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Try to find a sunscreen that is already formulated to be moisturizing. Using sunscreen on top of other products may reduce the SPF. When a new sunscreen is developed, it has to be tested to make sure it actually works as formulated, because there are so many ingredients and combinations of...

I need to clear something up here. When something is said to be a "natural sunscreen", that doesn't mean it has a high enough SPF to actually protect you, and it also does not mean that it will protect against the specific wavelengths of UV that damage skin. Raspberry seed oil in particular only...

Out of how many? And what kind are they? At the beginning of the pandemic when grocery stores couldn't keep eggs on the shelves, several of my siblings and I pitched in together to get some chickens and ducks from Tractor Supply. We got 6 chicks and 10 ducklings. They were sold out of...

Zany is right. Argan oil is better as a leave-in hair treatment. It washes out with shampoo and doesn't deposit on the hair. Shampoo is designed to remove oil from hair, not to leave it there. However, if you want to add it anyway for "label appeal", read on. Depending on the surfactants you...

🤮 I hate it already, and it's not even made yet. Good job!

Yeah, see @amd's post right before yours. Everyone is different. Coconut oil soap is one that people either love it or hate it. It is not for everyone. I guess in that sense it's not a perfect soap, but a soap that is loved by everyone does not exist. Every soap has its fans and its haters.

The More Mango recipe was specifically designed without BTMS and Cetyl Alcohol, so it makes sense that it's at least moldable when at room temperature. Those ingredients are what made mine need to be at least warm when adding the melted ingredients. At first I tried adding the melted stuff to...

I would say, probably the 100% coconut oil soap with a 20% superfat. Only because on paper it doesn't work at all, but once I tried it I decided it was a really nice soap. It traces in a reasonable amount of time, and the bars last long enough for me. Micas turn out true to shade without the...

To be fair, most of the time when people say "tallow" without specifying what it came from, they mean beef tallow.

Some FOs will blend just fine without a solubilizer, but others will need one. It could be there is already a solubilizer in your base, which is likely if you got it from Hobby Lobby (more on this at the end of this post). Also, some FOs will thicken the base, and others will thin that same...

I always heat my bars. I tried it at room temperature only in the very beginning and it was a disaster. I think my ratio of dry to wet ingredients was also off quite a bit back then as well, and my recipe and process have changed significantly since then. I find it is much easier to heat...

OK, @JuLeeRenee I heard back from my mother. She liked the one with cornstarch better, because it was more dry feeling than the arrowroot powder. I kept a smidge of each and tried them both myself, and I liked the arrowroot better because it felt smoother and silkier. It was also easier to...

The main thing is to make sure you run your recipe through a lye calculator. That's all you really need to do. The lye is going to be used up in a few days at most, as long as you measured everything correctly. Most soapers don't check the pH at all, in fact I only have a meter because I also...

You are welcome! I have some molds from Amazon that are really bad about that. Then I have others from Amazon that don't bow out. I have some little guest soap molds from WSP that are very thick and sturdy, and a few other molds and it really depends on the mold and who made it. I have some...

You can measure directly into the warming pot if it fits on your scale. Then you won't have any waste. Or weigh it into a lidded plastic container that you can actually make the soap in. You can put it in a warm water bath to melt the hard oils, if you're using any in that batch. Then pour in...

I agree with @AliOop. It's most likely soap from the sides of the crock that got scraped off and mixed in. I do need to mention that pH strips don't work on soap, due to the dyes that are used to make them. I can guarantee that the pH of your soap is at least 9.5, probably closer to 10. If you...

I would make sure the recipients know to use it with clean dry hands. But I wouldn't be concerned about normal bacteria levels on skin with an anhydrous product. It is incredibly unlikely that you'll get any bacteria, mold, or fungus growing in this stuff, as long as you're not scooping it out...

You'll only get condensation in it if you keep it in the fridge. Even if the humidity is 100%, a temperature difference is required for condensation to form. You're fine without a preservative as long as you aren't adding anything with water in it.

You are welcome! Well, sometimes. It depends on the oil. Some things are OK to add to a surfactand blend in small amounts without an additional solubilizer, but some oils need Polysorbate 20, and others need Polysorbate 80. The exact composition of FOs can vary greatly and some of them will...

I guess I should have said it works for most people. Everyone's skin and hair is different so there is no one-size-fits-all answer.