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Ok great! Heaps of good advice thank you all! Just one question about water discount -do I put 2:1 in soapcalc under water :lye ratio?

It's because of skin allergies and sensitivities, I am a beauty therapist and know that when it comes to a sensitive skin LESS is MORE! The less ingredients the less likely a reaction.

Hi all, I need to make a 100 percent olive oil soap for my brother in law who was told by a dermatologist to use as he has reactions to shop bought soaps. I have never made castille soap before and was after some advice! I am planning on using pomace OO with no colorants or EO to keep it as...

Will be doing that from now on then!

Wow those are nice! You are so organised! Haha my recipe's are all lying around on scrap bits of paper! Going to get organised tomorrow......

I'm so excited now to try more FO! I just got a violet fo and was wondering if anyone has used it before? Does it accelerate trace and how much I'd need? This is a great thread because now I feel confident using FO's and it's gonna cost less! Bonus!

If you have a Gmail account you can create a survey on there and send it to your friends, when you get the results back it will sum up the info for you :-)

I did this by using pigments mixed in a little oil to do a pretty pattern on the top......looked pretty...... Stained my skin in the shower! Lol I'm just gonna chop the tops off and give it away! Karma FO in it and it smells divine and the scent really lingers on you :-)

Couldn't agree more! I have been hesitant about using FO as I like the thought of a natural soap and the healing properties of EO...... BUT..... I love coconut smelling things and other delicious scents! I had to start using them! Anyway I eat Mc Donald's so this isn't half as bad! Thanks for that!

Cool thanks for that,I got a fright when I saw it saponify in the lye container! Thought I'd ruined it! I will post some pics up soon of all my soaps so far to see what you guys think! There is just too many soap ideas and not enough time or money! I did have an exciting parcel arrive today with...

Hi all! Have been searching on here are can't find the answer I'm looking for! I made a cp soap the other day with coconut milk (first time) which I added frozen to my lye and topped up with water. It all mixed in fine although it turned a light brownish colour, went and melted my oils and when...

Thanks for that! I'm always on soapcalc trying to make a good recipe to call my own after trying other recipes from books /Internet. Seems to be a compromise between having a hard bubbly soap to having a moisturising one! Will keep trying! I see your name is irish lass,are you in Ireland? I'm...

Also soap making equipment should come with a warning that soaping may become a life engulfing addiction! Need my fix!

Hi guys and gals :-) my name is Claire and my niece calls me claire bear! I've been reading these threads for a week now and thought it time I stop stalking you all and introduce myself! I've been making soap for 6 months now, I started with melt and pour but that was too easy and not enough...

What else would make soap crumble like this? I made one the other day that did this after 72 hours! I stopped cutting after 2 failed slices in hope it will harden! I used pomace olive, coconut , grapeseed, Shea and cocoa butter, coconut milk (part of subbed water added at trace) and eo of...