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Hello evryone. I had a hard time choosing the right sections to post this thread as you will understand why. I love the idea of limiting packaging by using solid product. However I would also like to produce liquid soap. Here is my idea : creating a solid soap that is easyly disolvable with...

Hello evryone ! Here is my new soap , the Imbolc soap. Imbolc is a celtic holiday on the 1st february that is linked to purification and cleansing. For this soap I used a coco/olive oil base with a 10% superfat. The superfat is a sage infused oil. This soap is meant to purify the skin and thus...

Hello evryone. As you know, we need hard oil for our soap but they mainly come from afar (palm, coconut etc...). I was browsing a very well known french site for cosmetic ingredient and saw an article about olive butter. I thought it was simply an hydrogenated oil but they clearly state that...

Hello evrybody ! I'm working on a soap with a scent around the theme of fresh grass, I want it to inspire this kind of image. I tried using clary sage as a grassy odor but it doesn't really match what I want. I also tried blending in with pepermint but it's not that good. I'm really seeking that...

Hello evryone ! I work with a lot of castille based soap, generally with a low superfat (for the lather). After using them my hand feel dry and wrinkly. Do you have the same problem with theses soap ? Have a nice day !

Hello evryone ! I bought KOH and the purity was 90% wich is honestly low but okay. Do you know what the 10% are ? I think they might be KCl considering the way of producing the compound but what if instead there is K2CO3 ? Because if I calculate my soap with the purity, the carbonate might...

I'm seeking soapmaking books for advanced practionner. Ultimately, my goal is to make a lathery soap with just european oils (olive, rapeseed, grapeseed, sunflower, hemp...) so if you have books around this theme (or castille soap) I'm a taker. Since I have a professional project around...

Hello evryone I'm doing quite a lot of tests to find a good formula with a good lather without too much foreign oils and as you can imagine it's not easy. So to save some time I use a lot of CPOP. Basically I pour my soap into mold, cover them and put them into a 50°C oven for 24h then unmold...

Hello evryone ! I'm very sensitive on the scalp and before, industrial shampoo was irritating for it. So I tried solid shampoo and it was much better. And then I tried solid soap. Now I shampoo with a solid CP soap with good lather and it's perfect , I have 0 problem with it. So why is solid...

Hello evryone ! My name is Emmanuel , I live in France(english is not my first language). I started soapmaking 4~5 years ago as a hobby then I did chemistry studies and started to work on the research field. However the idea of living of soapmaking started to be more and more present. In 2019 I...