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  1. Gene
    Bohunk is Beth's screen name. She is the wonderful formulater who developed this scrub:yay: . It was her 14th version.
  2. Gene
    Take extra care when handling the pot. hyd. The flake form has a lot of very fine dust that will really mess up the nose:shocked2:
  3. Gene
    You need to wear a mask when working with slsa. It contains a lot of fine dust that will definitely wreak havoc with the sinus's:shocked2:
  4. Gene
    You need to check with the supplier, but koh is most common in flake form.
  5. Gene

    Butters

    Gene replied to angied's topic in General Soap Making

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  6. Gene
    Was the hemp oil dark green? If so, it will stay green but should lighten a bit
  7. Gene
    Yep, and there are over 35,000 fragrance oils:shocked2:
  8. Gene
    You'll love it! Beth is a great formulater
  9. Gene
    Another thing to remember is that the FDA is so busy that they will never bother with them unless they receive numerous complaints
  10. Gene
    I have some from IFT, haven't tried it in candles, BUT 1oz in a 3.5# batch of soap will run you out of the room!!
  11. Gene
    OO castille is slimy unless it is given a loooong cure time. 100% OO castille with no water discount will take a year of curing to loose the slime
  12. Gene
    Emu with tamanu and karanja works great
  13. Gene
    Use instead of citric acid
  14. Gene
    Lye is mixed ahead of time. I mix it by the gallon. When I want to make soap, I pull out a container of oils nuke it for 3 minutes, add fo, lye, wham bam it's done:)
  15. Gene
    A lot of folks prefer cream of tartar over CA
  16. Gene
    I've also heard it does less damage to the fragrance. Personally i prefer to cover the mold and let it set overnight. simple and easy. Try a water discount if you want shorter curing time. I like making things as simple as possible Master batchs pre- mixed lye (40% solution) Fo's added to the oils I can whip up a batch in 15 minutes
  17. Gene
    Don't forget yogurt!
  18. Gene
    If it "rose up" it definitly gelled. I know a lot of people like to put soap in the oven to insure gel, but I have never had a batch that didn't acheive full gel by simply insulating the mold.
  19. Gene
    As long as everything is mixed, no oil floating, pour. For crisp swirls I pour at medium. If you want some blending, pour light.
  20. Gene
    I really like powdered coconut milk, 65% fat, a lot of the same properties without the discoloration problems
  21. Gene
    It will be soft, requing a very long curing period. weak lather very conditioning Needs more hard oils you have 88% soft oils That said, 100% olive makes a wonderful soap if you are willing to wait a year for it to cure
  22. Gene
    Also remember, you name a soap whatever you like.
  23. Gene
    Exactly!! I used to help my grandmother make soap. No scales were used. She saved used grease (lard) until she figured she had enough, used 1 jar of red devil lye and made soap!
  24. Gene
    The way I look at it, soap is for cleaning and should smell good doing it, but shouldn't be stong enough to stay with you all day.
  25. Gene
    brown sugar is simply white sugar with molasses added
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