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Why would you drop the OO and up either of the other two oils? Just interested to know! What is a brine bar? I never heard of that.

This whole "natural = safe and effective/synthetic = bad for you" is wrong-headed and ignorant. Natural products can vary in strength and origin, while lab-produced products are dose-controlled and tested. Because essential oils are very concentrated, they can be even dangerous if used in...

I think 25% is too high for shea butter. I would up the coconut to about 20 and maybe use cocoa butter in place of shea butter, around 15%. Castor oil: 6-8%. Play with the other ingredients to make up 100%. I like sodium lactate too, added to the cooled lye water. Another way to dry your...

I love the colors in your layered soap! Would you share what you used?

CP. When you say add black, do you mean mica or activated charcoal? I want to try HP next. Thanks for the tip!

I am making a dark brown, chocolate scented soap. I added dark brown mica to it, but it still didn't end up as dark or shiny as I wanted. I want it to look like dark chocolate. Any suggestions?

Chocolate from Camden-Grey. It's almost too good. It messes with your mind, because it smells so edible. Really dark and fabulous.

Wash with clothes?

Dahila, Would you post a picture?

Excellent idea. Thanks.

Okay, that makes sense. I'll have to find a lighter container for the main dough, though, because my scale that measures small amounts only goes up to 100g. Oh, the complications! :)

DeeAnna and KC, you guys are the bomb. Thanks so much. You are right, DeeAnna.. Susan aka swiftmonkey got the recipe from Cathy at the Dish and modified it. I had thought yours was a modification of Susan's, but thanks for the clarification. I like your recipe better because it calls for...

DeeAnna, I noticed a few differences between your shampoo recipe and SwiftMonkey's: She calls for Incroquat BTMS-50 specifically. This drove me crazy, as there is such variation between suppliers, even in the chemical name of what BTMS stands for. Your recipe simplified it to "Conditioning...

You guys are the Bomb! I've complained to Brambleberry, to other soapers, etc. and never found anyone who could answer this question. I see now that scales are geared towards higher weights or lower weights and work best within those ranges. Makes total sense. I just need to get a cheap...

I have a KD7000 Scale, which should measure down to 1g. When I am adding liquid very quickly, it will read as each gram is added. But if I have to measure out 1 gram only in a new container, I start with an eyedropper, but it does not register the first few grams. So I don't get a reading at...

GREAT info. Thanks. I did it! It's in the refrigerator now. Not that hard. Are these ingredients that one should not touch with one's bare hands? Some of that stuff is pretty awful to breathe. I could even tell with a mask on. I need to find a small, smooth bowl for the cool-down...

Wait.. are those BRAIN molds?

Thanks, all. So if I go with a 100g recipe, some of the ingredients will only weigh a gram or two. Does anyone know where to get a dome mold that holds about 100g? I've never heard of kokum butter... will have to look that up. The problem with making 100g of this is that my scale won't...

Okay, here is what I came up with for a 500g batch of syndet shampoo. There are a few questions sprinkled in, too, but I think I got most of it! Syndet Shampoo, 500g (All ingredients found on http://www.saveoncitric.com) Heated phase: 15g Shea Butter (does it have to be a solid fat...

Thanks, all! I found some of these ingredients at LotionCrafter.com. Any other recommendations for suppliers (in the US)? Here is the kind of thing that trips me up, as a beginner: [[30% SCI (with stearic acid)]] I had to look up what SCI stood for. And "with stearic acid"... does that...