Making Soap - Tea Tree Oil Shampoo Bars with Nutrients Avocado Oil and Almond Oil

[Arazumi]

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[EdentiaFarms]

@Arazumi Thank you! I appreciate the positive comments and encouragement. I really needed it today, too! =)

[Arazumi]

@EdentiaFarms ^ ^ 

[YapahTaharSoaps]

Do Shampoo Bars take the same time to cure as cold process?

[EdentiaFarms]

@YapahTaharSoaps

Yes, these are cold process shampoo bars. They are exactly the same as cold process except the oils used in shampoo are different proportions. So, they still do need a full cure. I like to cure mine for a minimum of one month but try to cure them even longer.

[liberatingstyle]

Thanks so much this information is very helpful! Now I can proceed. Thank you for taking the time and your expertise to educate me.

[EdentiaFarms]

@liberatingstyle No problem! Happy soap and shampoo making!

[EdentiaFarms]

A lot of people are misinformed about lye. I compare natural soap to table salt. Salt is Sodium and Chlorine. Both are extremely dangerous but when combined they make something safe and we need it! Chlorine is a poisonous green gas. Sodium is a highly volatile metal that looks like shiny butter and will blow things up. Yet they combine they make salt and we need it to live. The reaction when making soap is similar but more complex. So lye by itself is not safe, but made into soap is neutral.

[EdentiaFarms]

@EdentiaFarms

Further, natural soap are made with oils and lye in nature. In the old days lye was made by dripping water through ash and added to fats. Soap has come a long way but back then and today, you can't get any soap without lye. Most items available in the store are actually detergents that are far more harsh than soap and strip away moisture. Natural soap is easier on the skin and hair.

[EdentiaFarms]

@EdentiaFarms

I suppose you could try making a glycerin based shampoo but just KNOW that glycerin is also a by-product of lye and it comes from the same chemical. It all has the same origin.

[EdentiaFarms]

@EdentiaFarms

I guess an easy way to explain lye in soap is that a small amount of lye is used to start a reaction in a large amount of oil... but there is no lye left in the soap (in this case shampoo) when said reaction is finished :)

Hope this helps!

[liberatingstyle]

is there a way you can make shampoo bars without LYE? I want to create a shampoo bar without any harsh chemicals. 

[EdentiaFarms]

@liberatingstyle

No. You need lye to make any soap. The lye is completely neutralized in the reaction and the final product has no lye in it. My shampoo bars are PH neutral. I assume you are concerned with working with lye then? If you are not comfortable working with it then I would say don't do it.

[EdentiaFarms]

Respond to this video... Please read my other comments also for further explanation of the history and use of lye and why it is safe. Please also feel free to look all of this up, including the origins of lye and glycerin. Thanks for watching!

[WickedScentuals]

Very Nice!

[Seedcovers]

Looks good. nice job

[EdentiaFarms]

@Seedcovers Thanks! I <3 Shampoo Bars!