chiming in to the BTMS 50 conversation: I recently bought some from BB which is absolutely fabulous in my hair, but it is too soft for a bar! I reached out to BB and they suggested I add a bit of beeswax. I tried this at 3% and it did virtually nothing for the consistency and I feel like my...
Going to make my first shaving soap today. Thinking of adding a bit of honey. How would this affect the bars? My recipe contains castor, coconut, olive, palm, tallow, cocoa butter, plus clay. Any suggestions welcome! Thanks
I have just made a soap (from a recipe) that is one part lard, two parts sunflower, two parts coconut. It poured like a dream and unmolded beautifully. Will this be a good soap? All the soaps I have made thus far have had olive oil. How will this one compare? What are the benefits /...
I am experimenting with different recipes and oil ratios. I found a recipe that has one part lard, two parts sunflower oil and two parts coconut oil. It took a long time to get to trace and seemed thin, but it unmolded relatively fast and was really detailed and beautiful. My question is...