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Yes I think that sums it up perfectly. I personally totally understand the mixture of different surfactants in order to get a good combination of cleaning and condoning although there are those who argue that shampoo is for cleaning and condoner is for conditioning, perhaps they are right. I...

I didn't mean LS at all just liquid / cream surfactant in reply to topred, meaning the dilution of the surfactant down to 50% or more with water and other goodies. It was because was because of the person ( not on this forum) who'd tried their own surfactant shampoo bar and was disappointed...

I liked the idea of shampoo bars made with surfactants until I read that a liquid shampoo is surfactants diluted with water, as we know usually more than 50% but the bars are mostly concentrated surfactant held together sometimes by melting and or a glue such as glycerine which I understand such...

cmzaha has told it perfectly, alkaline soap and hair just don't work together, soap will damage hair almost right away and probably worse on the long term. It does not matter what oils it is made of, yes it will lather like no tomorrow and will clean your hair and scalp but at the cost of...

Many moons ago when I had this problem at the outset of my LS adventures I made up a solution of Koh and added it in tiny increments just until the the fatty layer blended with the main clear soap underneath. It did work and the soap was quite usable for me. it took a while of adding and waiting...

I did do that way to for many years and it was good but these days I do as DeeAnna does and find I can keep and eye on it and control it more especially with fluidity in mind;)

I do exactly the same, Yes I originally way back cooked the hell out of it, I crock potted it, I oven baked it but in the end I found gentle is best as with LS.

I started out with CP but then tried my hand at HP and never looked back as I much prefer it for many reasons. My suggestion would be to start with CP and get to know it first and then try out HP and see the difference, both have their challenges but they are different ones and you need to find...

Just putting aside for a moment the environmental palm issues one of the things which I don't like about palm is its tendency to separate out leaving the solid part kind of crusty and the oily part separate which then required heating up and a good old mix together if you dont want to risk not...

When I used tap water I got DOS and I did use it for a while, reverting back to distilled and the DOS stopped. We are recommended to use purified or distilled water for a reason and it is because tap water does contain many impurities, I knew this but chose to use tap water for a while at my...

I totally agree.

Have used Lemongrass a lot and love it, have used it neat with nothing else and found it sticks fine, used at 3% in the past without any problem that was my original SA but now I think it would be 2% and I would use it at that but I do HP which might make a difference. If I were to mix I would...

I second every word NsMar42111 exactly my experience also.

I have noticed that many brands of Coconut milk have added xanthan gum, whichI imagine is an emulsifier to keep it homogenised, could this be adding to the silky or creamy feel people are getting? and does coconut cream the semi solid stuff without any additives have the same effect?

Sadly I love both!!!! is there no hope.

Yes absolutely right that chuffed means really pleased, it can sometimes be chuffed to bits when you are really really pleased. We have so many different sayings from one another. For me I always find it so strange to have a ' bunch " of something, we in the UK tend to only have a bunch of...

I agree as have been there and done that, what is liquid one day turns into a thick lard like cream/paste and this process continues and continues and continues despite keep adding water, it just never stops re solidifying.

Have a look at:- The Soap Kitchen Gracefruit Just a soap The soap makers store Soaposh Hope that helps.

Hello and welcome, I am also in the UK. Looking forward to seeing your adventure journey, dont forget we all learn by our mistakes so never get disillusioned. You will love the soap you make and there are lots of people to help answer queries.

I am in the UK and yes it is strange that in the US you dont have crumpets, they are wonderful, a very nice Sunday afternoon tea treat served hot with butter melting through the holes and then some home made jam spread over the top, the nice thing about them is they are not sickly as they are...