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Moisturizing doesn’t have to mean greasy. A barrier alone doesn't retain moisture. My son doesn’t like greasy feel either. I make a lotion he really likes. It’s possible to make. You can’t avoid a little moisturizer as you age.

LOL!!

So here are my attempts. The one on the right I added some red mica trying to make the soap look more tomatoie. I took a little bit of the soap and washed my hands with it and the suds are pink, but not excessive. There is some salt but not enough to call it assault soap. I kind of like the one...

4.5%. The soaps been sitting for a bit so I used a bit because I was curious out the exfoliating experience. I think I can lover the percentage. But I’ll know for sure after a full cure.

Wow!! Never heard of this!! Thanks!!

Second experiment in making a dup of a mass market, high priced soap. This one is red, I used paprika infused olive oil, French red clay and a little mica for a tomato red color. Just hoping I didn’t over due it with the mica and clay. Knowing me…I probably did 🤦🏽‍♀️

Hummm!! I was going off of what the Rosemary in my spiced cubbard smelled like. I’ll have to get some samples 🤗

@AliOop and @DeeAnna I actually like Thyme more than Rosemary. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ To each their own :cool:

Oh sorry - yeah...4%

So I made a 500 gram loaf and my fragrance load was 40%. What may have stopped things from seazing up is the fragrance I added was a blend of the thyme and a peppercorn FO. The thyme was less than half of the mixture. The loaf was colored red and I was trying to go with a tomato-herby vibe. I do...

I don't think it was temp because my lye was at 79 and my oils were at 95 which averages out to 87. Not really hot or is 87 warm enough for the alcohol to evaporate?

I added 7 grams of extract along with 12 grams of FO at emulsion. I tend not to do a huge amount of stick blending.

Made a batch of hydrating facial serum. Would have also made some hand lotion but didn't have time :)

Couldn't figure out why you said "if your budget allows..." Then I look this book up on Amazon :oops:

I've had the experience of herbal scents sticking to my skin but fruity smells (the ones I really like) I have to increase the usage rate to get the same effect. I actually would prefer not to have the smell stick. To many layers of unconnected scent makes for a bad smell in general. :-(

I don't know why, but the batter didn't seize! After adding the lye, I actually had a pretty long time to hand stir into a med/thick trace. My batter only had two oils, salt, coconut milk and I masterbatched my lye. The loaf is all one color so I just had to pour it into the mold. :)

Thanks for the tip. But was going to add after trace anyway. I'll make sure to work fast :)

This is what I’m talking about. It’s also an ingredient in a commercially available soap. I’m assuming it’s used as part of the fragrance profile. Just wondering if anyone has any experience using it.

Just wondering usage rate for thyme extract in cp soap? I was thinking for a strong scent 2% of oil weight?

Since the fragrance recipe is from the 1800’s do you think it could have a bit of ambergris in it? You might research classic scents in the 19th century. Some of the stuff used then we don’t use or think of today 🤔