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I might be overthinking this but even if you remain within the IFRA limit for both FOs using the batch size, by combining them, there is...

If I were to ever blend fragrance oils I'd use no more than 1/N% for N fragrances. That way no single "baddy" will exceed 100% allowable...

@Abduakmel, wow! that is a shiny bar!! Is that the bar you got or the soap you found on the internet that you are trying to achieve...

Building on @akseattle's comments I would definitely drop the castor oil down to 5% and use the additional 10% of the recipe to add an...

I could be wrong as well. You're the first to respond to my MCT/hardness claim on here. Thank you :cool: I learned by "this is what I...

@Saponificarian , well you might not. I did just post a separate thread to get help in figuring out how to read those EU allergen sheets...

Question: I am wondering if anyone can tel me how to read this EU Allergen Sheet and Safety Data Sheet to know which aromachem(s) is...

@lucycat and @paradisi , thank you for hanging in there with me!! Those calculations are pretty straightforward. I'm not sure why I was...

This is exactly what I do. You have explained it much better than I could have.

Since Fragrance #2 is an unknown quantity... but *with a much higher limit*, it's quite possibly fine. But because it's unknown if it...

I guess I wasn't clear enough. What if you made one soap with FO1 and used 21 oz of oils. This soap with a low IFRA rate you...

@lucycat , I can't say that I actually understand the reasoning or rational behind your method, but it is at least doable. I looked up...

@Colin, It will be hard to get a really hard bar using so much canola and hemp. But, the first easy step is to reduce the castor oil. I...

@Abduakmel, I can't really help as I've never made this kind of soap. I think you tried to post your recipe to get feedback. But, your...

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