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It sounds like the worst hurdles are over so I hope the rest is clear sailing. Congrats.

I use aloe juice in place of the water, so it's not an added ingredient, it's used instead of water.

I typically use aloe vera juice instead of water as the liquid portion of my soap recipes. I measure out the appropriate amount of aloe vera juice, then add .02-.05% sorbitol ppo (but it could also be sugar) to the aloe vera, then heat until the sorbitol is dissolved in, then refrigerate the...

Thanks so much! I've been looking at recipes and am a bit daunted, although I don't know why. The lady who requested the soap said she used to get Grandma's Lye Soap locally but can't find it anymore. I keep reading about how people on the forum render their own fat, but I'm not sure I'm up...

Hi cmzaha, where do you get your beef tallow and pig lard here in Fullerton? I have never made tallow/lard soap, but just recently got a request for it and don't really know much about it.

Thanks. I will appreciate the feedback.

It does look quite beautiful. And it looks like you can print right on the paper rather than affixing a label? Here's another ignorance question: Does the soap make oil marks on the vellum tracing paper over time?

Beautiful assortment and display. Love the tea bags for soap, but question: does your label tend to fall off the bag?

Thank you for this. It explains a lady who applied my body butter and had a reaction, which I saw with my own eyes and couldn't understand because there were no parabens or any other preservatives that would have caused such a reaction, but there is mango butter in it, as well as in the lotion...

Once you've settled on a recipe that you think is gentle enough, maybe you could give it a name that would make it appealing to your target audience, rather than making claims about what it does. "Gentle Soap for Sensitive Skin" or "Mamas and Babies" or something that would allude to a gentle...

Thanks. I am making soap this weekend so I'll try a small batch. What percentage of rice flour do you use?

I've been using aloe vera juice and adding sorbitol to it as my liquid, so now I'm wondering if maybe I could add a little rice flour to that mix and freeze it before adding the lye, like I would do if making milk soap? If I didn't freeze it, do you think it might scorch?

Thank you all so much for these ideas. I'm not terribly creative when it comes to scents so I will try these trusted ones with more confidence than I would have trying to come up with something myself.

Remember, I'm in Fullerton, so if you need any assistance, please reach out.

I made a small amount yesterday. The pH was 8, so I opted to include a preservative. I wasn't exactly certain of the directions, so I heated the soap shreds with the distilled water until they were all liquidy, then added the glycerin, melted stearic acid, then the melted oil/butter. When it...

Thanks. I will get a squeeze bottle and also measure the pH and go from there. I think I'll make a small amount to begin with though, just in case. I'm starting to sell at a farmer's market soon, so I wanted to have some fun products that are "gifty" and this would fit the bill. I also have...

Thanks. I might rethink this product entirely!

I'm getting ready to make this (finally have enough shreds) and tried to find a preservative that could be used at a higher pH level, but I can't find one. I do plan on selling them, and know that they will be used in wet showers, with people dipping wet hands into the container. I currently...

I'm in Southern California, in the same area as cmzha (sp?) and right now it is cold and rainy for the next day or two. I just made soap today, so after I unmold it, probably in a couple of days, I'll try this method. Does the weather make any difference do you think? Humidity, cold, etc...

Thanks for the info. I just made soap today, so I'm going to try this after I cut it in a couple of days.