps.
  15. Richard Perrine

    Orange (Peel) Wax

    Thank you, Angela. I have made a few bars using my transparent formula and my CP formula. In both cases, I add the orange wax separate from any lye consideration. So, it acts as a superfatting ingredient, not entirely reacted with lye. I get pretty good results, but it does stain. And the orange...
  16. Richard Perrine

    Making Hard Soap with Potassium Hydroxide (KOH)

    Both KOH and NaOH are generically referred to as lye. So, yes. They are chemically similar.
  17. Richard Perrine

    Juice in soap

    Hi. I've used aloe vera juice and orange juice quite frequently with no problems. I have yet to try lemon juice, but did see a youtube video of a soaper who did successfully use lemon juice.
  18. Richard Perrine

    Orange (Peel) Wax

    All the colour from orange peel wax and OJ. The OJ, when exposed to lye, turns an orange-red in colour.
  19. Richard Perrine

    Orange (Peel) Wax

    This is my recent CP soap using my own recipe. I use OJ instead of water to dissolve lye. This soap contains 10% orange wax. Lovely colour and fragrance. No essential oils added. Pleased with the consistency of the batter and firmness. Thanks Mobjack! BTW, the transparent, glyercin soap with...
  20. Richard Perrine

    Water discount

    I started last summer and don't know better in some cases. I quickly wondered what the volume of the water was all about and ignored it as soon as I discovered it didn't make any difference for me.
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