@@da2585 not every formula of mine is free, but you can your YOUR favorite formula and follow along.

Glad it was helpful!

Thanks so much! 😊

Oh interesting to know. I was just playing with a dish washing powder with coconut and citric acid vs. coconut and borax.... The citric acid did better in the rinse phase stripping that after left over soap residue! Its interesting to know you use it in your clothes too.

@@ThermalMermaid yes and no fabric softener is needed at all

I'm so sorry for your loss. Did his drs. know what caused it or do you think you have any idea?

@ThermalMermaid well when they did his biopsy it had 47 heads and they all had given birth and all the babies spread Ed stage 4 DEand c. But everything he would use store bought soaps his cancer would increase and the Dr's. Would say it was the soap. Also when he ate starches and potatoes and rich any food that converted into sugars even the shelled fish and pork! Is why is important to use natural form keratin and plant based dehydrated colorings for the soaps and essential oils and natural lemon and orange rinds for aromas.

I appreciate your point. I often make the same point to others when they argue the difference between fragrance oils and EOs being natural vs. chemical... They're all chemical, so I get what you're saying. I think the difference here is significant in that the items banned have been tested to be above the allowable levels and this would assume that the other products like borax and washing soda were also tested and found not to exceed the approved levels of any prohibited inclusion. In no way am I claiming that a combination or borax, washing soda, and soap is a 'natural' product... (despite that term being pretty ambigous)... but using a true soap in a laundry powder vs. the a product that has been adjudicated as not acceptable for well being, in my opinion, is a significant change.... enough so that I only wash my clothes this way now, and I'm not crunchy by any stretch. Thank you for taking the time to write your post. I understand your point of view and it's a breath of fresh air to hear from someone who thoughtfully knows what they're talking about.

@@ThermalMermaid it's so nice of you to say this <3 yes ! it's drives me mad as well that people think essential oils are safe, but it's suppliers' fault (they wanna sell them so they advertise them as such). EOs are fragrance compounds, and fragrance oils are made of essential oils, parts of essential oils, absolutes and such, and synthetic compounds that are the exact replica of what's in EOs. my first internship as a chemist was in the complex analysis of essential oils, and each one contains 100 to 200 compounds, most of them minor, and many of them unindentified. all fragrant compounds are irritants in general, but it's the minor compounds that are endocrine disruptors, contaminants, estrogen-like and such, etc. i gave myself a giant ovarian cyst and emergency surgery after using tea tree oil with no information on its safety... and many people give their kids ceisures and such after using EOs on them, because each one is a bomb of dangerous active compounds that need to be strictly regulated and diluted a lot.

That sounds so painful. Im glad to know you knew the cause and were able to rectify it. I had no idea tea trea could be the cause of ovarian cysts. Im grateful you made me aware about something that serious.

Thank you for letting me know. I do enjoy connecting to people who have similar interest and I look forward to being able to say hi in live time. It does a lot to inspire me to keep creating new ideas. :) Hope to see you wednesday.

Hi Frank. This was a live stream chat , different from my tutorials. If you are so unhappy with me opening up a live time to sit and chat with people who may like to to connect with me, you are welcome to consume other content . It’s much easier than complaining or wasting your time.

@@ThermalMermaid Another wannabe armchair internet guidance counselor… Wasting time? Look who’s talking!

@@FrankGutowski-ls8jt is there something that bothers you about talking about soap making? Are you assuming that at 50 years old I do not have a formal education. Thats very odd, and why so hostile over making laundry soap?

Hi Pam! Thank you so much for your kind words. Having a way to interact with live people with shared interests is the part of this hobby that I enjoy the most. Your reply encourages me to come back and do it again. Thank you.

It’s a good one!

The problem with shipping is that your packages can be subjected to temperatures in a shipping container or in a truck that can get close to the sun and so it's precarious. So if we say shipping, like you can pack this up and transport it in a box in your car and set it on a table on a summer day at 90 degrees and put it on display and then pack it up and bring it home.... then yes, you can do that over and over...... but if you are going to mail one of these to arizona in august and it might be sitting in a mail metal mail truck for 8 hours and get over 200 degrees... probably not.

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. John 14:6 KJV

I have a white peach fragrance oil this would be perfect for!

Hi Sandie, It's here in the hot process category. I see I should also put it in the salt bar category to be found easier! cottagediy.com/recipe-directory/hot-process-soap/coconut-milk-sea-salt/

The best place that I can find to get CBD is EssentialDepot for pricr/quality.

@@tammyremando9592 the link is working fine. You must be logged into the website to view the content

@@ThermalMermaid which website do you mean. I apologize for not knowing but I'm new to this so could you link me to the website you're talking about? Also, Once I get to that website will I find this and other recipes as well ?

Oh my! Maybe this was an internet connection issue or a server issue? When I click the link it comes up. Please try again.

It's not working for me either and I tried several times. Could you please send the link to the recipe again so we can access it? Thank you.

Yes, you absolutely can. Menthol crystals are stronger than peppermint oil and they are often used for decongestant salves for a chest rub.

Yay! Come over to our group and post some pics!

Two weeks are you’re good…. Four weeks is better.

@@ThermalMermaid Thanks a lot! I made it today, and it was the first time when i was using my blender for more than 5 min, and the soap was still liquid . Usually i suffer from the opposite problem ). I decided that it has at least emulsified, (not sure if to went to trace,) and poured it into a mold. Will keep it there for a week, just in case. Can't wait to use it. Thanks again!

Ph 5-6 is more acid. A typical bar of soap will be 7 with a leaning toward 8-9…. Are you saying you want 5-6?

My grandmothers and even some aunts were rinsing their hair with a quart of warm water with a spoon of vinegar in it. Maybe, this is what you can try?

@_Diana_S Yes a vinegar rinse is a very well known old technique..... The water would probably rinse any acid away from the vinegar and leave you around 7 again. What eve touches you last will be your ph.... its usually water.

I'm obsessed with lavender and rosemary these days! So much.... that Ive planted them this summer in the yard. I think Im entering my old lady era ......

@@ThermalMermaidYou enter Old Lady era when you suddenly start liking Rose aroma.

@@_Diana_S hahaha! Do you remember the rose from Crabtree and Evelyn? My grandmother used to send me their rose toiletries. You’re so right!!! Hahahahs!

You sound like an experienced soap maker! Come join us at CottageDIY.com

Give them a little time to dry up after you slice, then spritz w rubbing alcohol and they become crystal clear. After a while the surfaces cloud up but when you pick it up and get it wet it washes away the thin film of cloudiness and is crystal clear again.

I love it!

Thanks for watching!

Oh wow!. That is the first time Ive learned of that grocery store and I just looked up their palm shortening prices! Great deal! Thank you for sharing that with me.

You are so welcome!

Try plastic 32 oz. measuring cups. You can get them on amazon or sometimes the dollar stores will carry them.