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What about body oil and all the rest, how do I figure out the shelf life and
then of course add to it. I want to make some Christmas gifts now but if
the only last 6 months that would kinda suck for the receivers, any advice
in much appreciated
Edina

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So when do I add the Vitamin E, none of the recipes state it so do I do it
at trace????
Edina

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Is there something I can substituta for lard and tallow in recipes. I know
I can go to a lye calculator to check but I wanted to know if there was one
that worked the same.
Edina

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I need a recipe for soap noodles and I had posted a request for glycerin
soap and got a few responses for used with glycerin soap but what I really
wanted was a recipe for the soap it self (so I don’t have to but M & P
online) If I have to buy it online can anyone […]

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What do you all do about preservatives, I don’t think soap needs it (or am I
wrong) but I know bath salt, bombs oils etc do, right? So what do you use?
Edina

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I really want to make a batch of soap but haven’t bought a scale yet (I’m
already addicted though) so can someone give me a recipe using cups and
teaspoons. Also can someone give me a recipe for glycerin for M & P?
Thanks
Edina

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*Foot Scrub
1/4 c. Ground Oatmeal
1/4 c. Cornmeal
1 Tbl. Sea Salt
Lemon or Peppermint Essential Oil
Water
Combine the dry ingredients with enough water to form a creamy, gritty paste.
Add a few drops essential oil, stir. Sit on edge of bathtub and massage feet
with mixture. Really scrub all those rough areas and between the toes. Rinse and
dry. Apply a […]

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Please send me all the homemade beauty products URLs you have. Thanks!”
Erin

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SWEET MARJORAM SOAP
1/2oz dried sweet marjoram
2/3 cup boiling water
3 tsp caustic soda
1 cup almond oil
4oz coconut oil
1 tbsp glycerine
1 tbsp fine oatmeal
line 2 or 3 soap dishes or small, shallow molds with wax paper.
Infuse the marjoram in boiling water for 30 min. strain into a glass or china
bowl. Carefully pour oils and glycerine into the […]

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ROSEMARY-OIL CONDITIONER
2 drops of oil of rosemary
1 tbsp almond oil
1 tbsp glycerine
1 tbsp lanolin
1 egg(yolk only for dry hair)
Combine the oils, glycerine and lanolin in the top of a double boiler and
warm gently. remove from the heat and beat in the egg. this is a less oily
conditioner that can be rubbed into the scalp after […]

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