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Vegan soap
Sept 22, 2013 15:20:31 GMT -5
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Post by maryellen on Sept 22, 2013 15:20:31 GMT -5
Met this couple today at the fairgrounds selling vegan soap. Bought 2 bars and wow they are awesome. They are on fb her email to find her is. Montanamountain@  .com. The company name is montana mountain |
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Post by adoptapitbull on Sept 22, 2013 17:07:14 GMT -5
It's super easy to make vegan soap. Just use the "holy trinity" of soap oils - olive, coconut, palm- and water or tea for your liquid. The simplest vegan soap is actually a castile soap, just 100% olive oil, lye, and water. You can make it yourself!
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Vegan soap
Sept 22, 2013 21:26:56 GMT -5
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Post by maryellen on Sept 22, 2013 21:26:56 GMT -5
How do you make it be soap?
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Post by adoptapitbull on Sept 23, 2013 1:52:46 GMT -5
When dissolved lye reacts with oil, it is called "saponification". Measure out exact amounts, combine at just the right temp., and soap happens! I may have oversimplified a bit, but that's basically it.
Too many people get on the "label bandwagon", in other words, they use words that yes, are true, but are not exactly special. For a vegan soap, it's as easy as leaving out animal fats or milk. Imagine making chocolate chip cookies, and just leaving out the chips. The cookie is not any more difficult to make because you left out an ingredient. And typically, someone who claims to only make vegan soaps actually charges more than a non-vegan, for no reason except that she is marketing it as specialty.
I'm kind of a stickler with calling people out by trying to mislead their customers. I called someone out the other day because they had NO ingredient list or size on their label, both of which are FDA requirements. Can you imagine if someone was deathly allergic to a nut oil and had no idea their soap contained sweet almond or peanut oil?
Yeesh...I should maybe get off my soapbox now...pun intended!
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Vegan soap
Sept 23, 2013 5:49:43 GMT -5
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Post by maryellen on Sept 23, 2013 5:49:43 GMT -5
Lol. I buy soap based on how good it smells. I wont pay if its a small bar and i buy for smell and decorative lol. I was just curious why vegan stuff is more expensive then regular hand made soap and how. Soaps are made lol
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Post by seamonkey on Sept 26, 2013 19:00:17 GMT -5
I don't think it's vegan, but I am friends with the owner of villaness.net and used to be in love with her mudslide soap. One night I was drinking and got a little tipsy and decided I needed 12 bars of soap and to compose and epic love letter in my checkout notes.
She still teases me about that on livejournal
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Post by RealPitBull on Oct 18, 2013 7:36:10 GMT -5
I don't think it's vegan, but I am friends with the owner of villaness.net and used to be in love with her mudslide soap. One night I was drinking and got a little tipsy and decided I needed 12 bars of soap and to compose and epic love letter in my checkout notes. She still teases me about that on livejournal HAHA oh man. That is too cute. I've done similar, so I totally can relate to this story  I wanna try to make soap, but I'm afraid I'll blow up the kitchen. I am very particular about soap because I have super sensitive skin and I can't handle fake and perfumey stuff anymore, and of course I like to buy vegan. Allison, I forget, do you make any vegan soaps? I should just order some from you. Or are you holding off on soap making right now with the move and stuff? |
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Post by adoptapitbull on Oct 18, 2013 8:19:40 GMT -5
I'm soaping in overdrive right now! 1. Christmas. 2. I don't want to move all this crap!
Sure, I can make a vegan soap. All I have to do is sub out the milk for something else...water, coffee, tea, beer (etc.)
I do have some essential oils here, too. Most times I use fragrance oils for diversity and cost savings, but I do have Lavender, Lemon, Peppermint, Grapefruit EO's and more.
My only requirement is a 5 bar min. purchase for special orders. Each 10 oz bar is usually $6, but I can do 5 for $25 plus shipping.
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Post by RealPitBull on Oct 18, 2013 8:39:15 GMT -5
Ok cool, because I can actually give some of these as Xmas gifts. What would be a good sub for milk? I like the idea of some sort of tea. The batch of five would be one EO, right? I think lemon sounds yummy.
