chuck_35550 Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Read some medical articles about skin irritants and they suggested stay away from lanolin, cocount and cocoa butter; so I came up with a formula using Babassu and pko instead. I infused the olive with Calendula and placed flowers on the top of the log. The soap is very dense, has little odor if any but bubbles very nicely. I added shea butter, ho safflower and sunflower with castor to round out the emollient side of the bar. This is one hard bar of soap right out of the mold and my question would be: should I cut back the pko from 12% to 10% and add to the shea? Thanks Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scented Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 You could and should try it and see what you think of the bar. However, you should not be formulating soaps to be anything more than a soap without the proper credentials, but I know you know that. If you are looking for a soap that is more kind to very sensitive skin, I would up butters, but I don't know that 2% will make that much diff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck_35550 Posted February 20, 2012 Author Share Posted February 20, 2012 I'm using the bar and its pretty darn nice. I wouldn't market this bar, its just an effort to help a friend with breast cancer. If it works for her, then great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scented Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 That would be awesome if it does work for her. I hope so! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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