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My dermatologist told me to avoid lanolin after I broke out in a horrible rash all over my face. Turned out it was windburn (hi, I'm allergic to air!) but the moisturizer I was using to treat it made it worse. Since a lot of people seen to be sensitive to it, I avoid it, at least in my face...

that ombré technique says it works better thick, but I'll remember this for future swirly things. I stink at swirling! I started out making soap for hubby and then got busy making soap for a friend with a skin condition. In those case, they wanted functional and "natural" and not so worried...

I often use it for color, not white, but green and pink and purple. I have a huge bag of white, I've never tried it to whiten a soap. I wonder how it would hold up against a discoloring fragrance oil? It does change the feel of the soap and can affect how your skin feels after using it.

That is brilliant! And pretty! Spirulina might work really well for this, it's such a dark color. Does this recipe stay workable long enough to do that many layers?

Thanks! I use tallow a fair bit but haven't done much with lard. I'm never too sure what to put with it!

Hi all! I read the forum all the time but rarely post. Tonight, I'd love your help! I have a pound of lard sitting on my counter. My kitchen is clean and so are all my soaping supplies. I got a 6 foot tall rolling bun rack for Christmas that has lots of empty racks begging for more soap...

Thank you for the recipe! Pilar, I don't know if you're still on the forum, but thank you for this recipe! My husband asked me to make some but I couldn't find a simple recipe. Yours worked perfectly! I made it in a crock pot. It took about 2 hours. Maybe I should have cooked it longer, to...