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I used stevia powder in a lip balm I made one time & it tasted awesome except the colour made it look mouldy.

Okay, I made a 4 oz batch using peppermint extract instead of eo. I used honey also instead of xylitol because it is more natural & I don't want to find out the hard way that I have an intolerance to xylitol (I have a lot of allergies). However, I did CP it, so, I'll hold off trying it for as...

What about if you used extracts that you'd use in cooking or baking? Like peppermint extract or what-have-you?

Wow, this is an incredibly informative post on shampoo bars! I tried the no poo method with acv rinse almost 2 years ago & it was okay, but, I just couldn't get used to not lathering my hair. So, I hopped back & forth between commercial shampoo & no poo for a while until I started making my own...

That's a great looking soap!

I think they look gorgeous!

That was the old way of thinking. I saw my dentist a few years ago & mentioned a mark on one of my teeth. She said it was sort of like a scar from a tooth that had started to form a cavity & then healed itself. I asked her to clarify. I'd always been told that you couldn't "heal" a cavity. But...

Interesting! It looks lovely.

Wow Carolyn, that's impressive! (And thanks!)

Sorry Skatergirl, I should have been more specific. Chicklett's posted the link to it anyways.:)

That sounds more like body issues than locale issues. I grew up in a burb of Vancouver & don't have any such issues, neither do any of my friends. Def some body or cleanliness issue.

Yes, I will be looking for an alternative. I might just melt down some of the bits of my own soap, stick blend them & try that.

I was using dish detergent for a short time, & before that a thicker liquid soap & had not had the problem of the soap going off. So far it has been only with the Bronner's. As I mentioned, the problem I've had with the other liquid soaps has been the pump getting a bit sticky which is why I...

My understanding of "plain old lye soap" is that it's simply lard, lye & water. I have a couple of friends with minor skin problems who will only use "plain lye soap". I like the looks of your recipe though!

Oh wow. I think I'd keep moving if I saw somebody using a sock to clean a product that I was considering buying. Hopefully they only use the sock for soap! Thanks!

Yes, I find the pump can get a bit sticky with thicker liquids, or even too much of the thin liquid. For virtually any other purpose, I definitely prefer a thicker liquid though.

I bought a small bottle of Dr Bronner's to use in my soap pump, I am very unimpressed with it. At the time, I DID think I was purchasing a Castile soap (I have been the wiser for a while!) but, the next issue I have with it, is it does seem to go off in the pump. I'm using the lavender scented...

It's gorgeous!

What do you polish the bars with? A nylon?