Hey Guys :wave:
This is my first stab at a creamy shaving soap.
Iv'e formulated a recipe without using tallow - I am trying to stay away from using any animals fats. 8)
So this is what I got:
1.58 oz Aloe Butter
1.90 oz Avocado oil
4.40 oz Cocoa Butter
1.80 oz Mango Butter...
Has anyone had this happen to them before?
I put about a thumb nail sized piece of silk in my lye. I was making a 6lb batch of soap. This was my first time trying out silk... what did I do wrong?
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Hi All,
I wanted to start off by saying that before coming to this forum I thought I knew more than I really did. I'm very thankful to have found this online community. I realize for those of you who have been soaping for a while and have been on here for many years, it must be annoying to...
I'm pretty sure this is a result of too much essential oils used. I was a bit heavy handed. :Kitten Love:
(Or could it be too much honey/or combination of too much of both?)
Here is my recipe:
35% Olive oil (annatto infused for color)
35% Coconut oil
20% Shea butter
10% Hemp oil
10% Mango butter...
I haven't done this yet but thinking about doing 50% Coconut Oil, 35% Cocoa butter and 15% Safflower Oil. I saw online a suggestion of 60% Coconut oil and 40% Cocoa butter but I thought that bar might be too hard. When I put this recipe into the SoapCalc this is what it came up with as the bar...
Hi All,
I am new member. Please excuse me if I am perhaps posting a question that someone else may have answered at some point already. I am new to forums as well as CP soaping. ( I didn't see a search options for a question)
A little about me: I just started making CP Soaps about 2 months...