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I didn’t when I used a stick blender but I switched to hand whisk and figured it was an incorporation issue. Just don’t know if EO accelerate in base oils pre lye or if the lye and EO combo causes acceleration with some EOs. I’ve been adding my EO to my kaolin and mixing before adding to my...

Will that solve the issue of clay spots? Really only adding clay to stick the fragrances

Can you add EO and clay pre lye? Since switching to hand whisk to avoid thick trace I’ve had clay spots in the finished soap. I’d like to know if I can stick blend EO pre lye and not get fast acceleration? Many thanks

I keep a large box in the under stairs cupboard for all my ingredients and equipment but i soap outdoors. I have a large patio area with low walls and a table, access to an outside tap and a plug socket just inside my conservatory for my stick blender. We have festoon lighting so I can work in...

I proper messed up at first too. Got all excited and carried away, spent a fortune on EO (sandalwood!!!!!!!!) and made a bar that was too cleansing 30% coconut oil and couldnt use it. 🙇‍♀️ I’m a year in now and making lots of success batches my family and close friends enjoy, that don’t...

My honey soap was definitely tan coloured but also smelled a bit scorched

Three have sodium coco sulphate, one has Sodium cocoyl isethionate* Disodium lauryl sulfosuccinate @AliOop i just opened up the site you mentioned to read later. Thank you @KiwiMoose what ingredients do you use if you don’t mind me asking?

More companies are cottoning on and some big brands are appearing in the supermarkets at reasonable prices as well. One is selling for £8. The market is changing. I’ve just checked 4 ranging from £4-£12 and all are syndets albeit milder sulphates. What ingredients would you use in a sulphate...

I tried. i rinsed and rinsed and then used vinegar rinse. We used them for nearly 2yrs and tbh I adjusted very quickly. The issues started very late into usage. On purchasing I did’t know they were soap not shampoo because of the cryptic (frankly outright lies) on the packaging. both billed as...

This was one of them Ingredients Sodium cocoate, Sodium olivate, Aqua, Sodium castorate, Lavandula angustifolia (lavender) oil contains linalool, Pelargonium graveolens (rose geranium) leaf oil contains citronellol, geraniol, linalool this was the blurb This nourishing shampoo bar is...

I tried two from Lush as they were a gift before I realised that the company were not as ’fresh’ as I had been led to believe. The other two I tried were soap shampoo bars but not marketed as soap. non sulphate cleansers weren’t readily available here and these companies sold their products as...

I think so, I’ll have a look see

I love the idea of shampoo bars but the reality after a year and half of use was they’re no good for me. I tried Lush syndet bars first which I didn’t like then found a great company which sold a shampoo bar I loved soooo much I used on my 4yr old as well. My horror when a year in I noticed his...

I was going to try it to make your recipe! I’ve had the page with the recipe open for ages 😂 Thanks for the reply

I’m coastal. could I use sea water?

from Doncaster, now north of the border. I’m running out of space to store soap 😂 welcome! 🤗

Ditto @Babyshoes De ionised water from Tesco is less than a quarter of the price of distilled water on Amazon. Also had no problems using it either

Oh my that would have been a photo capture moment for sure! 🤢

🤔 though perhaps your right lol. Same reason we dont buy food shaped play doh sets. I’ll stick with making his dinosaur soaps 😂

He said “Mama, this is the worst soap you’ve ever made” 😂