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  1. kirsten.

    Allergic to lye based soap?

    Hello my lovely soapy friends ❤️ I have a question/sad story to relate. I've been told that I'm allergic to soap! Can you imagine the tragedy? I've never had eczema in my life, but I developed severe eczema, mostly on my hands, but also my ears (!!!) last fall. I've tried all the creams...
  2. kirsten.

    My quest for soap that my skin loves

    On my quest for soap I love, I'm creating this thread as a diary of the journey. I made this one in September 2022. Used herbs (weeds, haha!) from my garden and surrounding area. My only complaint is that it's too soft, but I didn't add anything to firm it up, so I'll try that next batch...
  3. kirsten.

    Help making liquid soap milder?

    Hello all you lovely, soapy people! I need some suggestions please. I've been making liquid soap for a couple of years now and I'm confident that I have the process down. My issue is that the soap is stripping, and I'd like to make it more mild somehow. The recipe I'm currently working with...
  4. kirsten.

    Need scent suggestions

    Hi all, happy Spring, all you lovely soapy people! 🦋🫧 I made a batch of liquid soap that is very cocoa butter forward, and I don't absolutely adorable cocoa butter's scent. I'd like to add something that would go well with the existing smell, but I can't think of anything, so I'm looking for...
  5. kirsten.

    World's ugliest soaps

    I've been working away, tweaking recipes and making mistakes but learning. Today I *thought* I finally had a great soap - and then I forgot to put the EO in it *facepalm* I've been hoping to have something to 'show off' by now, but instead I think I'll just post some of my...
  6. kirsten.

    Hello from Ontario

    Hi all! My name is Kirsten. My usual online handle is Goegirl (a riff on my last name) but it was taken - lol - so I'm just being myself. I'm 50, blissfully single and a Registered Nurse in Mid-Northern Ontario, Canada. I've been lurking and absorbing knowledge on the forum for a couple of...
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