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How is the lather? Does it stay white?

I have some leftover red wine (which does not happen very often in this house :wink:) and I would like to try to use it in soap. I know you need to boil it, let it reduce and then freeze it before using but I would like to know two things: 1. Does the lather stay white? 2. Should I...

I found that shaking the lye container just before pouring helps a bit.

I have used goose fat in the past. The soap was fine. I never tried duck fat but they can't be all that different.

The problem with that is that we have to pay import duties from the USA and these are quite high, too. Plus we also have to pay Royal Mail £8 just for opening and re-closing the parcel!

Thanks a lot.

Thank you. Do you use Epsom salts in a deodorant?

I am trying to buy some magnesium hydroxide powder and this is the link given on the forum: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00EOWINR2/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20 As you can see, although it costs about $14 in the US, in the UK it is about £45! I was wondering whether I can use magnesium...

I am interested in trying the magnesium hydroxide and babassu oil combination but the cost of the one that Amazon sells (here in the UK) is prohibitive. I have found some tablets that I thought I could crush. However, they are marked as magnesium oxide (not hydroxide). Is it the same stuff...

Well, after reading this thread, I made a deodorant cream. Here is my recipe: 20g babassu oil 2g zinc oxide 3g arrowroot powder 2 g bicarbonate of soda 0.17g tea tree EO 0.17g lemongrass EO I added zinc oxide because too much bicarbonate of soda irritates me. The resulting cream is...

What beautiful soap! How did you make the falling snow? Is it salt?

I had an operation a month ago and the surgeon recommends that I rub bio-oil on the scar. I had a look at the ingredients of this bio-oil and one of them is "Mineral Oil (Paraffinum Liquidum)". Do any of you know this bio-oil? Is it really any good on scars? And would a vegetable oil not be...

Well, I am French and so I can help people with translation if necessary. I saw those moulds made by Saponine a while ago but their prices are really high. Moreover, they are based in Guadeloupe, a French overseas territory in the southern Caribbean Sea, and I would imagine that the postage...

I have tried that tip and it works very well.

Thanks DeeAnna.

Hello, I live in the UK and cannot get Canola HO. What substitute would you recommend?

I agree with you. I love it too!

Lily stamens - update I have finally made a soap using lily stamen infused olive oil. I am pleased to report that the colour is a beautiful yellow. I am afraid that the soap itself is not very pretty because I decided to use some bits from my attempt at Isg's Pears soap. This was the...

It works! Thank you so much for a really useful tip. It's wonderful.

Hello and welcome! Another UK soaper here. I am French and I live in Surrey. You will find lots of information on this forum. It's better than any books! Nicole