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Is he a Marine or a soldier? Iraq is hell on your skin ... make sure it's a "moisturizing" bar .. between the sand, temp fluctuations, and lack of humidity ... yeah it's not pretty .. it's not like our guys care about their skin, but hey .. you can !!

I'm sooo jealous .... my husband does nothing but complain about the clutter, smells, etc. I'm happy for ya ... a set of extra hands is always nice to have !!

I honestly don't know because I've never even heard of that company. My guess is that #1, they package it in smaller containers so it can be used up faster. #2, then willingly take a chance when they do this. Since I'm small scale and can't really afford a lawsuit, just like a lot of the...

I do sanitize by soaking the containers in a bleach solution and warm water for about 20 minutes. You can also buy commercial sanitizers, but bleach is cheap and effective. I also sanitize the equipment that I use (bowls, pitchers, spoons, etc). Snowdrift has an at home test kit, but I ran...

Okay, well your lye and water amount look good. You should have a pretty nice bar of soap. Shea butter (and any butter, lard, and some hydrogenated oils) add hardness to the bar. One reason for the other batch's softness could be gel. If it didn't get a full gel it could take awhile to get...

what was your recipe ??

I prefer Germall

With any type of milk lotion, milk should be no more than 14% of the total formulation. I use it at 12% so that I don't push the limitations of the preservative ... in addition, the only preservative I use in this case is liquid Germall at the rate of 1% and haven't had any problems.

I think what Deda was trying to convey is that poly 80 is derived from OO.

The first thing you need to do is cut the stearic ... cut it in half and see if that works.

Ditto what Tab and Deda said.

This is really good to know because I can't use the pharmacy stuff ... the pesticide is bad for those who are allergic to pollen ... we had a lice scare about 2 years ago (well actually it was more of me freaking out being paranoid because the kids were around other kids that had them) and I put...

I'd be a little unsure ... is it skin safe? Will it work in soap?

Lowe's not carrying Roebic is is a nationwide decision. They don't carry at mine anymore either and they said it's because Roebic raised their prices.

LOL ... it's really not that bad being a Marine, I was one too. The main thing you need to do is take care of your feet (you run on them, hike on them, they affect the knees, hips, back, etc). He fails to do so unless I make him; must be a guy thing :wink: You can add it to any lotion...

You shouldn't put that in a mug .. someone might drink it thinking it's Starbucks ... it looks fabulous !!

Whatever, you're always right .. I forgot :D

Actually Carebear, Nizzy has some cream soap stuff on his site. You can view it at: http://nizzymoulds.com/Cream%20Soap.htm He has some very useful observations on rot time there. Very informative site.

LOL .. I do that all the time .. but it's great for faces .. and when my husband's feet are like minced meat (he's a Marine), I add some to a foot bath along with a little salt and tea tree ... even he, my biggest critic, admits that it works wonders.

I use it in my lotions, and yes, it's brown. It's slightly astringent and very toning due to the high amount of antioxidants. Great additive; notice ProActive has started using it !!