I got tired of my clutter of tiny FO sample bottles and mostly empty larger bottles taking up space in my supply cabinet. So I took 6 different, but similar-smelling FOs, from my stash and threw them all in a batch of soap. Some were from Candle Science, some from Nurture Soap, and some from...
Hi, Awru. I agree with LynetteO’s analysis. The coconut oil is rather high and could be pretty drying. I also note that is the only hard oil you’ve listed so that could contribute to a soft bar. In addition when I ran your recipe through soap calc I was struck by how high the linoleic acid is...
I stopped using avocado oil because some of my clients are allergic to it. In fact, people with a serious allergy to latex may also have symptoms after eating avocado. You may also hear this called latex-food syndrome or latex-fruit allergy. I also no longer use almond oil because of tree nut...
My soap here still needs to be cleaned up, but here’s one that demonstrates a pretty dramatic color rind with an almost, but not quite, complete gel in the interior. As you can see the rind is pale pink. Yep, I got silicone rash also.