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I've read that cinnamon and clove eos are too strong for body/skin products, but I've had some great experiences in rebatching goat milk soap with them, WHEN I'm really careful to use them in moderation. Too much and the soap stings the eyes in the shower. (Sorry, I can't find my notes with...

Hi - Oh, sorry. Not a dumb question, just dumb that I didn't mention it! ha. Yes, it's cold process goat milk. Thanks for your question. B.

Hi everyone, Just rebatched 2 lbs. today, from a goat milk soap base, and tried to make a chocolate soap. Welllll, it smells great. It lathers great, but it looks like MEATLOAF. GRAYISH TAN! I tried to add some cocoa powder for colorant and also thought the f.o. might darken it because...

Copal? What did you think of the f.o. and is it phalate free?

"Babette, SOS stands for Save on Scents and here's the link to copal. They also have copal deep and copal gold. They have so many scents it's a bit overwhelming!" Thanks. Appreciate your info. Site Admin - I'd encourage everybody to toss some copal in the blender and try it as...

Hi, I don't know what SOS is (am newbie), so I must have skimmed over the mention of the bottle. Sorry about that. My bad. There must now be a fragrance oil that is scented like copal. Yay! Copal is a resin collected from trees as sap, then dried. It's not a liquid. The trees are...

I was really lucky to hit on this thread. I'm getting nutty about how to add honey, milk and oatmeal to my basic recipe... so many sets of instructions and my head is hurting from the math, also...ha... so am glad to get the lowdown on honey and oatmeal adding. Thanks Dragonkaz. I have a...

Hey, Tabitha -- Ohhh, you are so right. I love copal, too, but I couldn't break down the scent chord without it right in front of me. I've crushed and ground it to add to rebatch (not for facial soaps). Fragrance wasn't strong enough, but I could've added infusions, too, etc. Now that I'm...

Funny, I've been shopping for a stamp maker and visited a few websites and blogs yesterday. One stamp manufacturer suggested stamping a different bar every day (or at shorter intervals), until you get the look that you like and then follow that perimeter until you change up your soap recipe a...

Lemon Eucalyptus I guess insect repelling soap would need more e.o.'s and would be wasteful? Not sure how it's affected by heat and saponification chemistry. Better as a spritz, like the tea tree mentioned? But if you don't want to deal with liquids, travel security and shipping issues or if...

Lemon Eucalyptus I can't remember the source publication, but a mainstream health journal like the New England Journal of Medicine or something, published an article maybe three years ago on a study that found lemon eucalyptus to be the most effective herbal insect repellent. I did then buy...

Birthing Center Aromatherapy This is such an exciting project. Really groundbreaking! Thank you for sharing it with us, bakingnana. I wish your work had been an option when I was having kids. I also really appreciate Elly's postings, since they very clearly lay out good answers to...

Oh, thanks for the explanation of gel. Have been a little baffled by that one - also for info about fragrances heating up some batches, but not others. First two batches did not heat up (lavender e.o.) and the last two did (spruce e.o., Siberian fir)....hmmm? Also, I added blue-green FD&C and...

Jasmine is recommended for labor. Neroli, too. Rose Absolute. I know these are expensive oils, but birthing is the kind of experience that might call for something extraordinary and some women might choose them, if they are affordable. Blending 5% in jojoba or other carriers would make the...

Pink Spruce Hi Everyone, I'm so looking forward to getting to know all of you, learning what really happens when soap is made (as opposed to the Idiot's Guide book I've read) and probably having some laughs along the way. After two successful first CP batches, I started to get cocky and...