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I made a batch a few month back with dead sea powder and I've got to say after using it for a bit, I'm not liking much. It is pretty rough and not in a nice exfoliating kind of way, more an irritating scratchy way. I can't remember how I added the powder exactly, I'd like to think I mixed it...

Hi Greenmeadow, I'm in Yorkshire too :wave: Save

I second what Theresa said as I've noticed that when I'm using a soap the scent seems to come through more, than when I smell it dry. I only use 3% so its possibly subtle compared to some but here in the UK we have to have our products safety assessed and that is the max allowed on my...

It's the photo DeeAnna, it's not captured the colour very well, it does look more orangey in real life honest ;) Maybe I did use too much, I'll try it in a much smaller amount next time, thanks :)

I am experimenting with clays to try and get some natural colour to my soaps but it's not really going as planned tbh. I did an orange fragrance and used some red clay in the hope it would be orange but it looked more brown. Then I did a rooibos and star anise and used a pink clay (and cocoa...

I remember someone on a different forum trying this and there was no purple at all by the end, in fact I think it was more orange than purple strangely enough.

Count me in :)

I'm not sure how effective it would be, as I've never tried it myself but how about spraying the seeds with a strong alcohol solution or something that would act as a preservative?

My daughter has asked me to make her some (shes 4) and she has given me specifications lol, she said she wants it coloured and she wants petals and for it to smell of oranges. I haven't done one yet but was considering starting with an uncoloured one with a few rose petals for colour and a small...

I got mine from amazon :)

I doubt the corn starch is the problem because I use that in mine and they float. I've not tried clay yet though so don't know how that would affect it :)

Sorry, I meant double wrapping them after I'd left them in the molds for a couple of days because with my last batch, despite me leaving them in the molds till they were fully hardened, they then lost their shape the day after they had been wrapped in cellophane, so moisture must have been able...

I've been having the same problem with mine, perhaps its the crappy UK weather ;) Anyway despite the recipe telling me to unmold straight away I have taken to leaving them in the molds for 2 - 3 days to really give them chance to harden up, it seems to make a difference. Even in the molds I...

On the info I have from a safety assessor for body butters it 1% max for both of them :)

Thanks guys :) I have tried using both polysorbate and glycerine and they were both too wet but I might give them both another try following Dorymae's advice. I decided not to use baking soda at all, because I use glass jars and I'd heard there was a risk of explosion but corn starch should be...

I have been going backwards and forwards with my bath products, trying to get the recipe right and each time I think I've cracked it, another problem arises. I started off with a fairly simple blend of just salts and EOs but felt it did nothing for the skin. So then I added oils and butters...

I used Lavender EO at 2% and tried using it today after a 6 week cure and theres nothing, not even a faint whiff. I'm so disappointed :( I'm going to do a rebatch with it anyway and add lavender flowers, so I guess I could add more scent but I don't understand why it didn't stick. I've never...

I've been experimenting with turmeric, paprika, cocoa and beetroot powder but found that they were all best at a low % (so maybe not as bold as you'd like) due to staining.

Thanks everyone, it does have a good SF anyway so maybe more oil would not be a good idea but yes I guess I would have to have a think about the shelf life of things that I'm thinking of adding :) I'm also guessing that things like dried botanicals would go manky after a while but I might give...

A couple of batches I did recently didn't turn out too good appearance wise so I'm planning a rebatch. I've had a look at some vids on youtube and I've got the gist of how to do it and although I was actually not too keen to begin with, I'm now a little bit excited about the possibilities, such...