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  1. Jillyb

    Soy Wax Use in Soap

    I love it. Just make sure its got no extra additives... My fam loves my 20% soy 20% Rice bran 15% coconut 20% RSPO Palm 18%Olive (or HO canola) 7% Castor..
  2. Jillyb

    Tight skin feeling when using CP soap

    We have hard water so I add sodium citrate to my soap its easier than working out the lye conversions for citric acid. 😊
  3. Jillyb

    Conditioner bar recipe

    Unfortunatly in my experiance, a conditioner bar has to be specific for your hair type to get best results. Unless your one of the few lucky ones who can use anything and have fab hair..So sharing a recipe that works for me may not work for you. Example. My dry hair bars contain BTMS, cetyl...
  4. Jillyb

    Conditioner bar recipe

    I thought the same but after alot of trails I have a conditioner bar (curly fuzzy damaged hair) that works.. i just have to rub it on my hands into scalp then rub bar on ends.. trick is formulating for your hair type..
  5. Jillyb

    Mold Making Tutorials

    I'd check out cosplay or mask making tutorials. They use alot of silicone..😊
  6. Jillyb

    My other hobby

    You came up on my FB feed yesturday.. love your work...😊
  7. Jillyb

    The word association game

    Sussex
  8. Jillyb

    Lotion bar recipes ~ feedback needed

    My concern is grapeseed oil.. while lovely oil for this, it has a very short shelf life.. 3 months
  9. Jillyb

    Naturally colouring Synd shampoo bars

    Ive heard oxides can smell bad pink clay can affect hair colour.. etc, etc.. Would love to know what you colour your shampo/conditioner bars with as a natural colour. Edited title for clarification.
  10. Jillyb

    HP with Powdered Milk

    Yes I only do HP I start anywere from 130 to 160 ish.. depending on oils on low in crook pot then let it cook away until its done.. it get hotter as it cooks but thats my adding lye temps
  11. Jillyb

    HP with Powdered Milk

    Yes as above powder to oils Stick blend then add lye..😊 never had any problems but when I use milk I soap a lil cooler than usual, about 130F works for me.
  12. Jillyb

    another indictment against palm oil

    I use RSPO palm and if we belive all we read (Im sure some of it is factual) we wouldn't use coconut (for the same reasons as palm) or olive (apparently 80% of world stock is diluted with chesper oils) not to mention all the toxins in some products. This doesn't leave us much to make soap with...
  13. Jillyb

    Perm Solution Smell Mystery Solved

    Does the smell fade??
  14. Jillyb

    100% Coconut Oil Soap Not Tracing!

    Is your lye fresh? Mine traces in 30sec @ Approx 140F (any hotter and I get volcanos) with only 3 second bursts with stick blender. I HP and its cooked & in mold in less than 30min.
  15. Jillyb

    Eureka! Alternative to metal wire in soap cutters

    Oh my don't know why I never thought of fishing 😊wire we used it on a broken cheese cutter years ago and it worked like a dream
  16. Jillyb

    Drain clog from soap residue

    We had a drain clog that sounds the same from commercial soap before I started making soap so unfortunately can happen with any soaps🤔 but good to keep in mind. Our plumber told us to pour hot water with vinger or draino' cleaner every 3 months down each sink..
  17. Jillyb

    New Person!

    Soaping is a great creative art form that is SO easy to become addicted too..😊
  18. Jillyb

    Hello!

    Welcome...😊
  19. Jillyb

    Confetti Soap Ideas

    Finally got around to doing my confetti soap these will be drilled for a rope.. color is spirulena and indego.
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