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I still wouldn't do it. The point is that although it takes a while to dry, until they dry they are protected from contamination, especially if they are drying upside down on a rack. As soon as you blow air thru the hair dryer, you are certainly adding back all the contamination plus whatever...

Things definitely grow. See above where I discuss things growing without spray. I don't imagine, I experience. I'm guessing you live where I don't, because what you are saying is NOT the case here.

Mineral oil doesn't go bad either, far as I know as it's not got fatty acids to be oxidized and is a petroleum product. Essential oils don't need to be preserved. If you use appropriate aseptic techniques and so on, I would have said it didn't need preserving, but I'm not an expert on...

Plain water won't "go bad" as long as it has nothing added into it that could go rancid or grow.

oh, see I shouldn't comment before the cut photos! it's not nearly as ugly on the inside, and it seems just a thin top layer of ugh! :) The slice in the back looks pretty funky though! The close one looks like a full moon over a boreal forest. Not as ugly as the top hinted it could be at all!

Wow! That one needs posting to the ugly soap thread, it's a doozy! I agree with the posters so far that you might try a gentle rebatch/rewarm. How frustrating a day of soaping was that? :( (Can we see the pretty swirly one too?)

I agree with LuckyStar. Shame about the ash, but the insides are stunning!

and I did say "so maybe my perspective is skewed from common practice outside the home" immediately after mentioning the flaming. (and actually, I guess plastic was assumed in the thread, because it wasn't stated, and I guess I do default to thinking of bottles being glass - my mistake) And I...

your point of view pretty much echoes several in the thread, so I'm not sure you need to be so concerned.

I would also assume lower environmental impact, at least from chemical applications, but fair trade butters would do more to assure you there was better human rights awareness than organic does, I would think. Personally I would want sustainably produced palm oil if I ever used it - the reason...

It's unlikely to catch fire from a hair dryer, unless it flings a spark out onto the ethanol, because even with a low flashpoint it needs an ignition source, not just heat. Also, we're talking about a thin film of EtOH on the surface, which will quickly self-extinguish in all likelihood. (but...

I was responding to this comment you made " Nothing can grow in today world without spraying." which is why I assumed you were talking about farmers/growers/producers. I've never grown a lotion, so I didn't immediately think that's what you were referring to.

Well, the labeling is regulated, so fighting would be just a brawl for the sake of it...the regulations are what allows it to be labeled according to the country. Again, people wish to avoid pesticide and solvent residue, and whether or not that has an appreciable effect or reduces any risk...

http://www.chagrinvalleysoapandsalve.com/idascorner/soap/a-few-words-about-organic-soaps-and-shampoos seems fairly comprehensive on the topic

To avoid pesticide residues, and solvent residues, I would assume. Since the level of organics has to be 95% or more, organic oils would be fairly important in being able to label organic, too.

In order to be labeled organic, there are requirements set out by the governing body (often the agriculture or food admin) that have to be met. So...if those are met, the product can be sold as organic. That one is pretty straightforward, and is regulated, unlike the term "natural". We can...

In the lab we use 70% ethanol to sterilize counters and safety hood surfaces. I wouldn't use a hairdryer because of the likelyhood, imo, of putting debris back onto the clean surface. Unless you are purchasing sterile packed containers, the ethanol is probably the better option than nothing.

The reason for the dyes and pigments on lab mica is more likely colour variety and brilliance. I've seen micas in very VERY unnatural shades! Some of the dyes are probably as potentially harmful as the trace elements I doubt they are "more pure" <--there's another overused, under-defined word.

Put the lavender into a leave-on product instead of the rinse-off soap! :D

People don't always take well to unsolicited advice. You. Can. Use. M&P. And. Never. Touch. Lye. ;) I know what you're saying, and I agree. I just don't see why the poor woman needed anything said to her. There's this idea sometimes that M&P is beginner's soap, and you sort of "graduate" to...