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German chamomile is one EO that can help nerve pain.

Hello Mamabird! When I use fragrance, I only use EOs. Also, Type II diabetes has ravaged my immediate and extended family. So, that's my expertise (or lack thereof). Anyway, unless your boyfriend has some specific skin problem that you want to address, I think any of the lighter oils would make...

My guess is that the saponifying agent(s) is/are within the fatty acids used in Dove. Didn't know Dove had tallow in it. Hmmm...Interesting and good to know. Thanks for posting the link.

Great, great, input! Thanks for being so generous with advice and information.

Thanks, thanks, thanks. Didn't think I needed to wait a week to do a second pour. I'm aiming for contrasting texture--one side exfoliating and the other smooth. Carebear, do you spray with alcohol before doing your second layer?

I want to try a double pour. The recipe I have says to pour one layer and wait at least a week before pouring another. Soapmaking is teaching me the virtue of patience, but I'd really like to pour both layers today, if possible. There's nothing exceptional about both layers, except they have...

I read yesterday that a soap only has to have 72% OO to be considered Castille. That leaves a lot of room for other oils. I've tried making a modified Castille. I love the mildness of OO, but wanted to have lots of suds and little more hardness to the bar. I'm going to keep experimenting with...

Yes, Artisan, I meant I used 3% superfat level and wanted to increase the superfat to 5%. I'm making body soap, not laundry (though I would like to try some laundry soap in the future). Here's why I used 3% in my recipe: I made a batch in July not realizing that I didn't have enough OO for...

All wonderful suggestions!! Spent last evening reading and doing research as opposed to making soap. I've been calculating my NaOH at 3%. I think I need to up that to 5%. Well, the soap pot is clean and ready to go. So am I. Thanks!! :D

Hello! I'm new here, too, and very interested in add herbs and infusions in my soap. My frig is filled right now with nettles and calendula infusions as well as my first attempt at making rose water. I noticed that you live in NE Ohio. So do I!! PM me and I can let you know where I live...

Thanks for the responses. I do feel a little more confident in making my next batch. The points of correction are: let the soap warm up a little after being in the freezer; don't leave the soap in the freezer as long as I did--cut the soap sooner; and add more water. A follow up question: How...

Just wanted to ask a question before I start another batch of soap. I took a small batch of soap out of the freezer this morning. It gracefully popped out of the mold and was quite beautiful until I started cutting it. The cuts on the soap log (made with a long knife) went along quite well...