mwolbers

I use all 3 oils, in my soaps. It adds up to about 35% of the total oils. However, I also use a high superfat. Between 10 and 15%. It works wonders on my DH and DD's sensitive skins

That other board has a supplier complaint form that you need to fill out, if you choose to complain about any supplier.

As for a moderator posting that they are excited about a particular supplier.. Did she post that as a moderator or as a member of the board?

If you have specific instructions about a package delivery, it would be the smart thing to include it in the notes section of your order

100% coconut makes a great laundry soap, too.

The 100% lard is more economical, though

What deb said.

My first soaps were all grocery store soaps.

I think my first one was crisco, OO and coconut.

Nothing fancy, but not a bad soap, at all.

I got really adventurous, then and tried lard, castor, grapeseed, cannola.. all things I could find in the local grocery store.

The coconut was that ugly yelloworange stuff, that they use for popcorn, so needless to say, all my first soap were some shade of yellow.

I still have several bars of a margarine soap I made.

That puppy is rock hard.

Eco soy is not recommended for use on your skin.

If I felt the urge to add soy wax, I'd have to use the cosmetic grade.

A quick way, for me, is to fill it with water, measure that, and multiply it by .4 to get my oil amount. I sometimes use odd shaped molds, and found this has worked the best, since I don't always fill them the same amount.

I have several pounds of gel, but am "scared" of it.

I really need to do more research, before even attempting it.

I got it at a craft store that was closing out, a few years ago.

They were practically giving it away.

I just have to figure out.. wicking, fo's, containers, etc

Once again, thanks for making me feel really bad about not reading the entire post. I'm so wondering why it was even necessary to revive this once again. Geez, newbie - newbie mistake. Have your laugh then get over it please.

Because I just joined and hadn't seen it, and bumped a few other threads, too.

Thank you!

Some people have cited studies where borax was deemed to slow brain development in children. That was large amounts, though

Look at the amount of borax in this recipe. it's a very small amount. divided among at least 8 BB and then diluted in about 35 gallons of water, it would be barely a trace.

If you're leery about it, you could probably omit it completely

When I make something like this, I color just one of the ingredients, then mix everything together. It's a visual aid for me. It helps me know, that I've got everything mixed really well.

This looks great!

Can I ask where you got the cosmetic grade soy wax?

I've only seen it a few places, and always forget where it was.

I've never tried a recipe, unless I read the whole thing. If it had 33 pages, I read the entire 33 pages. The final recipe often has many changes and bears little resemblance to the original.

Once the sodium poopinate showed up, it was sort of obvious it was a joke. Even the title "for those who want to make a quick buck" is a big clue.