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It's safe...it can be dangerous if ingested in large quantities. Up to few grams it can have therapeutic value on certain conditions...so even if he ate half of your bar of soap he would be safe...well from castor oil anyway :wink: On the skin,on the other hand, it's fantastic Castor oil...

OK,so what's the optimal and lowest cure room temperature that doesn't inhibit the curing process? Do sub zero temperatures damage the soap when the water inside gets cristalized? At what temperature do you cure your CP soap during cold months? experiences anyone?

Bitter almond EO would be the way to go,but i would be careful when using it. Bitter almonds have hydrogen cyanide and benzaldehyde so maybe a FO would be safest choice...

Just a thought You could try some other oil that doesn't have its own strong scent,like soybean or sunflower. If the color worries you, you could try some titanium dioxide

Just an update. Mixed 2.5oz ground anis and fennel seeds (they smell the same to me) with 8oz hot sunflower oil and used that the next day, 3oz infused oil in the batch and about 2oz of the seeds i scraped from the bottom of the jar (cant realy say exactly because its more like a mixture of...

And...yeah,its CP. The middle one actually gets shiny like glass after first use. Colorants are paprika,green clay and cinnamon

Thanks...no swirls. I split the batch in two parts then colour it. Afterwards i pour it in a square mold one layer at a time with layers overlapping only in the middle.Bout 1 inch or so. It needs to be a little thicker so the bottom layer doesnt get moved to the side when pouring the top one...

Orange,cedarwood and cinnamon

Could somebody tell me what's the purity of KOH you use? I could only find 85% pure(i think the rest is H2O) and i buy that stuff from a pharmaceutical supplier,so I guess that's the purest KOH I can find. Do i put like 14% more or what? Thanks

Ok,thanks. I'll try to find cosmetic grade ones...

Just received my order of TiO2 and chromium red CrO3 The second one confuses me. Its chromium(VI)oxide and as i can see,its toxic an no way im putting this in my soap...so i sc***d this order up On the net i found hexavalent chromium to be a group of compounds. What chomium should I have...

Hello, Got a question. Does anyone use infused anissed in soaps instead of E.O? First i tried an ounce ground anis added at trace for a crubby feel and scent if possible and it didnt work so well.The batch was 780gr of oils(1.72lbs ) So a week ago,tried discounting 2oz of water at the...

Name is Chris, Just wanted to introduce myself before i start asking bunch of questions on different aspects of soapmaking. Hope you guys and girls will have the good will and patience to help me. Currently, the name of the game is "ambitious but rubish" :D but im working on it...