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krazeforsoap

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  1. My son swears by straight shea butter on his heels when they become dry and cracked. Maybe some infused calendula in a light healing oil mixed with shea would be great, too.
  2. As Eugenia stated, stearic acid is not needed in your soap formula at all. Some soapers use it to firm up their bars a bit. I experimented with it in my beginning days of soaping. I have used up to 5%...beware, the soap mixture will move very fast!
  3. Congratulations and best wishes!! It's very lovely!! Keep the pics coming!
  4. I soap for personal, family and friends. I willingly accept contributions for my addiction!
  5. A.J. is very correct! :smiley2:
  6. It will not react with any lye if it was properly hp'd. Is the soap hp?
  7. You could try: coconut 25% lard 15% mango 10% olive 40% avocado 10% or grapeseed or macadamia oil etc. Or you can even do away with the mango ( save for a lotion or cream ) and just use 25% lard. Happy soaping!
  8. Some soapers use a lower sap value for coconut oil and find that it is less irritating to their skin. You shouldn't have to do that with pko.
  9. Very nice and congratulations! :smiley2:
  10. Excellent job!! Your hard work paid off.
  11. I've never had trouble with getting a castile soap to come to trace. The longest stir has been approx. 15 min. As far as curing your precious castile, give it at least 6 weeks. The longer the cure on a castile, the better it is. :smiley2:
  12. Very good looking soap for your first cphp!! And your pooch is cute, too!! Keep having fun!
  13. Everything looks wonderful and I would have no problem at all purchasing any of them!
  14. You're making good use of your time off....very pretty soap!
  15. I agree with the others, doesn't look like dos to me either. Dos will have a rancid oil smell. Sure looks like possible ash. Nice looking soap!
  16. Very pretty soap and the star anise adds a very nice touch. I like!!
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