I bought a perfumed soap oil ( Montego Bay)at a flea market last year from someone who was selling out her wares for soap making. I have used all that was left...
Have a safe Halloween week-end I have to get back to the house before all the little ones start ringing the doorbell. Sounds like a good reason to kick back...
An unfortunate side effect of EO's. They're expensive, and some fade over time. You could consider re-batching and adding more EO...to save from 'wasting'...
My soaps have been cured over 4 months. I don't smell any of the essential oils I added. I'm wondering if the effect of essential oil still remains. Many...
I will be flying out to Carey NC tomorrow for a week so would like to know if anyone would be interested in another soaper stopping in to say hi for a short...
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Kim, I used to make mine in the kitchen because I liked having easy access to hot soapy water. I used to fill the sink with hot soapy water with a little...
Does anyone know where one could find a FO for the knock off brand Joop? for Men? Your help is much appreciated. I don't use FO's but have a special request. ...
Thank you for the info! I will check out her site! Kim Olsen ... From: synl1961 <synl1961@...> To: Bath_and_Body@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, October...
Thanks Allison! I was going to start today but now its late so I will try again tomoorow LOL wish I could stop the watch some days. Do I need to do this in a...
You can just punch in the name of the ingredient and then put inci behind it. Like "lemongrass oil inci"? -- Tracy Tappin Nature's Natural Solution's (NNS) ...
1/4 oz beeswax 1/4 oz cocoa butter 1/4 cup almond oil (I use safflower due to nut allergies) 5 drops carrot oil 2 x 250IU vit. E capsules 1/2 tsp glycerin 4...
Hi Kim, There are lot's of good recipes at millersoap.com Kathy Miller has put a lot of work into her site and she is very informative. You can scale down her...
Kim, here's a good basic soap recipe that I used a lot when I was first starting out. Olive Oil 50% Coconut Oil 30% Lard 20% You'll need to use an online lye...
anything ending in paraben is a preservative, but there is controversy over weather it is cancer causing as well. So when you google any paraben you might...
Methyparaben and phenoxyethanol are preservatives. Aloe Barbadensis is just aloe vera juice (I think) and xantham gum is a thickener. Xantham gum is great at...
Jeanette, you can also simply google "What is Methylparaben?" , "What is phenoxyethanol?" etc., etc., and you will get your answer quickly and easily. As for...
Yep, thats what we use is beeswax, so that would be great if you could post it. Thanks very much, sincerely, Michael Have a great day, Michael R. Lorenti Jr. ...
Hi I am new here and have been lurking to see what I can learn lol.........I am very interested in making soap. it seems so interesting, I have to try it. I...
Yet a cosmetic ingredients dictionary Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone with SprintSpeed ... From: Jeanette Morgan <jeanmorgan25@...> Date: Sat, 18...
My recipe has aloe butter, avocado oil, beeswax, vitamin e. I am a lip balm diva and nothing else will work for me. Last Christmas while out shopping I had...
Does anyone know where I look up the INC name of an ingredient to get the common name? For example, I saw a product I wanted to try and duplicate but don't...
The recipe I have has beeswax in it. I'm away from my home right now and don't have my notes handy - but if you're interested, I'll make a note and look it up...
Yep, me too. But this is a hotel amenity so it has to be able to come in at the right price as well. Avocado is a but pricey here and may bump up the cost too...
Thanks very much ;-) Have a great day, Michael R. Lorenti Jr. mlorenti@... www.sensatia.com ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
I used a combo of beeswax and jojoba wax or jojoba wax and candilla wax. The jojoba does double duty for it's jojoba properties and moisturizing properties. ...
Hey Michael...I LOVE avocado oil in my lip balms. It's truly nutrient rich, moisturising and they always glide on smoothly. I'm using candelilla wax these days...