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Thanks for the replies and the advice. I'll post my recipe once I'm happy with the results.

Hello everyone! Does anyone have a lip scrub recipe they wouldn't mind sharing? I think it's just castor sugar, some oil and a lip balm flavoring but I could be wrong. Thanks!

Thanks for the advice everyone. I went with this recipe. It seemed extremely oily to use, I need to dial it in. I split the batch and shaved some M&P base into one half. Much better and made the paste thicken even more. But on a brighter note, I made my first lotion today and that turned out...

New to scrubs but looking for recipes. Would like a recipe for sugar or salt scrub. I've seen whipped scrubs and they look okay, but really just need a something basic that I can build off of as well as any tips. Thanks in advance!

@Obsidian I wanted to say thank you for your insight and recipe. I do have some questions : 1. I have been doing 50% salt, but have been wondering about going higher. Is there a reason you choose 35%? What does more salt get you? 2. What's the benefit of a salt bar compared to a normal bar...

Cutting with a knife will cause this. The surface area on the face of the blade is dragging across the soap when you cut. I used to get them as well. I switched to a wire cutter and it became a non issue. Edit: Nevermind, saw you were using a cutter. Is the blade clean? Smooth on the cutting...

This was white beeswax from bulk apothecary and it smells like crayons.

First batch is done. I do have a question. I used white beeswax from bulk apothecary and I have a weird waxy smell in the finished product. I smelled the bag of beeswax and it has the same strong wax smell. Is this normal?

Thanks Carly! I appreciate the fast response! I also ordered some meadowfoam oil. I may experiment with it.

Hey everyone. I have searched through the forums and found some good info on lotion bars. But I was wondering if my idea would work. I plan to make some today and my recipe is going to be Beeswax 33% Almond oil 33% Coconut oil 30% Jojoba 3% Any changes or suggestions? Also, can I use FO or...

I tried Obsidian's salt bar recipe last night (CO 80%/OO 20%, SF20%, 50% salt) so we'll see how that goes as far as longevity.

Thanks for all the responses! So if I'm reading everything correctly, there's no hard rule on SF % but rather trial and error with a base knowledge of "once you go above a certain amount of CO, SF % goes up"?

Is it all guesswork as far as what percentage to use or is there a formula or guideline? It seems like once you get above 20% CO the suggestions from other members goes up as far as SF%. I'm trying to figure out a good starting point for SF% when using high amounts of CO. Also, what if there are...

Is there a formula or method for calculating SF or is it more trial and error? I know higher the CO the more oil you need to leave in, just curious how these recipes calculate that.

What's your SF value on that one? Also, how do you know how much to SF a recipe?

Hello! I'd love some advice from you all. I'm looking to make a recipe that's got a lot of longevity, hardness, and cleansing properties. From what I understand oils with high palmitic are a good way to get there. How can I also get a higher cleansing bar? I've been thinking about doing a 50/50...

My brother is a mechanic and has a hard time with grease. How would this work for really greasy hands?

Hi, wanted to get some feedback. The other day I made a 100% coconut oil soap recipe that I use quite often. Normally I superfat @ 20%. Well today I'm cleaning the soap station and the soap drippings are like concrete. I'm like "hmm" thats weird. I went back and looked at my print out and sure...

Hey, my other thread got moved as it got off topic. I wanted to say thanks to everyone for all the help and tips. You guys are awesome. The whole soap making community has been wonderful. Soap making is so much fun. The soap is coming out great and is exactly what I wanted. I did my 5th batch...

Thanks for the advice!