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    How long does Castile soap take to set up?

    YES! I am willing to try anything to save it! It's about $40 worth of organic oils! :-/ I have a huge crock pot that would work to HP it. I've never done that before tho... How long and at what head should I let it go? I lost probably about 1/4 cup oil would be my guess... I'll add a bit back in...
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    Goat Milk Soap Recipe

    Great idea with the goats milk adding at trace! Especially for a beginner :) Thanks for all the tips! I've been playing around with the soap calculator & am getting the hang of it too. Yay! Thanks again for all your expertise!
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    How long does Castile soap take to set up?

    Last night was my first attempt at castile soap... I wanted the pure olive oil because my son has really sensitive skin! The recipe is as follows: Olive Oil 85% 4.25lbs Castor Oil 5% .25lbs Shea Butter 10% .5lbs Water as a percent to oil weight was 35%..... so 1.75 lbs...
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    Goat Milk Soap Recipe

    Great!! That is SO helpful! Thank you :) I just ordered some babassu oil to give that a try in place of the coconut oil. I am using powdered goats milk, so I'll just mix it at a lower rate of powder to water to be safe. When you explained how to figure the volume of oil for your mold, is the...
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    Goat Milk Soap Recipe

    Hi, I'm new to soap making & wondering if someone can help me figure out measurements to use (I'm not great with the lye calculator since I'm so new to this). I know the ingredients I want to use, & can't find a recipe to meet my needs. I want it to include: goat milk olive oil castor oil palm...
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    Preserving milk in a lotion

    http://www.theherbarie.com/PB-MicroCide ... r-228.html Anyone know about this preservative?
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    Preserving milk in a lotion

    Yeah I make a oat tea by soaking ground oats in hot water overnight, then strain & use that in the lotion. Have any other ideas? Thank you for your help! I'm new to this! Started making my own stuff about a month ago because I can't find anything to work on my 4 month old sons eczema...
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    Preserving milk in a lotion

    Trying to figure out a good preservative for my homemade organic oatmeal coconut milk & honey lotion. Gentle enough for babies skin, yet strong enough to be safe to sell online & at craft fairs! Pharaben free of course! Been looking into Potassium Sorbate & sodium benzoate. Anyone know about...
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    BPA Free packaging

    Hi, Anyone know where I can buy BPA Free containers for my organic homemade baby body care products? Thanks :)
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