My response to the YouTube video, “Why you do NOT use Incroquat BTMS-50 in a shampoo bar”…

There’s a YouTube video I’m seeing referenced quite a bit in the syndet shampoo bar group I mod on Facebook in which someone is saying we shouldn’t use Incroquat BTMS-50 in our shampoo bars, and I’m writing this post to go through what’s being said and share my thoughts.  As a note, so as to … Read more

Welcome to May 2021!

My life changed 15 years ago in May 2006 thanks to a batch of failed bath bombs I tried to teach my youth group. After they turned to dust, I turned to the internet to figure out what went wrong when I’d made so many batches of successful, lovely products.  I stumbled upon The Soap … Read more

Welcome to April 2021!

Welcome to April 2021! It’s spring and we can sit outdoors, socially distanced, with people outside of our household this month, so yay for that! We had a new patio built in the winter and we will be enjoying a lot of tea and cookies in our yard as we wait for the world to … Read more

Updates from around the blog: 4,300 posts?!? Where to find “recipes”? What should we do for the next Newbie Tuesday/Formulating Friday series?

Hi everyone! Hope you’re all doing well on the first Monday of the spring! As of this post, I have 4,301 posts on the blog, written over the last twelve years!* Yep, this is a massive blog with loads more information than you can imagine. I have formulas on here for everything except cold process … Read more