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07-25-2012, 04:32 AM #1The Razor Talker
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Homemade Soap!!!!
So, I just made my first homemade soap. Well, I more or less scented it, but for all intents and purposes I will call it homemade.
What I did, melted down 2 pucks of VDH deluxe soap(found them for 1 dollar a piece at Walmart, I though, what the heck!) in a large mug. Then, I added about 15 drops of Peppermint Oil into the mix and let it sit in the fridge for about an hour.
I was pleasantly surprised!!! It had a distinct smell(which was good BTW,) and made my face tingle a little bit. I really did like it!!!
Any other suggestions for future DIY soaps would be appreciated!!!!
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I've been around pucks my whole life -- never occurred to me to try and melt one (although they are made of vulcanized rubber). See, we freeze them so they don't bounce so much. Maybe I'd have been a 50-goal scorer if I scented them before the game!
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07-25-2012, 04:37 AM #3The Razor Talker
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Hockey joke, eh
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.....EH!.....
Originally Posted by parkerskouson
Hockey joke, eh
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07-25-2012, 04:40 AM #5The Razor Talker
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I see what you did there-_-
mapleleafalumnus likes this."When governments fear the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny." Thomas Jefferson
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I made it big enough for you in case of myopia.
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Maple syrup. Aqua Velva (then aftershave is not needed). BACON! Originally Posted by parkerskouson
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07-28-2012, 01:45 AM #8Senior Member
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Well, if you really want to know...
Most people "making" glycerine based soap and selling it online are using melt and pour base, something like this SFIC Shaving Soap Base
and then adding essential fragrance oils like these in various amounts Essential Oils - Wholesale Supplies Plus.com
and then calling them their own formula and setting a huge mark up. Some will tweak the base by adding bentonite clay or lanolin or Shea butter. Those are better. cold process hot process (rendering fat and using lye and what not) are superior but are a lot more work and take a lot more know how and space to make.
I found this out when a cold process soap maker friend of mine looked into reproducing some popular shaving soaps at my request. She's too busy filling orders for what she already makes to go into shaving soaps but she pointed me to some wholesalers in case I wanted to do it myself. I frankly don't have the funds necessary for the initial investment or I would.
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