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A quick update: Due to the rarity of the clay it took a bit of time to track down the INCI name for it. So here we go: INCI - LILITE

A quick update. I spoke to the clay company in Russia. So far they only have limited information in Russian language but I insisted on a speck sheet in English. They are currently looking into translating the speck sheet into English and have the specks broken down into %%. The company will...

I have got my 2-speed stick blender at Walgreens. I paid a whopping $18.00 for a $40.00 blender. Up until that time, Costco Business Center was my go-to-for-everything place until I found a sale at Walgreens :wink:

This is just a wild guess, but the recipe for play-dough calls for Cream of Tartar (for elasticity). Now, I have never used Cream of Tartar in soap, but this is just a thought.

Thanks for the review! I need to run up to Bramble Berry here soon and will add this mold to my shopping list :o)

Personally, I do like the grey-ish color of the clay in my soap Altai Botanicals – bmbyx. The color is more intense in facial masks, but grey is pretty cool. In my link it shows various shades it can take. That’s a good question dirrdee. Cambrian Blue Clay in currently refined by several...

In about a week I will be speaking with the CEO of the company producing Cambrian Blue Clay in Russia. I have a list of questions to be addressed and I thought I would let you know in case there is something you guys would like me to ask on your behalf. There is very little information...

Aren't they located in Washington? I'm going to visit my mom in Seattle next month. I may have to schedule a day to go to the shop. I didn't know they had an actual store! Yep, they are in Bellingham, WA. Bramble Berry have a shop in downtown, Otion Welcome otionsoap.com - BlueHost.com I...

For my FO’s and clays I prefer to order from New Direction Aromatics http://www.newdirectionsaromatics.com/ they carry the best FO’s out there, for my EO’s, base oils and lye I use Essential Depot, and MP bases from Bramble Berry (their shipping is way too high so I drive to the BB, they are...

If you wish to try the clay, there is a discussion about it here http://soapmakingforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=29814 I have made a soap with Sunflower oil instead of Olive Oil and a Cambrian Blue Clay added to it. So far I love the creamy texture of the Sunflower soap and the added benefit...

Oooh, I like the idea of hand made paper! I have also seen some packaging from a hand made paper that had flower seeds imbedded into the paper. That way people are not throwing the wrapping away, they plant it in the yard and enjoy the flowers later. :wink:

I am still scratching my head on this one. I could not get any answers from them. It may have short shelf life because it is wet and is packed in plastic. Just my wild guess. :wink:

Rapan sell in large quantities and the clay is full of water with a very short shelf life (less than a year). When we spoke to the Rapan executive in Russia, he hung up the phone after a simple question about a minimum order (?!). Ordered 5 packs from one of the sellers listed above and paid...

My name, Bmbyx, is a modified form of Latin for Bombyx Mori which means Silk Worm. I was born and raised not too far from the Great Silk Road of Asia. My dad, a retired Biologist, was the one to suggest the name to me. So it has a dual meaning, a Silk Worm, discovered in China, which is very...

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My older daughter and I share the same oily skin type. It gives her really bad (boils inside her ears) acne and me adult acne, grrrrrrrrrrr.... I have made a CP soap based on sunflower oil with added Cambrian Blue Clay. Both of us are using my Cambrian soap and follow with Cambrian Clay mask. It...