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Hi, you can drop the stearic acid altogether. It is included in recipes as a thickener but if you aren't looking for a cream the ewax will have enough cetyl or cetearyl alcohol to stop it being too thin and to add stability to your emulsion. I personally don't like stearic acid in a lotion and...

Hey, I agree with the others. It's impossible to lower the ph. If it's not alkaline then it's not soap. Soap is horrible for your hair. Syndet shampoo is the only good way to make shampoo. Step away from the thought that soap is natural and syndets are bad. They are both natural materials...

I am wondering if anyone can help. I have made crea facial wash with my cream soap. Everything was going great until I added charcoal. There was a sulphur smell. It faded after 5 minutes but I need to know if it's normal. Can anyone help? My cream soap recipe is pretty standard. Additives...

A recipe that starts with a shop bought bar of soap isn't one I would have too much confidence in! I tried a little experiment with liquid soap I had made. It is a high coconut and castor recipe so I whipped it up with shea. 1/4 cup shea and 1 cup liquid soap. It has settled and deflated into...

I found my soap was cloudy so the next day I melted it again and added sugar solution. I got very good results. So, more sugar is worth a try. The colour could be due to high heat. I know that with my liquid soap I get a very clear soap using coconut and castor oil. If I use olive I get Amber...

Hi, can you send the link for that recipe please? I have started adding castor oil to my soaps for a better lather and it is so much better but would love to know other ways too.

I like it!

I made an olive, avocado, coconut soap with no fragrance or essential oils and found this too. I had no idea why but I thought it looked lovely and added to the natural, rustic look that I am partial to at the moment.

They are actually a huge company, part of new directions which are global. I only know this because I was looking for silk powder and horsetail. The soap kitchen, who I use often are expensive. Anyway, I phoned mystic moments to see if it was a person in their house selling me cornflour! Lol. It...

I used hers and Jeffs too. I found his instruction a little easier to follow. My finished soap was disappointing. It wasn't clear. More opaque but still a nice bubbly soap. I decided, the next day to try and fix it. I melted it down and added more sugar solution. My soap melted very easily and...

Millers soap site is the only place I found that had enough information to give me the confidence to try it. The detail is fantastic. I don't know if it's worked yet because mine is still cooking (and I just want my dinner!!) but if it doesn't work it's because I did something wrong, not because...

Yes. Cocoa butter, Shea and Coconut oil in that order. Melt it all together then pop in fridge. You need to keep whisking as it's setting so there's no lumps. Get it and pipe when it's at the buttercream consistency. If you leave it too long then you will have to remelt the whole thing. If I...

As long as I label them correctly there's no issue with getting sued. Same as a bath oil. People know they will be slippy. As for packaging, I wrap them in cling film and then in a cellophane bag with some bath salts. I have no problem sending them in the UK as I pack with foam noodles. Mostly I...

I haven't made a cream soap or shave soap yet. I have read about stearic making bars harder but not anything else. There is just so much to learn! I'm in the UK btw. Maybe I should use Palm, if it's going to make a better soap. I'm an orangutan fan and so I avoid it but only because I have had...

I'm interested in learning about the coconut oil dissolving more quickly. I won't use palm but I have recently started using lard. I love how creamy they are with lard. You are right. The longer the cure, the better. I can't wait the full 4 weeks to try a new soap. I have been known to use it...

I use the same quantity as you and have no trouble.

Lol. I'm new to this and still finding my way around!

I'm in the UK so even the summer isn't too much of a problem. 80% are hard butters. Coconut oil will be 15, with only a small amount of liquid oil. Once they have set up (which must be done in the fridge) they stay rock hard. As for oils in the tub. Yes, this is true. Probably not as much as you...

Interesting thread. I don't use honey in high quantities but I dissolve it in the water before adding my lye. Lat nights effort was a chamomile, Jasmine and licourice root water infusion with honey added. You can imagine the colour of the water. I made a loaf of half yellow half white with a...

My face soap recipe is similar to this. I going to try it tonight on my hair. What is your superfat %? Mine is 10% so maybe it's too oily for hair?