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So I did add a bit of sodium lactate at the end because I'm using cheap silicone moulds and HPing. I did add a little bit more water. I ran out of olive oil. Thought I had a little more than what I had - always forget it's heavier - I assumed I had about 850 - 900 grams - I had 684.8 grams...

Just reading all your posts at the moment, I made the faux water (it's in the fridge), just going to read a little more first before I give it a go. Will post update later today. but it's Friday and I'm supposed to be formulating not soaping. But telling myself school work can wait. I feel like...

didn't realise I could search actual thread (I'm an ***** - I know there's advanced search - just didn't think). Am reading links now. thank you lovely - your post in the other thread was what triggered my intrigue. For the last month, my niece has been asking me to make castile for her. But, in...

there's 33 pages and I don't feel like reading them all this morning... I did search but nothing popped up. I've not used faux sea water before (don't know why) but was hoping @ResolvableOwl or @Zany_in_CO have you HPed this? I've HPed a bastile before, but I've been asked for a "real" castile...

@amd exclusive scents just for S&S or M&T is a great idea. LOVE the soap. It's lovely. I made a blend of essential oils that I call my Fyah blend. "Fyah" because I made the blend up for my two leo/fire/dragon sisters. Have two very close friends (one now lives interstate as I moved back home)...

Haha, I was going to mention "***" as in donkey. But, I'd argue that the etymology of our colloquium "arse" is older. The roots are Germanic. Originally it was a polite way of saying bum, but, by time king Henry VIII was around, it was used colloquially. It was only around the 19th century, that...

I think she did so well. I like her Violet one, except she was heavy handed with mica and got into trouble 🤣😂 But the one the kids did together wish I took more photos. It was adorable watching each of them pour and spray. They all had their own jugs and in a line would pour and spray IA, then...

I have a love hate/relationship with SL big time. I love it in shampoo bars and I use it in some formulations, but in soap, I don't always have success. I find it finicky I'm not sure if it's me or not. Some formulas it works in, some it doesn't. I know Soap Queen/Bramble Berry is popular but I...

@SPowers omg, I had never made soap balls, until this week. I got those silicone ball things for ice (saw them at my local Charlie Cheap shop) and have been filling them with leftovers when child#3 has been soaping (well technically she did this not me, but it was my idea) and they look so very...

@The_Phoenix and @amd tell me more about sip and shop. I had a quick Google but was wondering how would you work this. Would you do a sample kit with say several varieties of soap, and products and have people order. Or have the stock on hand. If stock on hand, how much would you be aiming for...

Yep makes perfect sense (to me, anyway). I'm not a huge fan of body butter, although I love making it, but we were given an excerise to make a cold whipped (no heating, no fridge or freezer). There's no lumps or graininess it's beautiful. As such simple ingredients. I used Shea, safflower...

I understand what you are suggesting with data, we did have something similar set up but for older stuff. So very clever! I did see a program (can't remember what it was called - was being promoted by cosmetic chemist association) that worked out formulation cost etc has all sorts of ways to...

That's what I did. I posted my comment went back into the kitchen and darling 10year old was standing there with a roll of wire. Why didn't I think of that 😂 cut and have 8 kids coming Monday if lockdown ends to make soap. 10yr old currently grating up older cp soap for confetti.

Cute indeed. Would that be cold whipping - like for example with shea and ipm etc. I've done a few cold emulsions with body butters and lotions, it was a new process for me, but I do like it. It's Friday, it's formulation day (most days are theory in the morning, mid afternoon prac work, then...

We originally started a business to raise money for children with DIPG (Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma), a brain stem tumour with a death sentence. My 5 year old was diagnosed with it - she's the longest survivor in Australia, 21 months. most die within 6 months), so she was making craft...

Nah. I just lack brevity and write how I talk - aka verbal diarrhoea (I live with a mostly autistic family 2 outta 3 kids plus partner - and they don't like talking) 🤣😂

Well I would assume so. My mum gave me mine and I just rang her about this. As I was in stitches about the one in my laundry. My DP thought it was a for crumpets on the fire. 😭😂🤣 She said her mother used to use it with laundry. Even growing up we had old style aggregation washer - one by hand...

so hard isn't it, something I'm always working on and fail at on occasion. As I learn more about cosmetic chemistry, I swear the madder I get at people who don't think critically. Always been a believer in reading and researching. Omg!! I have one that's like 50 years old. I thought it was for...

You know that sinking feeling you get because you do something wrong but it turns out okay. I accidentally grabbed zinc oxide instead of TD. Mixed with It keeps me occupied too. 😂

Lol I have carcinogenic noodles too 🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