I finally made soap today, which I think the first time since September. I should have been cleaning the house, but I needed a break. The batter for my attempt at a splash swirl stayed nice and fluid. Yay!
Component | Grams |
Coconut Oil | 807 |
Canola Oil | 712 |
Olive Oil - EVOO | 427 |
Castor Oil | 190 |
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Total oils: (2,136) | |
Spearmint EO (Mentha Spicata) from Bramble Berry | 32 |
Peppermint 1st Distill (Mentha Piperita) EO from Bramble Berry | 32 |
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Mint leaves | |
That's amazing.Not today, but I made a pond hockey soap - still refining and I’m going to have another go at it. I made some extruder discs on my 3D printer and used some scrapers I had made previously, and then made a tiny hockey stick stamp. One player got sort of squished, but that’s ok.
I have played hockey for a long time - played in high school and college and after. I got into playing at the beginning of girls and women’s hockey (where I lived) and I just loved it. And I really love pond hockey most of all.
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Correct. Check out EO Calc for more information. Once you select a blend, you can "Get Usage Rates" and "Learn More" about the constituents.I am sorry to say that I think you used way too much spearmint EO though - the IFRA usage is very low for that one
Sensitive bits very tingly?Lovely soap @Jorah. I like the subtle color from the spearmint infusion. I am sorry to say that I think you used way too much spearmint EO though - the IFRA usage is very low for that one
Probably, although peppermint can also do that and is considered safe at a much higher usage rate.Sensitive bits very tingly?
Beautiful soap! *goals* Landscapes using a scraper and embeds are two things on my list of things to do.Not today, but I made a pond hockey soap - still refining and I’m going to have another go at it. I made some extruder discs on my 3D printer and used some scrapers I had made previously, and then made a tiny hockey stick stamp. One player got sort of squished, but that’s ok.
I have played hockey for a long time - played in high school and college and after. I got into playing at the beginning of girls and women’s hockey (where I lived) and I just loved it. And I really love pond hockey most of all.
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huh. Live and learn, thanks for the pointer. I will check twice in the future! I'll let it age for a few months and then test it for skin sensitivity.Lovely soap @Jorah. I like the subtle color from the spearmint infusion. I am sorry to say that I think you used way too much spearmint EO though - the IFRA usage is very low for that one
When I put your soap weight into the BB fragrance calculator it says IFRA maximum usage rate is 5.77g. So, idk. I don’t really use essential oils though.huh. Live and learn, thanks for the pointer. I will check twice in the future!
I've passed along the links to the various calculators to my perfumer (my wife!) and asked her to help me be sure next time not to use too much scent.When I put your soap weight into the BB fragrance calculator it says IFRA maximum usage rate is 5.77g. So, idk. I don’t really use essential oils though.
I don't know if you are using a fragrance calculator (eocalc or Bramble Berry), but they both highlight unsafe usages in red - which might be hard for you to see since you are color blind. If you can see red, those are both easy to use, and EOcalc will let you enter blends.huh. Live and learn, thanks for the pointer. I will check twice in the future! I'll let it age for a few months and then test it for skin sensitivity.
I love this so much! I hope to get to be as good as you! I’m not very creative. Still trying to conquer swirl techniques.Not today, but I made a pond hockey soap - still refining and I’m going to have another go at it. I made some extruder discs on my 3D printer and used some scrapers I had made previously, and then made a tiny hockey stick stamp. One player got sort of squished, but that’s ok.
I have played hockey for a long time - played in high school and college and after. I got into playing at the beginning of girls and women’s hockey (where I lived) and I just loved it. And I really love pond hockey most of all.
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Ahh, see... this is part of the lesson I learned: don't soap in haste. I was trying to get a batch in on short notice that day, and when I ran the lye calculator I spotted the default "Fragrance" line and forgot completely about the fragrance calculator. Unforgivable.I don't know if you are using a fragrance calculator (eocalc or Bramble Berry), but they both highlight unsafe usages in red - which might be hard for you to see since you are color blind. If you can see red, those are both easy to use, and EOcalc will let you enter blends.
You can test it, but you are way over the safe usage rate. If it doesn't bother you, keeping it for personal use would be okay. I wouldn't give it to anyone though, or at least give it to them as bars to use for hand washing and let them know to test it on their skin before using. I once made a peppermint soap that didn't bother me, or anyone else with the exception of my MIL. So she is much more sensitive to that than anyone else I know - and I no longer give her soaps with mint.
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