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I can tell the difference in my soaps that have cured for a long time like 6 months the difference without castor oil. I use 8% in my recipes. I ran out of castor the other day and bought some in town. It was super expensive!!

I’ve been tweaking my shampoo and conditioner bars and they are nearly perfect! I think I need a little bit more slip, at least with the conditioner. I think the shampoo is good. However, I was thinking that not everyone has hard water like I do and maybe that’s part of the issue. I bought some...

I am so sorry, @tammy sue starks, that you are having to go through this. I was with a violent alcoholic/addict and I left him for the safety of our child. He is still struggling with his demons, in and out of treatment, jails and 12-step fellowships. I have been in recovery for nearly 17 years...

I use the INCI provided by the company I buy the mica from.

I checked out the FDA about hand sanitizer after reading about local breweries making hand sanitizer. I found this: https://www.fda.gov/media/136118/download very informative!

@Kiti Williams thank you! This is interesting.

my husband is sensitive to just about every laundry detergent but Era. I wash my son’s in Arm & Hammer sensitive/fragrance free. My son doesn’t eat much so I wonder what he could be sensitive to food wise. Thank you also @MGM for your thoughts. I just thought about the body wash my son loves...

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He hasn’t yet but he doesn’t really eat much either. It’s something we are going to bring up at his next checkup because I have some interesting food allergies, however I don’t have any skin issues. My husband did and he is allergic to cows milk protein, which I find interesting. I hate using...

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yeah, I was thinking unstable or omitting, both of which I am not happy to support in a cosmetic making unsusbstantiated drug claims. And as for the ingredients listing, I am skeptical if that is everything as well. I’m imagining that I’ll be making more of a creamy balm with the oils and...

@Kiti Williams, I just looked up Orvus and it’s mostly sls. The reviews are pretty good. I’m gonna go see if there’s any at the Tractor Supply store! And I’m also gonna try my SLSa :)

I think I found the ingredients. So it seems like a lotion but I’m still wondering about emulsifying. I’m gonna attempt something and will let ya know! I have so much beeswax and honey and have a great local supply for it. https://eczemahoneyco.com/pages/ingredients their advertising and...

It’s a balm that I keep seeing all over my feed. I have all the ingredients so I don’t want to buy it. https://eczemahoneyco.com/ @shunt, that is my initial thought as well that it will be sticky and oily. How is the honey emulsified?

Has anyone tried this or made something similar? I think I'm going to whip up something for my son and husband. Beeswax, honey, almond oil and sunflower oil. Seems easy enough.

I've never heard of this. Will check out. @beckster51 I have read that people have used baby shampoos for washing knits. I've thought about checking formulations for that as well.

Check out tandb_soaphouse on Instagram. Their soap and packaging is on point for weddings! They show a great array of designs and color schemes that are divine!

I don’t spin yet lol I’m just an avid yarn and fiber lover. My next endeavor is to start weaving more to use stash before I start making my own yarn!

sheep’s wool does have a ph of 7-9 but alpaca has a lower pH, closer to our own hair. I have a ton of fiber that I am going to test on because my research also says that dyeing and different manufacturing of fibers can affect the pH as well. I think I will go talk to my fiber mill friends...

So I participate in a fiber festival every year and I’ve been asked a few times about wool wash. After doing some research on popular ones, Eucalan mostly, I noted the ingredients to be similar to shampoo bar ingredients. Particularly the Laundress wash with the listing saying plant based...