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  1. J

    Shampoo Bar - Thanks Lindy!!

    honestly, I don't really know wether or not I have hard water...but I can't really afford a water softner at the moment. I thought that by now it would be better, but it's like it's getting worse (shampooing with the bar)..and yes...the water comes out pretty white...like it's milk mixed with...
  2. J

    Shampoo Bar - Thanks Lindy!!

    people I have another problem... I washed my hair again yesterday, but I did ACV rinse (5 tbl spoon acv, rest was water) left to sit a minute, rinsed out...and my hair is greasy...I used too much didn't I ? but here is my real problem...I noticed that when I washed my hair yesterday (and the...
  3. J

    Shampoo Bar - Thanks Lindy!!

    Thanks Genny, I hope so,too. Like I said, my hair looks pretty good, but feels weird, so next time I'll definently do ACV rinse and see what happens. I also lathered up in my hands and yeah, the lather was obviosly there, but not as much as I expected, I even added 1 teaspoons os sugar in the...
  4. J

    Shampoo Bar - Thanks Lindy!!

    I just hot processed this exact recipe this morning and I'm eager to try it tomorrow. This one HAS to be good for my hair it just has to! I used the exact same oils and measurent...only I superfatted at 5%...if this one does't come out right...I give up. I washed my hair with Genny's recipe..I...
  5. J

    Shampoo Bar - Thanks Lindy!!

    Yay, thanks a lot! that's the one I found :D
  6. J

    Shampoo Bar - Thanks Lindy!!

    I just hope I can find soybean oil...if not, maybe I could add coconut oil..but then again, a lot of them told me it's too stripping for the hair..
  7. J

    Shampoo Bar - Thanks Lindy!!

    Oh ok. I'll put the shea butter in with the oils to melt and saponifie together then.
  8. J

    Shampoo Bar - Thanks Lindy!!

    I don't know what YMMV means, I'm from Croatia.. Lol So you're all saying to put the shea butter together with all the othera oils to sappnifie together :-)
  9. J

    Shampoo Bar - Thanks Lindy!!

    I was wondering one more thing...since I'm doing this recipe the HP way I was wondering if I melt all the oils together or do I add tge shea butter at trace?
  10. J

    Shampoo Bar - Thanks Lindy!!

    again, thanks so much! I didn't know some of that stuff, I'll give it a better look just as write this. So the superfatting at 6% and water 35% doesn't matter either? I mean, it clearly doesn't as everyone is very happy with this recipe, but like I said, I'm new at this and I'm so eager to...
  11. J

    Shampoo Bar - Thanks Lindy!!

    thank you so much :))) but can please someone clear something out for me? how can it be cleansing when it's cleansing level is zero? I checkes it out on SoapCal please help me understand . thanks
  12. J

    Shampoo Bar - Thanks Lindy!!

    could I hot process this recipe?? please reply :) I really want to try this ASAP :)
  13. J

    what am i doing wrong???

    my hair pretty thin/fine, and color trated, but I do not use any hair products what so ever, not even hair spray, nothing! I am so dissapointed :( my hair feels like I poured oil all over it, it's stringy and heavy and dry :( I don't get it :((
  14. J

    what am i doing wrong???

    I'm so close to giving up on making shampoo bars!! I just can't stand this anymore, I spent so much money to buy the oils and materials and the bar comes out awful!! the first time I made my bar I used 250 gr olive oil, 100 gr coconut oil and 50 gr castor oil, and 100 gr sunflower oil, and I...
  15. J

    basic recipe?

    To be honest..I can't afford any shea butter and can't find almond or avocado oil ( i'm from croatia). So could someone suggest me the best recipe with these 3 oils so my shampoo bar will be cleansing, and conditioning...hard of course...and how.much should I superfat it? Last time I used 50...
  16. J

    basic recipe?

    hello guys, I wanted to ask for your opinion on my recipe. I want to use : 100 grams castor oil 250 grams coconut oil 150 grams olive oil and beer and NaOH solution, instead of distilled water, and superfatting it at maybe 3-4% becouse I really want a cleansing shampoo bar...what do you...
  17. J

    cleansing shampoo bar

    is there anything else I can put into my shampoo bar recipe for better cleansing exept coconut oil or other oils? I know there are some acids but I would like my bar to be natural... maybe baking soda, or lemon? :/ I know this might sound like a stupid questions but I got to ask :)
  18. J

    shampoo bar recipe

    hey there :) but look here, I added my measurements into this Lye calculator and it actually gave me results ...take a look please :) plus I would add 100 milileters of coconut oil ( I think that's 3 oz)
  19. J

    shampoo bar recipe

    thank you :))) 500 grams? wow...that's a lot lol...oils are pretty expensive here so that's why that's a problem for me... I thought to use maybe 100 grams :/ I know I may sound cheap but really, I can't afford to use up that much oild right now ...so are you saying the shampoo bar wouldn't...
  20. J

    shampoo bar recipe

    I'm new in soap making, so I got a question... I was wondering if I could make a shampoo bar from 10 grams of olive oil (0.34 oz), and that much sunflower oil, and maybe 0,17 oz of castor oil, and some essential oils,maybe mix in some smashed fruits....? I don't really have much oil to use...
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