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Totes jelly. It was years before I really felt justified spending the money on a Bud. After I got mine, I wondered why on earth I waited so long. It was kind of life-changing.

I took 5% off the 35% detergent, and added it to the 30%. (sorry to be vague, I don't want to give away her recipe). I also cut ALL the sodium lactate, my hair doesn't like it. I replaced it with tucuma butter, which my hair likes fine and seems to harden the bar; I also replaced the btms 50...

I got interested in syndet bars and conditioners a little while back (which is silly, I haven't used conditioner in a decade and don't need it--I wear my hair in a graduated bob and dye it once every four or five months, and I never style it. It looks as good as it needs to.) I used this...

I just discovered BTMS 25 when I was trying to make a hair conditioner (which is dumb--I don't use or need hair conditioner, why do I suddenly think I need to make it?) It didn't work out, but I put it on my face to see if it was better than lotion, and it was SO GOOD on my skin that I never...

I like the microwave method all right (I mostly like being start-to-finish done with heating both phases in under three minutes), and I like one-pot, but I think both at once plus using the hydrated hyaluronic acid stock as 100% of the liquid AND walking away from the microwave to put something...

Did it as a one-pot with a new ingredient (HA) added, AND took my eye off it while it was in the microwave in the last ten-second burst. (I only make 100g at a time.) It boiled, bubbled up and over, and the BTMS and oil combo curdled HARD and would have zero to do with the water phase. It was...

O HUBRIS! I had my first failure this morning. Rough day, too, since I'm all outta BTMS and don't have any coming until tomorrow. I am sulking HARD. Could have been because of the hyaluronic acid stock I used as the water not playing nice with my other ingredients, but the humblebee girl...

I'm kind of bewildered by how often I hear about making a more stable emulsion. I've never had a batch separate. Some of that is problbly due to the fact that I make a 100g (3.5 oz) bottle, use a milk-frother as my beater, repeat every 2-3 weeks; my stuff may just not have the bulk or the time...

Glad you posted this. I make my lotion about three ounces at a time, and have for the past six or seven years. It's the best lotion I've ever had in my life; emu, argan, jojoba, hemp, and rosehip. Different scent every time, always use a preservative and I don't sell because I'm not challenge...

Well, I got antsy and called. Nope, she's in good shape--just going to be switching hosts for her website. Should be back up by Tuesday. Edit: Also, super nice lady. I talked with her for awhile and really liked her.

I'll wait til Monday to call. I'm sure you're right, but I think I needed to hear another soaper say that perfectly reasonable thing. My 'rona anxiety from the very beginning has manifested as a compulsion to stockpile things I really like, and any whiff of "you're too late, and you'll never...

I just received two ounce samples of Peche de Vigne, German Chamomile Tea, and Mysore Sandalwood, and it turns out I can't live without any of those three and I don't know how I survived THIS long not knowing they were there. Today I went to buy larger bottles of all three and found the website...