Recent content by KiwiMoose

Why don't you try mixing to medium trace rather than just emulsion? That would minimise the risk of separation.

Mine contain BTMS, a little shea butter and a little fractionated coconut oil - all of which help to reduce frizz, but my hair is still frizzy anyway (just less so than when I was using store bought liquid shampoo). @not_ally I could do a swap but given that each bar has a cost price of circa...

I think it's pretty good. I use 20% CO and usually aloe as water, or coconut cream or something ( never just water with no additives). It's not big bubbles, but it's more of a creamy lather with the high stearic.

The 'white speckles' in this case, are actually glycerin rivers. I often get them when using TD and gelling my soap. Welcome to SMF. I've been to Watford. I remember shopping at a lovely mall you have there.

Yes - don't use the default. Change it to Lye concentration - 33% That's a good starting point. When you said you made 50/50 lye and then made up the difference wiht honey, it also sounds like you may have used an awful lot of honey? I've never used it myself but from what I've read here...

I use an FO called Ocean Breeze and it smells just so! I've had a quick look on the American suppliers' websites but have not found where it's from sorry. Maybe it's made in Australia?

I use soy wax at 20% with no problems. It's the beeswax that's making it harden quickly. I soap around 40 degrees - your 100.

Do you mean essential oils or fragrance oils? The one you have described sounds like an FO because coconut is not available as an essential oil to the best of my knowledge. There are a number of FOs that contain essential oils however. If it comes in a 10ml bottle my guess it's not intended...

Do you think it smells like ammonia? I sometimes get that smell if my soap gels - particularly if I use coconut milk in the recipe. It goes away after a week or so of curing.

Neem oil is very stinky - that's probably what the smell is.

1) solid state 2) grams and not mls 3) Most people use other things these days - ROE in the oils is quite common 4) Soap do what soap do - if yours doesn't gel, then so be it. It can depend on many factors. You're welcome :-)

I make my own. I'm guess it's the starches in the milk. I also get it with rice milk (self prepared)

I always get spots in my oatmilk soaps.

Patchouli EO sticks for ever and ever. Litsea EO sticks. Blood orange FO is a good alternative to EO, it sticks way better. (I get mine from Candle Science) Rosemary EO is very strong and sticks. Make sure you read the other buyers reviews. They will soon tell you whether it sticks or not.

I used a plastic coated wire hanger for my swirls with no issues.