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Finally cut my last shampoo bar. It was like 3-4 weeks old and still plenty soft. Say: "Too much water!" Just now put a new scent to bed. It's BB's Arabian Spice. I was hoping it would be a replacement for WSP's discontinued Holly Berry. I don't think it is that, but it is very nice...

Thanks for clearing that up. When I read that e wax would make scrubs feel like lotion when rinsed, I mistakenly assumed that the e wax itself was doing that, not acting on the other ingredients. I appreciate you making sense of this for me. Can the stearic acid be used in a scrub? I have...

Good point! I'm glad I only made a little!

A recipe I'm working with uses both an e wax and cetyl alcohol. I was thinking they do much the same thing in a recipe: namely emulsify and soften. If that is true, however, I'm guessing we would not need both. Please clarify, as with all I've read, I don't see the difference, at least as far...

Thanks, Dorymae. That was what I was hoping!

I'm fairly new at making sugar/coffee scrubs. As a matter of fact this experiment was my first attempt using both preservative and e wax. I sit down to complete my notes on what I did and realize my recipe called for only 10 gr. e wax and I used 120- the same as my sugar! I know I've...

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luxuriant

Such great news!

Wow, Morpheus, that looks fantastic! I'd love to see it after cut!

handmade cookie dough

nocturnal

We have a snow day today. Most of my "soaping" time lately has been spent packaging and labeling, but I got all those delivered last weekend. Today I get to MAKE soap! Yea!! I've been inspired to try litsea and sweet orange anchored with clay. But when I made my last order I forgot to get...

pillowcases (for those who don't know: fabric is made in the shape of a tube, specifically for making pillowcases.)

flying (I know! I watch too much Science Channel!)

finding peppermint tea

Found this on Facebook. I'm not that "into" smudging, but thought it was interesting so that is why I'm posting the link. Disclaimer: As with any online recipe, be safe and run it through a lye calculator...

Thanks for this reminder. That combo is one I've been meaning to try for some time. I need to look and see what clays I have to anchor it.

Hubby has taken over some of my coconut oil, too. I usually buy it online but ran out so purchased at the grocery. Now he's telling me how good it is. I think he's won over. The goat's milk I buy is used for both consumption and soaping. But it is not the powder. It is straight from the...

I do both, though most of my soaps are ungelled. The reason is overheating.. I have a lot of trouble with it because I use a lot of goat's milk. If I wrap, I get a split on the top when it overheats. If I leave unwrapped I get partial gel. Can't seem to reach that happy medium. So I just...