Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2006 4:10 pm Post subject: Lottie and Libby's boredom busting soap make!!!!
This is carried on from the thread 'Idea for moulds' where Lottie is making soap with Libby to stop her getting bored!!!!!!! Anyone can join in!
From my shopping list I have got today
Pan
Old towels I have found
Plastic Spatulas
1 beer thermometer from Wilkinsons for £2.99 I need another
Coconut Oil on order from Sainsburys Pharmacy £6.17 for 500g
Sodium Hydroxide
Rubber gloves
Essential Oil
I still need Olive Oil can I buy this off the shelf in Sainsburys?
and
Sweet Almond Oil, Sainsburys only had 'Almond Oil' would that do?
I popped into a shop near by that sells its own homemade soaps and a sign said 'we do not use SLS (I think) in our soaps' does anyone know what that is?
I'm really excited about this, I'm even planning my next batch!!! and maybe even some bath bombs!!! and salt scrub and a shampoo bar and some baby soap....... now now calm down Libby, you know what your mother used to say..... you must learn to walk before you can run.... I know but its soooooo boring
_________________ "If we reduce the amount of stuff we allow to accumulate in our lives, we won't have to organise it"
Elaine St James from her book 'Simplicity'
Yes - olive oil off the shelf - go for the cheapest one, NOT extra virgin. (honestly cheapest is best - expensive takes longer to trace!)
Not sure about almond oil. But try health food shops, I've seen sweet in there.
SLS is some nasty chemical that is in (amongst other things) shampoo. Originally designed for removing grease from garages. Now in shampoo and other "beauty" products. I'm sure I'm allergic to it! I can't remember what it stands for though!
You'll also need a heatproof glass measuring jug for making the sodium hydroxide solution. Remember - it gets very hot.
And some goggles. And vinegar in case you get any sodium hydroxide on your skin - it neutralises it - and to add to washing up liquid when you wash up the pans etc afterwards.
Enjoy - it's great fun (apart from the month wait for it to be useable!)
They are cheaper than the soap kitchen but don't have as wide a range of stock, but my delivery arrived the next day.
I need to make some shampoo like last week. I got all the oils ready 2 nights ago and then realised I had a puppy sat on my foot, so not a good idea. Will try early next week.
95p that is very reasonable well I have commited to sainsburys now they have my phone number. Next time I will try tesco!!!!!!!
Just need one more thermometer and a glass jug. I tried all sorts of places for the other thermometer Robert Dyas etc, but no luck. I may have to wait for a delivery at Wilkinsons
I'm going to enjoy this
Libby _________________ "If we reduce the amount of stuff we allow to accumulate in our lives, we won't have to organise it"
Elaine St James from her book 'Simplicity'
By the way, is the shopping list at the top everything, or are there some bits not on there because you already had them? I know nothing about soap making (that I didn't learn from Fight Club... )
Do you think it would be naughty for me to appropriate Sodium Hydroxide from uni? I wouldn't have the nerve!
And Libby, you have no obligation to Sainsbury's: if they are offering something at a massively inflated price, tell them how much you've found it for, and I'm sure they will agree. The staff are human, after all. Mostly...
Plus lots of products can be returned within 14 days for any reason anyway. I doubt this is excluded.
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I wouldn't have the nerve!
