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For non-medical persons, a paper towel or a coffee filter is pretty good. For medical types, hopefully they will be provided with a more advanced filter. Ideally, we civilians would wear the mask whenever not at home. Come home, throw away the paper towel and wash the mask - soap and water, dry...

There are tons of crafters who are doing what they can to help combate Covid-19 - from sewing masks to 3D printing ventilator parts. If you have some free time on your hands, maybe you can help! Open Source COVID19 Medical Supplies https://www.facebook.com/groups/670932227050506/ Some of...

Here is a link to a chart of SAP values: http://www.soap-making-resource.com/saponification-table.html The sap value is how much lye it takes to turn the fat into soap. Since you are making bar soap, look at the NaOH column. Looks like Avocado Oil is pretty dang close. I'd choose that option...

Hi, welcome to the forum! Can you post pics? Please post your recipe. Also, review your actions - did you add water twice? Or an oil twice? If your mold is oven safe, you could preheat your oven to 150-200F or so, turn it off, and then put your soap in the oven to force a gel. I like to wrap...

You are my best friend. :)

10. Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana. I literally JUST GOT THIS. I always took it literally, as in, if you throw a piece of fruit it flies like a banana would fly. I thought the humor was that it was such a nonsensical statement. But now I actually get the pun - Fruit flies...

Yes, I've seen some where they use coconut instead of soy. I'm just saying, always read those ingredients. IMO, it's easier to keep a bottle of hemp seed oil and a container of soy shortening (or coconut or shea or whatever), vs having one container of soy+hemp and one container of coffee oil +...

I don't think there is a mass bottle shortage, but it is harder to source 1 million identical bottles. Hand sanitizer calculator https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1o98YBTkaBXcXIfPJc1nfChLYrihjoG_j/edit#gid=2116942897

From the New Directions site: "It is created by blending Hemp Seed Oil with non-GMO Soy Butter" So it's hemp seed oil blended with vegetable shortening. You can purchase hemp seed oil at a local health food store and add it to whatever you'd like. I personally don't recommend soap - I love it...

I would not rebatch this. It is very cool looking and the swirl is gorgeous.

Just a bit of a look from the "inside" - I work for a company that makes labels. We just got a super rush order for labels for hand sanitizer. But they cut the order from 1 million labels to 500,000 labels - because they are having a hard time locating bottles. We had to go to a secondary...

Praying for you and your community, DeeAnna! It was not my intent to come across badly to you - I was just stumped by the math. I do appreciate your efforts to explain things to us. Eat hot soup and get plenty of rest and sunshine!

Sorry about that. I just wanted to point it out before somebody (not you) started talking about price gouging.

Keep in mind they are probably paying extra for rush orders for their suppliers, paying extra for overnight shipping, paying overtime for their workers. People are quick to point the finger and yell "Pricing gouging!"

I'm with Jersey - sorry DeeAnna, but I could not figure out how to use your info to make a recipe.

I'm with Jersey Girl. I have the ingredients - isopropyl Alcohol, Hydrogen Peroxide and Glycerol and Water, but I only want to make a gallon. Can somebody lay it out in weights to make 1 gallon? Did my own math, if anybody sees an error please let me know: This is for Formulation 2 on pg 3. 1...

Also, if we STAY HOME to make the soap, that stops us from mingling and spreading it around! Win win!

Practically speaking, a donation of shampoo or liquid soap might be better. I would try to offer the soaps to groups with longer term residents - women's shelters, food banks, etc.

FOs are definitely more reliable than EOs. Check out the Fragrance Review Chart: https://www.soapmakingforum.com/threads/fragrance-oil-review-chart-link.47182/

The mild salicylic helps me a bit. The max over the counter salicylic don't help me more than the mild, and really irritate my face. With the Rapid Wrinkle Repair, I had to stick it out for 2 months, though. Apparently the retinol brings all of the future pimples to the surface, so for about...