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Hi. I am formulating a hair serum. I live in the UK and have recently had my daunting assessment and I had products and certain brands of products left over which are not covered by EU regulations so I have been looking online for ways to use these products so that they don't go to waste. I have...

Hello again everyone. I have had to delete this post because I received a message from the person that I got the recipe from online. That person has their recipe online for all to see but I received an unkind message today from them saying that I had "copied" the recipe when I posted it here. I...

I have ran this through the calculator. Does it sound like it would make a nice bubbly lather, not hard but not too soft, moisturizing bar? Castor Oil 0.35oz 10.00% Cocoa Butter 0.35oz 10.00% Coconut Oil (76...

Will this recipe be okay for melt and pour recipe from scratch?: Sodium Hydroxide (Lye) 2.56 Oz. Minimum Water 5.97 Oz. Propylene Glycol 9.00 0z Glycerin 3.00 0z Sugar 3.00 0z Mixed With 3oz water Coconut Oil (92 degree) 8.50 oz Shortening (Vegetable) 8.50 oz (6%...

I am making some lotion bars and I want to use coffee beans for the massage side. I like the coffee smell with certain fragrances (like vanilla or chocolate) but not so much with others such as cucumber and lemon etc. Is there a way to remove the smell of the coffee from the coffee beans? I...

Hello everyone. I have made this melt and pour recipe from scratch a few times and it turns out great but has a yellow/amber tint to it. I was thinking, if maybe I substituted a few of the ingredients that perhaps it would come out without the amber color/tint to it. Here is the original recipe...

I like the following recipe because I have all of these ingredients lol. I was just a bit worried about the "will foam a lot" part. Is there anything I can do to make it not foam too much? Or at least not foam A LOT? I am a bit worried about this because I don't know how much it will foam and I...

Hello, I recently found a wonderful recipe for melt and pour from scratch using propylene glycol instead of alcohol. Apparently the PG has a higher boiling point than the alcohol so therefore it does not boil up like when using alcohol/isopropyl. I am new at soap making and this recipe is great...

Hello, a lot of soap recipes that I come across simply say "oz." next to the ingredient. Does this mean that I should assume that it is measured/weighed in regular ounces whether it is liquid or solid? OR should I assume that liquids (water, runny oils etc.) are measured in fluid ounces and...

Hello Everyone.2 questions... I am attempting to make some melt and pour soap from scratch. I am having problems with conversions. I live in the UK and this recipe calls for US ounces. Fluid oz are a different amount in the UK but regular ounces are the same in US as UK. Do you measure the...

I am new at soaping. I just used the lye calculator and used the oils that I have. I just would like some expert advice on my recipe. Castor Oil 20.00g 5.00% Coconut Oil (76 Degrees) 40.00g 10.00% Olive Oil...

Hello everyone! I am new here. I have been making soaps for awhile now. I have had made a few cold process soaps and lots of melt and pour. My next will be to try hot process. At the moment I am making sugar scrubs with melt and pour soaps. One of the batches that I made with some peppermint...