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allergies to something wouldn't show up on first exposure to the allergen. That's pretty much how they work. So, I would suspect that your hubby and son are sensitive to one or more of the ingredients. If it were me, I would try a patch test or swipe with each ingredient to see if any of them...

Why would plantain be any sort of issue at all?? Let alone that it's plantain ASH, even. Oh look, potash from a plant! Eek! :wtf: I must be missing something. Although I am wondering about the label on the soap in that image, and whether it would be a medical claim (although depending where...

That it happened to two people with the same batch and for whom removal of the deodorant caused remission of symptoms does suggest the possibility something is connected, however I, too, would want to know for sure it was a lymph node issue before I started to suggest specifically what it could...

Which doesn't make those things not-natural (unnatural), just undesirable.

Do you know for sure it was the lymph nodes and not another cause of localised swelling like sweat glands or sebaceous glands?

yes, I know I asked, and I thanked you for taking the time to explain. I wasn't thinking aromatherapy

Ah, ok, I missed where we were talking aromatherapy I think. It's best I bow out of the discussion at this point. Thanks for taking the time to explain your position. :)

I still would like to know how RU gets used by "organic" farmers where you live, although since you stated two posts ago you were done with the discussion, I guess I won't ;) . State what you like about my garden and that of others who don't spray (none of which you have any knowledge of, of...

80% and 30% is 110%...?

You missed some of my questions: What do we mean by "therapeutic"? And where do we find these limits noted? If it's "allowed" or not, where would I find that information? There's a wide difference between 3% and the 0.7% I read about for some EOs. I suppose I should just take it on Lindy's...

I'm curious about this repeated assertion that 3% is the therapeutic level for any essential oil. How is it that ALL EOs have the same level at which they become efficacious? Do any require a higher level, or lower? Do they all absorb equally, and all have equally miniscule molecules? What is...

what do these high-income folks do? There might be something specific about their big spending trends that you could capitalise on in some way. I have seen some unbelieveable christmas decorations in homes - maybe some elegant seasonal soaps or candles. There's only so many santas and snowmen...

would be kind of fun to do a large bar that was scored or dented to snap off smaller segments (like some chocolate bars) Some of the large older bars would have been shredded into hot water. That's still how it's done in some Hutterite colonies I'm aware of - they cut large and fairly random...

Sort of like "oh, but lye soap is harsh"....saying M&P isn't soaping is kinda..."old school" or undereducated about the nuances and improvements to the art/skill/craft/science.

There was no will to persevere required for me, as I had no trouble with "gunk" or residue, once I learned I had to actually wash what needed washing and use an acid rinse after rinsing well with water. Maybe your bar had too high a SF or too high a conditioning # for your water or your hair...

I personally very much dislike the feeling of leftover oils on my skin, so a high superfat leaves me dissatisfied with the soap. I have wrapped my head around the terms "conditioning" and "cleansing" now, and I feel that I would have a wider range of oil options that worked for me if I drop the...

re Titanium dioxide " It is a white, opaque and naturally- occurring mineral found in two main forms: rutile and anatase. Both forms contain pure titanium dioxide that is bound to impurities. Titanium dioxide is chemically processed to remove these impurities, leaving the pure, white...

hooboy. can open, worms everywhere. We just did some of this in the 100% natural poll thread. You have to define HOW natural you want to be, and what it means to YOU and YOUR clientele. Are you ok with processing? Chemical manipulation to get an end product from a natural source? Strictly...

:oops: I'm not sure I "explained" anything other than my confusion, but thanks for your generosity. :D

:problem: They didn't INTEND to put it in the urn. It was in the kitchen for degreasing other equipment, was mistaken for sugar, and dumped into the tea.