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Been using vinegar with no damage to the washer and good results. 3 things to add: -Damage doesn't seem likely to me, if anything, it HELPS the washer's longevity by constantly getting rid of hard water sediment. IMO, if anything did happen to the washer, it'd be because of the soap. -If you...

Hemp is probably used somewhere around 4-5% tops (likely less, considering the color, I think...), slightly more quantity than jojoba, if you count that as part of the oils. If you've truly seen it being marketed as some sort of hemp oil-based soap, it's purely marketing. Quite common...

Been fiddling with the prices a bit lately and found nothing drastic about B prices to be honest. One 100g bar equates around 250ml of LS, in terms of soap content. Average bar of soap, 100g: around 4-5€, non-organic B's 500ml bottle: around 14-15€, organic and fair trade certified Purely...

Small world, I'm a registered nurse :). And I didn't think you were bashing, your message was clear enough! I didn't start this to be honest :P, it started with me saying how activism, rather than marketing, was the reason for B's success (well at least according to, ironically, B themselves...

Don't make the mistake of assuming that vegans are the group with the most widespread lack of nutrition knowledge. While there is potential for failure with plant based diets, so it is for every dietary pattern. Hence charts like these are born - namely, close to half of the causes of death in...

Derp, I'm not American, so I have no idea what you're on about - the taxes here are handled quite differently (Europe - Slovenia). But yeah, Dr. B's LS is without a doubt not milder than IL's recipe or anything similar. The jojoba gets saponified, the 50%ish of it that can be, at least, and the...

If one was to...increase drastically the amount of water used when making paste, would the reaction between KOH and the oils still eventually take place? Paste probably wouldn't form... but still? Any guesses how long it might take? And what about if the paste is already made, and has been...

Quick question to see if my understanding of the subject is on point. If we have a 100% CO soap and a 100% EVOO soap, we tend to call the EVOO more moisturizing/conditioning, and the CO more harsh. But isn't this more a matter of...the EVOO simply being less stripping than the CO, in other...

The need for cooking isn't all that surprising then, EVOO is a slowbie. What I'm more surprised by is that you're amazed by the amount of lather? Can we get a picture? My EVOO LSs are almost like washing yourself with water, appearence and feel wise. On the other hand, I can see what you mean...

Made with 100% EVOO via the glycerin method?

Aye.

Even after sequestering for weeks... I'll attempt to replicate the results in the future, see if it clouds again.

Interestingly, I did that to my 70/25/5 CO/OO/HO recipe and it clouded up like a mofo, and persists to be cloudy. Diluted the same paste with the same amount of water, but gave it more time instead of blending, and it's as clear as a sunny day. Not exactly important or relevant, but quite...

Not that kind of forum ;) but oh well: As for Bronners and their activism, some of it is hype, some of it is real. At times they merely donate towards the cause, at times they influence the problem directly (for example addressing the problem of importing materials while the farmers get boned...

My review of B's: -The lather is exceptional, even 100% CO/0% SF doesn't give the same results, so the combo they use does something right -The feel is exceptional, once you lather up, it feels full, soft and has a lot of "body" -Can't say if it's drying or not, because I also can't feel any...

I'm assuming the SF was 3%? What was the overall recipe?

Just made an eucalyptus, scented at 2%. It's pretty sweet to me.

Any idea how one would find out if the unsaponified matter of specific oils/waxes (e.g. jojoba or hemp oil) is of actual value (moisturization, conditioning, vitamins, texture, etc.) or provides no benefits? The unsaponifiable matter of this jojoba is listed at 46.4%...

A thought sprung up in my head. The theory of adding a chelating agent like SC for boosting soap efficiency is definetly there. BUT... Is the reaction between the hard water (Ca/Mg?) and the citrate even fast enough to be noticable while swiftly washing your hands/body? For example if I...

The results in the glycerin LS tests were quite desirable, weren't they... I'd do the tests, if only I could find some SC to buy.