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Merry Belated Christmas! I've learned so much from this website that I thought I would share this with you guys. You know how there isn't an accurate list out there of usage limits for essential oils? Part of that is because when you use them in combination, you have to take into account...

I let my husband loose with my essential oils, and he came up with a FIFTEEN oil blend! He wanted to create the scent for his aftershave lotion, and I guess he figured go all the way or go home. He even created a fancy pants spreadsheet to calculate how much of each oil he wanted (he's an...

The title pretty much says it all :) I have had good success with coloring soaps and lips balms naturally (clays, alkanet, spirulina, calendula, etc), but I am wondering if it is possible to naturally color bath bombs as well? Could I just mix in some green clay, for example? I don't want...

Just about every night this week when it's about time to go to bed, I decide to start soaping. My midnight soap batches have actually been turning out pretty good! This is last night's... patch & clary sage EOs w/ calendula and pink UM

Hey all, My husband has been asking me to make him an aftershave lotion. I make lotions for myself often, but I'm not sure what makes a particular lotion good as an aftershave. He wants it alcohol free and kind of runny, like the one he loves that he bought (I think it stinks to high heaven...

In the year that I've been heavily soaping, this is a first for me! I read about it, knew about it in theory, but now I've experienced it but don't have a clue why. Two things changed in this recipe: 1) ingredients from a new supplier (just arrived today), 2) adding in castor oil to a...

So, I've been wanting to play with using less water in my batches, and also wanted to see what would happen with a 100% OO batch. I have a lot of friends with babies and small children who are always looking around for 'natural', unscented, baby friendly soaps for the rare occasion they need to...

Hey all, This has only happened to me twice, but I'm hoping to figure out the cause so it never happens again. I use EOs to fragrance (too sensitive to most FOs), and I've now twice found my logs coated with EO when I unmold, like the soap is kicking it out. Ended up with 'underscented' bars...

Hey all! So I was just putting the recipes from the book I learned from,Smart Soap Making by Anne Watson, into SoapCalc, and I was a bit surprised by what it spat out. It's been a while since I followed anything directly from the book (I've since 'soapcalc'ed' everything), and her recommended...

I recently ran across a website (http://www.mariegale.com/making-soap/) where the soap maker uses a 'drying closet' that has a marine dehumidifier in it. She claims her soap is cured in 10 days. Has anyone else used this method, and would you recommend it? Are there any downsides to speeding...

I am searching for a European supplier (I am based in Italy) for flat tins (use for salves and lotion bars) and deodorant containers. When I lived in the US, I got my tins from SKS (the 2 oz flat tin here: http://www.sks-bottle.com/340c/fin7.html), which are perfect, but their overseas shipping...

Hi all! I am starting up a soap and other natural body care business and think it is high time I start using some 'real' soap molds (I have always used parchment lined bread pans up until this point, both silicone and old pyrex). Wooden boxes seem simple enough to make, even for a non-wood...