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Hello all, Wondering about a simple lard-lye soap. I have been experimenting with orange essential oil, but have just run out. It's little pricey, so I began hunting for a cheap source. I found a multitude of domestic products. Has anyone used orange cleaning oil? Many different brands and...

Hey there All Just wondering will regular goats milk you purchase in the cold section and evaporated canned goats milk to be treated differently. Recently I added frozen goats milk (the carton kind) in place of water and was able to make some nice soap.( the green bars) Then I bought canned...

hi everyone! i'm confused about the difference between essentiel oils - essences - fragrances? i found in a small shop an ESSENCE of orange blossom but i'm really confused if it is like an EO or a FO.? i'm developing my lip balm recipe and when i use EO on it the scent disapear in 3-7 days so i...

Hello, I'm just getting in to making melt and pour soap. I've made a couple easy batches just adding some essential oils. I would like to start adding some liquor to a couple batches to do some more novelty type soaps. Was wanting to see if anyone had an idea of what kind of ratio to use and...

Hello everyone, I'm new here but have been reading these boards for a couple of months now and have already learned a lot from you folks :) My first batch of CP soap was made 16th Jan, so about six weeks ago. It was the following recipe: 6oz canola oil (42.86%) 4oz coconut oil (28.57%) 4oz...

I have been looking for a strong fresh orange / tangerine FO. Seems many orange/tangerine/mandarin FOs out there have some other note instead of just a pure, *tart*, true freshly peeled fruit scent. The closest I have come is NG Fresh Squeezed orange which is not as strong as I want. I have...