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I make soap too, and I label them as a cosmetic also. But, your right you don't have too. I do it so they can see everything that goes into my products. I guess I will experiment more. I know that not all food product are good for external use. It just suck sometimes because some are fine, but...

Yes, I have used herbal infusions. But, the color is mild. Have you had success with good colors with herbal infusions. The food colors are FDA certified, but have no lake number because they are all natural and not synthetic. I thought that it would be a no. I read about that whole law, but I...

I only use natural ingredients in my products. Those look like FD&C dyes which I don't use. But, thanks for the link. I have used the all natural plant based dyes before for myself, but not in products offered for sale. They are wonderful! They are organic and come in a liquid or powdered form...

Hello, I hope this is where I can ask this question. I am going to make bath salts. I want to use an all natural food coloring. There are now several companies that make all natural food coloring from plant materials. They don't seem to list any ingredients. The bottles just say all natural...

Great Idea! I will use some of those. I never thought of putting crayons in soap, very cute!

I was wondering if there were some product to make for kids that can use Tinosan SDC, or doesn't need a preservative. I have a healthy kids store that wants some natural product for kids and I am coming up with a blank from what I have already made, and looking for some ideas.

Yeah I steeped the alkanet root first in oils in my first batch, but still came out brown with the liquid soap. Hmmm

Super Great idea!!!!

I looked this up the other day, and it's because KOH is more water soluable and NAOH is not. To get NAOH to disolve in water would take a very large amount not to congeal.

Well verdict is in on Alkanet Root Powder in liquid soap and it's a big no! Alkanet does not have the same outcome in liquid soap as it does with CP soap. It just turns a brown color. But, Madder root is showing some potential.... SO what to do what to do????? How to get a purple color in my...

I tried cooking mine in the oven again and that did nothing also I waited for 2 months and that did nothing. I would make sure the temps were right. I hate when this happens to me because then you have to track down the mistery of what happened or went wrong. When this happened to me I was off...

I had this happen not to long ago, and it look exactlly like yours. I have made my Oameal, cream, and honey recipe many times with the same results each time. But, I was in a hurry this one time and I didn't let my temps cool enough and it looked just like yours with the mush in the middle. I CP...

That was my problem with my last batch of liquid soap, I dilluted before I decided it's fate. Dope! You must leave it undillited and then cook the fragrace into it when you decide what you want to do with it? I am fairly new to liquid soap, but I have been making CP for a while. I need to learn...

I do too. What setting do you cook it on?

WOW! Picture looks great! Do you crock pot or do you double pot on the stove?

I was thinking harder hand balms, and body butters. What about massage oils? Thanks so much for the help!

I have another preservative question. Ha ha And, it's because I am new to cosmetics. I have a no water formula with Shea butter, cocoa butter, sweet almond oil, beeswax, and arrowroot powder. I was told this formula didn't need a different preservative. But, it is for consumer use. Should I put...

You could chunk or shread it to use in another soap. With the chunks you could have a cobble stone look.

It looks like the mix up is in calling the plants by the same name. Cranberrylanestore.com has the realy Ratanjot power.

Re: Alkanet success ... I think!! I thought the same thing until I found 3 diffent pant speciese for the two. Real Ratanjot has the species name Onosma Echioides and has yellow flowers that droop. Alkanet root can go by 2 different names one for the root and one for the powder. Alkanet root...