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Hi Joey, Congrats on the website! I also like your tagline of Mighty March. :) I was wondering if there were plans to add the interior dimensions of the soap molds onto the site, more specifically for the Tall & Skinny Loaf Molds? I see there are dimensions under the Additional Information...

Just dipping in to say that I love the names Simple Basin Soaps and Clean Basin Soaps, but they also immediately brought me to think of the decently large bath and body shop called... Basin. https://basin.com/ I wonder if that might cause some confusion or issues for you? At any rate, I...

Oh, dibbles... swoon. Your swirls are always so ethereal and graceful. I absolutely love them - thanks for sharing!

Oh, my gosh, seriously? That is INCREDIBLE! I am astounded by the creativity and all of the little sweet details (right down to the tide!), and hope this becomes habit-forming for you because, frankly, I can't wait to see what else you come up with!

I just had to pop in to say that my mind is absolutely blown by the entries this month. Really, guys, blown. They are incredible! Mind. Blown.

I had some plastic spray bottles on hand (marked #2 HDPE and are very sturdy). The tops on a lot of those bottles are a pretty standard size to other types of bottles you may already have on hand (marinades/condiments/soy sauce/whatnot). What I did was remove the nozzle part, found a top that...

I wanted to give an update to this thread for anyone following and/or who might come across it in the future. For reference, I have thick, medium-length, non-color treated hair. It can have a slight curl if left alone to air dry, but blow-dries out stick straight easily. I also wash and...

Sorry I'm not much help, but I just wanted to say what a gorgeous top to those soaps!

As someone who has worked with sick and injured wildlife for 8 years, I can appreciate not all species of animals are everyone's cup of tea. And population sprawl has forced wildlife to live more and more closely with humans. But there are humane measures that can be taken to discourage them...

I'm just curious... why are you killing animals outside, living in their natural habitat?

You know, I had them in my cart to purchase but talked myself out of them. The order costs were mounting and for some reason that $3.35 was the tipping point. Drasted. Well, they are on the growing list for next time. I've never posted on the Chemist's Corner forum either - way too...

Or maybe it will help you figuring out what not to try! :)

Thank you, Saranac, for your additional thoughts! I hear you about the honeyquat, and think the bottom line is I'm just going to have to experiment with it (including varying percentages) and leaving it out entirely. I'm so on the fence about how many additives to use with shampoo, given its...

I don't have glycol distearate, unfortunately. I had curated what I thought was a decent list of ingredients from ITDF and LC, and $145 later (including shipping) hoped to have a good tool chest with which to experiment making a satisfactory shampoo/conditioner. Oy. At this point I'm hoping...

Thanks, lsg. I agree that Susan at SwiftCraftyMonkey is a tremendous resource and I've scoured her blog until I'm googley-eyed! I'd seen the references to Liquid Crothix but was unable to find it at Ingredients to Die For or LotionCrafter, and have already invested quite a bit in this endeavor...

Hi Saranac, and thanks for weighing in here. The AS numbers you have are correct, and thank you for tracking them down (I should have included them in my already long post!). I had such trouble with the SCI not melting in the first go around and had read a post from Chemist's Corner where...

Hi All, I'm hoping to get advice from those who have made liquid syndet shampoo. It's something I started research on a few months ago (mainly using SwiftCraftyMonkey and It's All in My Hands for guidance), and then gathered ingredients from both LotionCrafter and Ingredients to Die For to...

I've used the Kirkland Olive Oil since I started soaping; it seems to be of great quality and I love it. One thing I'll note is that the first time I bought it (April 2016) I believe the price was $26.99 for 2 3-liter bottles, and now the price is up to $31.99. It's still my go-to olive oil...

I've actually experienced the opposite effect. I've only made 2 different batches of LS paste and dilute as we need more, but I will dilute to the point all paste is dissolved and then when I add the EO blends (it's happened with mint/eucalyptus blends and lavender/patchouli blends) the soap...

If your base oils are already liquid, then you do not need to heat them. If, for instance, I was making a 100% olive oil soap I would not heat the olive oil, and would add the lye solution probably when it was between 37-49C (100-120F). That temperature range would be a personal preference...