A lot of what is sold for plants is a mix of neem and other ingredients to cover or at least lessen the smell of straight neem, which smells like a rancid garlic-onion mix to a lot of folks. I personally don't find it that bad, but I do put a strong FO in the neem soaps I make for DH. They are fantastic for not irritating his eczema and psoriasis like so many other soaps tend to do.How odd, I used to use Neem oil for stink bugs on Pecan Trees. It's an oily sealant to keep away bugs. We used to buy large gallons for our orchard. I could have sworn it smelled like citrus and oranges. I proceed to the neem oil I recently bought and it smells weird. I can't explain what it smells like to me. I know that people like Neem oil soap for many skin issues. Google it. I will be making neem soap and seeing if it's good.
It smells like the stink bugs!How odd, I used to use Neem oil for stink bugs on Pecan Trees. It's an oily sealant to keep away bugs. We used to buy large gallons for our orchard. I could have sworn it smelled like citrus and oranges. I proceed to the neem oil I recently bought and it smells weird. I can't explain what it smells like to me. I know that people like Neem oil soap for many skin issues. Google it. I will be making neem soap and seeing if it's good.
Lesson learned, and boy am I glad I was only making a 20oz test loaf. I got it into the mold but that bad boy was chunky like applesauce.
Welcome @ArtsyLadyCrafter! You can definitely post about that kind of stuff on SMF; we have bath and body forums, candle forums, other crafts, and even general chat if ya just wanna spill the tea.
Thank you so much! After I read your reply, I remembered that I had looked over the site before I joined and I probably saw forums for other mixtures than just soaps. That is probably why I joined. I'll continue looking around and getting familiarized.Welcome @ArtsyLadyCrafter! You can definitely post about that kind of stuff on SMF; we have bath and body forums, candle forums, other crafts, and even general chat if ya just wanna spill the tea.
The top-nav (at the top of your page) should have one item that says Forums. Click on that, and you will see all the different options for places to post about whatever you are making.
Well. It at least turned out much better than I expected for how wrong it went.Oop, experienced my first really bad case of a soap seizing when I added the FO. I *knew* it accelerated too, I got impatient and didn't let things cool enough
Just curious ~ do those rounds fit in a shaving soap cup to use with a lather brush? Or do you lather with your hands?Made a lightly pink (Himalayan rhubarb root infusion), WSP barber shoppe scented, CP shaving soap (bentonite clay, soy wax, cocoa butter, PKO, and CO)
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The last soap looks a hot mess though
Is that going to be the name? "Chunky like applesauce"?Oop, experienced my first really bad case of a soap seizing when I added the FO. I *knew* it accelerated too, I got impatient and didn't let things cool enough
Turn those 
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Cool beans!
Did you just give week old soap for a baby ? HP, still needs to cure.
I also wouldn't use any CO in baby soap. But maybe the soap was for the mom?
Either way, it still needs 4 - 6 weeks to cure, just the same as CP.
