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Sure, I know I'm optimistic! I think of making one by Christmas for my boyfriend who drinks hundreds of liters of fennel tea per day. I'll post it ;) Thanks for your reply

Hi, did you make your fennel soap in the end? I think of one too! Not with seeds from the garden unfortunately, they didn't grow..

Hi @Sudsmaster, it was table spoon, filled with hop powder that has already been used as dry hop in a beer. Normally I weigh in grams but this time I didn't, as I was just experimenting. It left no odor in the soap and was a bit scratchy, if I do it again I would use less hops and mix it in the...

Thanks! Wow, I didn't know about soapmaker tool! I wanted to code a tool myself when I'll have time (around year 2040 I guess...), but I'd better have a look to this one first 😁

Of course one must be careful in case of lye heavy soap, and carefully re test the soap afterwards!

Hi, for batch history I take notes like you, I copy the recipe (easier and simpler than printing in my case 🙃) and the soap properties. I have one page per formula, and I consider the oils only for the formula, ie if I make again the soap with beer instead of water, or with a different powder, I...

Hi, for rebatch you can cut or grate the soap in thin pieces and cook it in a crock pot with a little water (I used 2 table spoon for 500g oils soap). I cooked mine by increasing the temperature until I feel it was melting and left it until it was melt, then put it back in a mold. If your bars...

Hello, I couldn't imagine tomato leaf scent was for sale :) My hands and the foam after washing is also highly coloured after I take care of my tomatoes, so I also wonder if someone has used it for color in soap, not for scent. However when I spend a lot of time in my tomato forest, I feel...

Thanks for the link! I tried what we call solid shampoos using surfactants. At the moment I use the last soaps I made for shampoo for shampoo

Thanks IrishLass and Raspienza! That's so addictive indeed, there's a huge list of things I want to try in soapmaking... Great, I've not searched for other B&B products here, but that's good to know :thumbs:

Of course not all contain these ingredients ! I was speaking of the ones I used at the moment. And moreover I started soapmaking mainly because I love doing some things myself. Of course people have their own reasons to use or make soap, with the ingredients they choose for whatever reason. And...

Silicon, paraben, sodium laureth sulfate, scents,... Or other ingredients added that are not needed for the initial purpose, ie washing, and may be dangerous for health. There's a lot of documentation about this kind of ingredients and there are apps to scan the codes of the product you use to...

Hi ! Looks like I forgot to introduce myself :) I’ve started soapmaking a year and a half ago, and made around 20 batches. I have to restrain myself to do more ! I started after meeting my actual boyfriend, who used natural cold process soaps while I was using disgusting shower gels and body...

Hi! Me and my friend just tried adding hops in pellet form to my soap, quite a lot in fact, like 2 big spoons in half of the batch (total = 500grams of oil). The liquid for lye was my friends home brewed beer. I was very optimistic expecting a light green color but it turned brown, and doesn't...