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I am making some skin care products and am testing a few clay masks and oils, but am surprised by the reaction that happened. I only made up small quantities and only did small spot tests, for which I am thankful. I used samples of Kaolin, Ghassoul and Dead Sea Mud, singly and in combinations...

I am wanting to make liquid soap (potassium based). How much preservative is needed.? I plan on using geography 221 Geogard 221 is typically used at 0.2 to 0.8% in both rinse-off and leave-on product formulations. The higher percent would be used if your product had a high percent of water or...

Was making a batch of brine bars and scented with cedarwood and ylang ylang. As soon as I added the essential oils (at light trace) there appeared white spots. I stirred quickly and poured the first bar (not a success) so I began labelling out the rest. Before I finished pedalling the mix was a...

I was making a brine bar with between 20%-25% salt. When it reached trace I added essential oils at 3 percent. Made the mistake of using g blender to mix in and the soap went really thick and I could not pour it. I tried spooning in the mixture and pressing down to eliminate bubbles and hoped it...

Hi there, I was making a laundry soap using Jan Berry's pure coconut recipe, with a small change. Unfortunately, I used the wrong lye. As it has the purpose of laundry use, I can't use it as is, so my plan is the following. I am wanting to know if my thought process and calculations are right (I...