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Gosh, I'm going to kick myself (hard) if it is only the sugar, especially since I threw out all those colors :x But, you know, it could be. I dissolve the sugar in the water as my first step so usually by the time I mix in the lye it has been dissolving for about 25min (I stir it a few times in...

Another note of the colorant: I do slightly warm each one prior to use and give them a good shake, as the user manual for the Labcolors mentioned that some need it, so instead of trying to recall which ones do and don't I got into the habit of doing it with all the colors. I then do the color...

Thank you for the reply, I really appreciate it! The picture should be showing now :D My recipe is pretty basic with OO at 36% PO at 28% CO at 22% Shea at 9% Castor at 5% superfat at 7% and my lye is from Essential Depot. I do almost always mix in some sugar at about 1 tsp ppo and I...

OMG! I am so heartbroken :) I unmolded my lavender soap today and found these little orange-brown spots all over the soap, primarily in the colored portion (purple color). Of course my first thought was DOS, but I have never heard of it happening so fast (i unmolded in 24hrs). My recipe is the...

Re: Body Butters with potassium hydroxide and sodium hydroxi I did see lotioncrafter's Body Butter Bliss recipe and thought about giving it a go. Now that I know it is similar to the Body Shop, I'm all over it :-) And I LOVE swiftcraftymonkey's blog, too!! Such an awesome resource.

I think Lindy meant 152.4g :)

Ugh, I hate ordering from WSP...their lead-time just kills me! Deffinatly the slowest company I've yet to order from to date.

Wow! What a great resource to have :-)

Good luck with your show!! I'm in Wichita Falls, tx and have been debating doing some shows around the metroplex area. I'd love to hear about your experience with the show :)

Very cool!

That sounds lovely! I think it's perfectly fine to use milk for all the liquid, although I would probably not do a water discount if using full milk just because of the fat in the milk. The only reason I don't usually use full milk is because the milk tends to scald when adding the lye (even in...

*I should clarify that I am alternating between the lye and milk until both have been fully dissolved. Also, you can do this with a milk slush but I pre-freeze my cubes, but for me it works both ways :-) I'm making a new batch tomorrow and I'll snap a few pictures of what my lye solution ends up...

Hi Dana, I make a lot of milk soaps, although I use fresh milks. I use a 50/50 h2o to milk method. I divide my total needed liquid by 2 and use half as h20 and half as previously frozen milk cubes. To mix I grab a bowl of ice water and nestle my lye container with the needed h2o in it. I...

Re: Body Butters with potassium hydroxide and sodium hydroxi Thanks for the reply y'all :) I suspected it was pH related, but I guess what is throwing me is the use of both NaOH AND KOH simultaneously...I'm wondering what added benefits using both has over just one or the other...maybe it is...

Hi taurus50, I'm not exactly an expert in lotion making, so this is only my take, but I think you are *probably* ok to use the batch, however there could be some risk of sensitivity. The usage rate is a recommendation only meant to be used as a guide, and some more intricate formulas may...

Hi everyone, So, I’ve always wanted to dive into the world of lotions/butters/creams and have been doing some research, and looking around at some products I love to get an idea of how I might want to formulate my own products. I have always really like the body butters from The Body Shop so I...

Lindy, Thank you for the feedback! I hadn't even considered adding the egg whites to the lye solution. Brilliant!! I bet that would add an additional element of "silkiness" to the soap from the high protein content of the whites, maybe !?

Happy Friday! So, tonight I decided to incorporate egg yolk into a soap recipe I hope to be mild enough for those with sensitive skin and children. This is my first time using egg yolk. I really wanted to try it as I hear it gives a beautiful lather. I looked up the SAP value (184.4-190.2) and...

Hi everyone, I have never used any of Bittercreek's FO, but their prices are pretty good. Can anyone attest to the overall quality of their oils? I know that there will be some variation from oil to oil....for anyone who has used their FO's, how have you liked them and how have they held up in...

Thank you for the warm welcome, Relle9! Pictures will be posted soon, for sure :D I actually have a local trader's market that I will be attending next month, so I should have some good pictures to share from the event.