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Post by michele5611 on Oct 18, 2013 8:51:13 GMT -5
I'm soaping in overdrive right now! 1. Christmas. 2. I don't want to move all this crap! Sure, I can make a vegan soap. All I have to do is sub out the milk for something else...water, coffee, tea, beer (etc.) I do have some essential oils here, too. Most times I use fragrance oils for diversity and cost savings, but I do have Lavender, Lemon, Peppermint, Grapefruit EO's and more. My only requirement is a 5 bar min. purchase for special orders. Each 10 oz bar is usually $6, but I can do 5 for $25 plus shipping. I think you had sent me some vegan soap and I loved it!! I was just thinking how I needed some new soap. Are you doing any kind of pumpkin soap?? |
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Post by adoptapitbull on Oct 18, 2013 20:30:18 GMT -5
Ok cool, because I can actually give some of these as Xmas gifts. What would be a good sub for milk? I like the idea of some sort of tea. The batch of five would be one EO, right? I think lemon sounds yummy. I could blend them, too. Citrus doesn't have great scent staying power, so I'd actually recommend it be anchored with a lavender or other non-citrus EO. Michele, yes, pumpkin is going down this weekend! |
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Post by RealPitBull on Oct 21, 2013 13:05:19 GMT -5
Lemon and lavender, how about?
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Post by michele5611 on Oct 21, 2013 13:21:29 GMT -5
PUMPKIN!!!!!
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Post by adoptapitbull on Oct 21, 2013 13:40:45 GMT -5
Mary, what about a chamomile infused lemon lavender? It'll be good for sensitive skin because of the chamomile, but will smell like lemon & lav. I have all these chamomile buds that I don't know what to do with because I don't care for the scent!
For the liquid, I can use chamomile tea or black tea as well.
It will be a 100% coconut oil salt soap that will also last 3x as long as regular bar soap. I make exclusively salt bars these days.
Give me your thoughts or approval and I can have them made today.
And Michele, I made a bar scented with Pumpkin Apple Butter with real pumpkin pie filling from our Distillery's Pumpkin Spice liquer. Will be ready in 4 weeks!
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Post by michele5611 on Oct 21, 2013 13:45:57 GMT -5
Awesome! What other fall scents do you have? I think I am using an apple one now which I love.
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Post by adoptapitbull on Oct 21, 2013 13:51:13 GMT -5
I have an apple cider, a banana nut bread, a lavender with wine, and a lemon poppy seed curing. All the ones on the website are ready to buy now. www.MaggieMagsGoatMilkSoap.com |
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Post by michele5611 on Oct 21, 2013 13:54:40 GMT -5
I don't see the banana nut bread on there? I like the Cherry Almond one...will def. purchasing that one.
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Post by adoptapitbull on Oct 21, 2013 14:03:42 GMT -5
The ones I just listed aren't ready yet. Once they are, I'll post 'em up. The Body Buttercream is my best lotion formula to date. It is so rich!
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Post by michele5611 on Oct 21, 2013 14:07:46 GMT -5
Ok sounds good!
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Post by RealPitBull on Oct 21, 2013 14:40:02 GMT -5
Mary, what about a chamomile infused lemon lavender? It'll be good for sensitive skin because of the chamomile, but will smell like lemon & lav. I have all these chamomile buds that I don't know what to do with because I don't care for the scent! For the liquid, I can use chamomile tea or black tea as well. It will be a 100% coconut oil salt soap that will also last 3x as long as regular bar soap. I make exclusively salt bars these days. Give me your thoughts or approval and I can have them made today. And Michele, I made a bar scented with Pumpkin Apple Butter with real pumpkin pie filling from our Distillery's Pumpkin Spice liquer. Will be ready in 4 weeks! Yes, sounds perfect. I love the idea of chamomile and I have very sensitive skin so that will be perfect. Can I paypal you? |
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I look forward to learning much here