Teach Soap

Would colloidal (sp?) oatmeal have any advantage in a soap? Or maybe a mixture of ground oatmeal for exfoliation and colloidal for it's soothing properties......? (i know, no claims)

Erin

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Irena
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thank you guys... i will to look for that kind of oatmeal here.. actually when i went to store here, most of the oatmeal here are instant and there are also quick cooking... but i saw one that need to be cooked for 8-10 minutes.. aside from that no more.... that need to be cooked longer than that.. but i will still try to look in some other store..

by the way, i want to try to add Lard as part of my base oil.. i found one in the store but it is not pork lard... it is a vegetable lard... what do you think guys.. is it still OK? is it the same with a pork fat lard?

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Linda
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@ljm1180: the name of this lard is VEGETABLE LARD.. that's the exact name.. im really doubt to use this... since i know that the lard that being mentioned here in this forum is from pig.. so definitely i will not use this.. i will to look for a lard which is from pig fat.. thanks anyway ljm1180

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Linda
I know the voices in my head aren't real, but they sure have some great ideas!

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@mella: Good day mella. its ok, its fine with me. Actually Im just asking if what does it exactly mean cause sometime we misunderstood the joke insde of the message. But im fine now mella. forget it. In fact am happy that you are here, with soapbuddy, ljm1180, miguelandal, lavenderlady and others that extend there ideas and suggestion to me. its a great help for me as a new soapers and member of this forum.. Again mella, forget and sorry as well that i reacted that way.. God Bless

The quick cooking type doesn't work out well in soap. Use the type that takes long to cook. I put them in the blender to make fine powder.

I'm now curing a batch of oatmeal soap, I added shea butter, beeswax, canola, olive, castor, palm and coconut. I want a hard bar.. It does smell really good due to the fragrance of honey. It supposed to be opaque white but due to the oatmeal I used, it's a little brownish in color.

Good luck and post pictures of your soap. We love pictures!