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Hi there :) I have read several threads about vanilla, embracing the brown, using VS, or TD. I am in Europe so dont have access to several of the mentioned suppliers. I have tried using a VS with regular vanilla FO, it turned brown after 8 weeks. I have tried a ‘white’ vanilla from Manske that...

Hello. I would love some feedback on my shower gel recipe, particularly if it needs an emulsifier or not. If it does then what to use? Here is my tentative recipe. It is untried as yet as I am waiting on some of the ingredients. Water 41% Glycerine 3% Rose hydrolate 18% Xantha...

Hello there, I have a liquid soap recipe that I am happy with, it works well. I don' like in on my hair and OH wants a shower gel rather than a liquid soap. So I am going to try adding a surfactant. My choice is CAPB. I have never done this before so hopefully, they will mix well with a little...

Hello, I am trying to slightly whiten a creamy soap and so added a little TD, about 0.5% of the oils. This batter also had some white clay which I use as an EO fixative. I have used the clay before with no problem but this time with the TD the soap seized. Reading about it I understand this can...

Hello. I made a recipe that I have made a number of times but added 1 gram of Rosemary CO2 to 1 litre of oils. All looked perfectly as normal until the lye went in. This soap is normally cream turning whiter as it cures. This time the lye went in and the batter became yellow. It’s quite a nice...

Hello, questions about tins. I know aluminium reacts badly with lye or unsaponified soap. I have seen a lot of shaving soap sold in little alu tins. I was going to try making soap and then curing it before putting it in the tin to see what happens. The disadvantage of this method is finding the...

Good morning :) I didn't know whether to post in the beginner's thread or this one but here goes. I made my third ever batch of LS. It looked lovely and glossy but a little thin. So I added some brine water. I think I added too much as it has curdled. I now have 5 litres of curds and whey. Can...

Hello, I found an old thread on here where a member said that he had used mainly tallow in his shave soap, a little olive oil and castor and dual lye, he had used avocado oil for super fat. Of course, I can't find that thread now! So I made some. I didn't have avocado oil so used some hemp oil...