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I've been reading in the archives and found a post by soapmaker man. I'm hoping someone can explain it to me... I'm a smart person, but for some reason, I can't wrap my brain around this. He says, "by Soapmaker Man » Mon Dec 24, 2007 11:38 am I make a premix lye solution of 50% strength. This...

LOL I'll never tell! :wink: BUT if you want a killer recipe for Zuchini bread, then try and find the one by Cooks illustrated. It is to. die. for.

If I wanted to make a hard lotion, would I just add ewax or beeswax? Does it need anything like cyclomethicone? The very first thing i ever made was a hard lotion bar using cocoa butter, shea butter, coconut oil and beeswax. I hated it. It just sat on my skin and left me greasy. I know that...

My friend was telling me about a product made by Passions... or some company that sells *cough* personal pleasure items. They make a product that you use in place of moisturizer. Spray it on. Dry off. Be moisturized. so.... If I wanted to do something like this, what percentages should I...

It should be a nice hard bar. But your high coconut oil is going to make a very cleansing bar of soap. I think that some would consider it drying because of that. I think you really don't need the castor oil at all.

May I ask why?

so you are saying that the soap will separate, and that whatever is on the bottom you will discard? Won't that affect your water percentage? Does it matter? How do different oils affect this process? Is it the same as for CP soaps? (good stuff is all eaten by the lye monster?) Or does the...

I didn't take it that you were asking for *my* personal favorite recipe. I took it like you were asking for a starting recipe. To me, its like asking someone for a banana bread recipe. There are basic ones, available everywhere, and there is MY recipe that uses Vietnamese cinnamon and my...

or even donate made soaps to a women's shelter or a homeless shelter.

I add dead sea mud and rhousell clay to my acne soaps. The teenagers that use them love them. You can also google non-comedogenic oils to see which are less likely to clog pores. I spoke with a friend of mine who used to work for a dermatologist. She said that he would recommend to his...

Thanks for your responses. I ordered the single walled containers. Now, I'm wishing I had bought the double. Oh well. Live and learn I guess.

I bought a shea/mango lip balm at a farmers market and mine went grainy doing nothing more than carrying it in my pocket.

You have enough. You don't want to get to many season specific scents as it will be a full year before you use them again! And I know when I buy stuff, I don't buy season specific fragrances anyway b/c if they last past Christmas, I won't want to use them anymore.

I've seen a recipe that called for 2T kaolin clay per 1 C. of baking soda. The recipe did not use cornstarch, so I do think this takes the place of it. But I've never made bath bombs. This is just coming from my notes. Good luck!

*dump* Q LOL it should read DUMB Q. hahaha!!!

What is the benefit of a double walled jar vs a single walled one? Is it just personal preference?

If your lotion has preservative in it, then you should be ok to put it in a wide mouth jar. Have you tried adding water to dilute it to make it more runny so it would come out of a pump? Also, if your recipe uses a thickener, you can either cut that back or eliminate it altogether to make a...

I just found these today: http://store.scent-works.com/wela.html weather proof stickers. I've never tried them though.

I guess if you went to Ghana, then you sell it? do you have a website?