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I wanted to figure out how different superfats and sugar or clay affects the oils and to see what i like, so i made a small batch with a diverse lye concentration. I started off by making a base oil blend that consisted of 680 grams of carrier oils. And had 8 different lye mixtures. No...

Okay, so i have a pyrex mixing glass i have been using (i know people will be like NOO don't use that! It will shatter!) But it has hold up really well even when putting the lye solution in a ice bath. I have used a plastic pitcher twice and both times it left an odd residue floating in the lye...

So the compounds are created in a lab that mimics the same compounds of true tuberose in nature whereas fragrance is a different "synthetic" compound completely unrelated to the plant it is derived from and is only similar in scent. Sorta like mica then? Because pretty much all mica is lab...

I keep seeing people interchange usage rates of E.O on here. Some people say .5%/oz PPO and other say 5% PPO which are very different things. Which one is correct when adding to soap. Say you have 100 oz of oils for soap. Do you add 5 oz of e.o or 2.5oz? Less? More? I have...

WHAT! I just checked the site and it say's synthetic. I honestly would have not figured for it to be a FRAGRANCE. I was looking at essential oils not fragrances or blends. And the fact at the very bottom is says: "important note" it's not a therapeutic grade essential oil" WHY LABEL IT at the...

I bought it from bulk apothecary. And i am really liking it! This is my first time buying straight tuberose E.O so i don't have much to compare too aside from finished products with it. Which supplier did you find the best? Like my only issue is that B.A has a really really bad delivery...

Aghhhhh i love the smell of tuberose. I love all floral scents really. I finally got my big bottle of it and i am dying with olfactory orgasms. I buy so many products with tuberose (candles and perfumes), it's just that perfect delicate floral smell. Like gardenia's and roses had a baby and gave...

Yeah, that is exactly what i was thinking. Taking some away from the palm and using 8 percent shea.

I love all these replies and stories! It's so cool to see what has brought us all here. I LOVE deconstructing things. Must be the fact i grew up with engineers. Deconstructing food recipes from restaurants i enjoy and (figuring) out how they made it is another past-time i have. Eventually...

That recipe does look pretty good, i would love to give it a go! But, I love shea butter soap, so what would be a good percentage of shea butter to use to replace some of the other oils, would this change the super fat percentage if at all? I just tested out my most recent soap after a week of...

Not so much for beginners, but for everybody to answer! Why did you want to make soap? Like, did you just want a hobby to do for the weekends or are you trying to reinvent yourself and career? What was the catalyst that you said in your mind, "This is what i'm going to do." And where do you...

No way! I live in S.F! In Sherman Oaks area. Soap newbie myself, maybe we can gather all the valley peeps and have a soap making bash

Bee!

So IFRA doesnt mean it's banned per se. But under that organization it's banned? So many places i look it says cade it safe to use and has many health benefits. It's the crude (tar) cade that is bad. I am going to dig deeper to find out what B.A says about their cade and whether it's...

From the Sticky. IFRA banned oils Cade oil crude (prickly juniper, juniper tar) Juniperus oxycedrus Carcinogenic. I love the smell of cade essential oil. And wanted to buy it for a soap or something else. Until i read about the ban because it's carcinogenic. But i read that...

Never heard of manuka essential oil. Manuka honey yes. But does it compare to qualities of manuka honey. How does it smell?

Thank you guys! You all have been so helpful and i finally get it now! You pour in the extra amount of liquid to get to the concentration you need. The 50% is the "stock" but you correct the concentration at time of usage. k chaystack probably described it the easiest way possible for me to...

The hardness of 48 is a totally new recipe and i wanted to try out something with stearic acid to harden the soap. I usually cure it for 5 weeks. I use 30% coconut 25% palm 25% olive 15% shea butter 4% castor .5% stearic .5% E.O Before i had the Coconut: 25 Palm: 25...

I am starting to get it. There is just certain things i have read on this thread that is a bit contradicting (i think?). Hold up lemme find the quotes. Here they have a 50/50 concentration. So as you say for every gram of lye is one gram of water. I get that now. If the recipe calls for this...

Hi there! Newbie interjecting and i am just flooding my brain with info on how to make soap. But this is super interesting. Silk in soap? That is a thing?!? What does it do and how do you use it?