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I seem to be on the never ending quest to get more rich bubbly lather with LS without the drying effect of coconut oil. I do add CA to the lye water and that really cuts the soap scum from forming but now wonder if the addition of CA inhibits the lather to a point. I recently stumbled upon...

Some friends have been having some wild looking itchy rashes lately and the dermatologist told them to bathe with head n shoulders shampoo. Ummmm, no thanks. I decided to have them try something. Off the top of my head I mixed: 10ml Laurel Berry Fruit Oil 10ml polysorbate 80 10ml olive oil Dash...

Mom has we think stress related super itchy scalp and neck. I know my laurel berry LS works great with itchy skin but curious if the laurel berry fruit oil can be used neat or does it have to be incorporated into creams or soaps?

Made a small LS batch with 10oz oils and decided to add a tiny amount of powdered goats milk. I used 1/2T powdered goats milk into the oils then blended in. added the lye water mix, started setting up well, a little brownish I guess cause of the milk. Had a nice paste, went to cook. Within an...

Had 16oz left over LS I made the other day and also found some methylcellulose in the cabinet while looking for something. Let’s see what that does in LS I said 😂 To room temperature LS, I sprinkled in about 1.5tsp methylcellulose then stirred lightly to avoid foam. Ended up adding .5tsp more...

Had a quart of finished soap. I had used the same formula in the shower and it worked fine meaning it rinsed clean, lathered plenty, cleaned well and was clear. I was curious about PH so I dipped the calibrated meter in the solution which read 4.13. Ok, let’s add some koh solution and try to...