Search results

I went to the store yesterday and got S-free soap, toothpaste, shampoo, and a few cosmetics (no wonder everything I put on my face before used to ITCH). I’m so sorry you and your family have had so much trouble and thank you so much for sharing your experience with me. My adult son actually...

I don’t have terrible skin reactions, I am sensitive but mine is mainly digestive and sometimes headaches, but I did notice when I used my face oil blend last week (olive, coconut, castor, Rosehip) that my lips tingled. I’ve switched to canola oil on my face when I need a little more than my...

Do you avoid salicylates as well? I do love the way lard feels and the BHT is probably such a small amount. I am probably not so sensitive that a tiny bit of salicylate will ruin my day. I’m still figuring it out. I think I’ll try a lard one and one without so that in six weeks I will have...

As usual you are so helpful and kind, Dawni! I did not even think to check for bloggers on the subject! Your link has some great information and leads me back to a question I have not figured out yet about guaifenesin vs. salicylate, which I don’t yet understand but surely is outside the scope...

Unfortunately the information I’m finding so far doesn’t spell out which oils are okay, except to list a few commonly used for cooking, which is why I asked here thinking people who make soap might have more information.

Maybe for your purposes it would be fun to make some lotion bars. They set up pretty quickly and they are satisfying to unmold and to use.

I’m testing a salicylate free diet, and so far it has been helpful for my symptoms. It’s early to say for sure, but I’m feeling that I may be on this diet for the foreseeable future. Can anyone point me toward information for a new soaper when it comes to making salicylate free soap? I need to...

My face is really sensitive to what I can only describe as windburn, especially in the winter. When I work out hard I have to rinse off just my face right away with plain water or the salt from my sweat burns my face. I also have oily skin and still get acne (at 40). I just started making soap...

I had some trouble with lye granules sticking when the vapor caused the bits holding on due to static to stick, but it got a lot better once I started being more mindful of the vapor the lye solution produces. I dump maybe 1/2 at a time into the water, moving the lye container away from the...

So I have felt in my super noob opinion that generally a soap being moisturizing, or feeling moisturizing is overall is a product of several things: How stripping is the soap How much oil does it leave behind How much glycerine/humectant is present What type of oils are left behind The last...

Represent! Love this overpriced, crappy drivers city.

I love this post. She didn’t want the stuff and could have just tossed it or given it to goodwill or something but she took the time to get it into the hands of people who would appreciate it and use it. What a lovely human. I love that you are taking the time to make her a custom pen, too. Just...

Here you go, SaltedFig! The purple/yellow ones came out cleaner for some reason, while the green ones had a little more smudging. It may have been because of the clay I used in the green, I’m not sure. It’s still better than those bubbles. I added a photo of another soap I made a few weeks...

I scraped them with the flat slicer/scraper tool I have. For whatever reason, a knife was a bit too sharp for me and it distorted the design more. Just wanted to let anyone who has the same problem know that it worked really well. Thanks SaltedFig and PenelopeJane!

The struggle is real! Currently struggling with letting go of some bins in the garage. I hope your back feels better soon! I’ve found a foam roller helps a lot if you’re up for rolling around on the floor.

I will do this eventually, probably. I’m trying so hard to limit the money and space dedicated to my hobby. I’ve already got the living room full of stuff. It smells great but omg. I took this on as I was working on being a better minimalist so all the space I otherwise gained is now occupied by...

I was at about 120, I think. I think the white you’re seeing might be from the top surface (I didn’t spray with alcohol) or a part of the swirl. The pits look most concentrated in the parts with colorant added. These are a relatively simple OO and CO soap. I think I’ve underestimated the...

This is helpful info, thank you. Conveniently enough, my recipe was the same except for some additives, the green one got some goat milk and the purple one got some titanium dioxide. So it’s down to the temperature or whipping bubbles into it. It could be both. I especially think I was a little...

OO was your basic Walmart stuff. Not even a dark yellow as far as olive oils go. So strange! :smallshrug:But I guess I have to learn to just go with it when I use natural colorants. I bought some more mica to use when I’m determined to get a particular look.

Really pretty batch! I agree, give it time. I made a coffee/cocoa/mint batch weeks ago, mint was the only fragrance added. It smelled awful when I sliced it. I almost threw it out. Now that it has been curing for a few weeks it smells great. :smallshrug: