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I read Neem oil is very good against psoriasis.

Do those DOS do anything bad to your soap? Or is it just esthetically? I do use Grapeseed oil in my soaps and I've never seen them btw. I do have some pinkish spots in my coconut oil soap I made two days ago. It does not contain any grapeseed oil.

Oh definitely. I have an aloe and cucumber soap that both have coconut oil in it. As far as the Babassu, I've never seen it here, doubt I will be able to get it. Perhaps Rice Bran oil? I have seen that around. Sunflower oil? How about Mango butter? Then replace the almond with part mango/part shea.

I did not think of that. I thought nut allergies only happened when the nuts get eaten.

Hi, I tried my hand at a soap without Coconut oil (since some people are allergic to it), I figured I could call it CocoNOT. It is curing quite nicely I must say and getting harder. I used: 50% Olive 22% Almond oil 16% Soy Bean oil 7% Grapeseed oil 5% Castor oil. In a few days I'll have my...

Is is possible to use dried flowers as a scent in your soap? I have these wonderful smelling little white flowers in my yard and I took them off and dried them. I put some of them in grapeseed oil to see if I could infuse the scent in oil, but that smells rather funky now (should I have used...

I use grapeseed oil in my aloe soap because I want that one to be extra caring for the skin. I just checked the mentioned links and I'm thinking of maybe adding avocado oil to that soap as well. BTW I check this chart regularly on how much oil to use in my soap...

Update Yesterday I made another soap. I cooled my mold, I let the oils and lye cool down to 35 degrees and I put the soap in an air conditioned room. After three hours I checked and everything was fine (while normally it would be blazing hot). This morning I checked and I could see it was...

I read somewhere that Castor oil makes your soap hard and you should use between 5 to 10%. So much different information... makes a persons head spin.

DeeAnna, I don't mind if my soaps gel, it means I can cut them faster, but I do mind them getting so extremely hot that I loose all decoration. And then I see other soaps with beautiful toppings being cut after 24 hours and I ask myself why I can't do that? But you all gave me some great ideas...

Thanks guys, this really helps. I'll get the mint of the plant and dry them to begin with and I'll work with cooler ingredients. I must add that I live in the tropics so room temperature for me between 28 to 33 degrees Celcius (±80 F). I can put the soap in an airconditioned room and see how...

Okay, thanks, I'll try that. Now that I think of it... the almond soap was colder when I soaped it. Could that also be the reason why my soaps get really hot if I do let them through a gelphase? If I make any decorations or swirls on top of my soap and let them gel I loose everything and...

I do use a thermometer and I soaped this around 50 degrees (Celsius). Should I go down to 40 degrees or even less?

Hi Guys, I am new to this forum and new to soap making. Started about a month ago and I must say it is quite addictive. I have read many online articles and this forum on the gelling phase of the soap. I also saw a few youtube video's on it. But I still have a question. Last week I made an...