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I think in any forum you join, there are always going to be the/an "elder folk" who turn their nose up to a newbie with a question or ambition. Don't know why honestly. You join a forum to share your experience, and gain more knowledge. So long as the new comer to the craft is willing to listen...

I hope no one minds me thread hopping cause this one so far seems to be where I need to be for my question, but, what about a Photo Printer like my HP Photosmart all-in-one? I guess I can assume its and inkjet, but I cant find that specific info on the website. And maybe an explanation of why...

Yeah, I don't preserve my LS either, and for good reasons. I will say that from what I've read about Optiphen, that's stuff is bad news. And most preservatives are best at lower pH's to begin with, so with LS being high on that scale, it's kind of counter productive. I do use an Eco Cert...

OK, I've never heard of salt being used to neutralize. Not in any online text, nor in Failor's books on transparent and liquid soap making. All I've seen salt to be used for, it thickening. So could someone please site references for this.

So, I'm out of ingredients for making my conditioner so in the meantime, i need some now. My go to brand that is the closest thing to my own stuff is Shea Moisture, as far as being as close to all natural as possible. But i saw the oddest one, and bought it. It's part of their African Black...

Bases turn me off as well. Like I said, just look for hair loving oils. We all know Olive, Jojoba, Coconut and Argon oils are amazing. I know there are many more. Pick out your favorite soap calculator and formulate what you want most in a soap. The only super fat that's best in LS is...

That's great that she has books and such. We all know how some soap makers have books out that really have no clue. Susan explicitly says in her own blogs Q&A that she knows nothing about soap making. She specifically said that particular article was about preservation of other cosmetics...

Maybe store bought shampoo is acidic, but real soap based is not, since soap is alkaline with a pH of around 9. The blogger for Swift Craft Monkey doesn't make soap, something she admitted in the Q&A at the end of her piece on preservatives. So anything soap related I wouldn't rely on her for.

Aveeno is water based to begin with, and more likely has its own preservatives; I've never used the product nor seen it's labels so I don't know for fact. That little bit of water you used wouldn't have caused much of an issue and could have more likely been the fact that you used tap water as...

I noticed also, now i'm at my computer, that you linked Swift Crafty Monkey's blog on preservatives. In the Q&A at the bottom of the blog, a question was asked in regards to soaps, and here is that exerpt: " Kathy said... Susan - I just started making liquid soap, and the formulators and...

Everyone has their own opinion on a Preservative in liquid soap, with recourse backing each side. I've never used a Preservative in any of my soaps, my Castile, the longest one on the shelf in the closet currently being 6 months, and no growth of any sort is present. If it were to go...

You don't need a Preservative for Liquid soap. Soap is too alkaline, with an average PH of 9, for anything to thrive. When you stir it up does it move as well?

So long as you've cooked your soap, hot process, for several hours, at high temps, it technically can be used right away. But always check PH and make adjustments just on case. After that, it's good to go. No wait nessecary.

I actually have a shampoo base. I just used well known hair loving oils like Jojoba, Olive and hemp. My last batch I don't use a thickener, I'll just have to use a little less water to dilute if possible. And keep in mind, Home made soap as a shampoo will strip the hair like nobody's...

Thank you! You beat me to it! Had to run some errands before i could sit down to this one. In lamens terms, Borax is a salt of Boric acid, precursor, if you will. Meaning Borax contains , or can be made into, Boric Acid, therefore they are interchangable. I'm pulling up several sources on...

Salt does not neutralize. Any Lye excess can only be Neutralized with once of the cosmetically safe acids mentioned, as Lye is an alkali. Salt, regular table salt that is, is used for thickening. Mel Z, the blog you refer to specifically has an article on neutralization, and most...

Alternative to Borax/ boric Acid is Citric Acid. Can be found in the baking or canning section of your store. As for method, I've never done the Glycerin method but I do know glycerine speeds the saponification process quite a bit. So I recommend the normal method... Though there really...

Can you explain what you mean by drag? Never heard of that.

Yup that's hot process. Then if it's a week later, it should be Neutralized. Can't explain the tingle. Each persons skin reacts to pure soap differently. Some people with skin conditions will see that the condition gets worse before it's better when they first try real soap.

Did you hot process or cold process? Hot process speeds along the curing time that saponifies all Lye, and makes it usable almost immediately . Cold process requires weeks to cure.