Ask the Soapman
Store your Green Gold Herbal Moisturizer, Shea Butter, Coco Luscious and Arnica Salve in the refrigerator for a longer shelf life and to maintain a nice even consistency. Oil based salves and balms are temperature sensitive. This means that they will be hard at cold temperatures and creamy at warmer ones. Choco Luscius might arrive very solid in the Winter (warm to room temps before using). Conversely it might be too loose when it arrives in Summertime (refrigerate for an hour before using). Being aware of the intrinsic temperature sensitive nature of organic salves makes them easier to use and…
Could I use this soap in a foaming pump if I dilute it in the bottle? How does it compare to your foaming hand soap in ingredients? Yes you can! First rule is to add the soap to the water – not the water to the soap – as adding water to the soap will make a lot of foam in your bottle. Second rule is ALWAYS rinse your foamer dispenser three times in hot water when refilling. Your organic soap is only as fresh as the oldest soap molecule in the bottle. Dilute about 50% to make a good…
I wanted to make my own foaming dish soap. You sell an 18 oz bottle of liquid sunshine dish foam. Could I buy your Liquid Sunshine All Purpose Cleaner Concentrate and use my own foaming bottles to make a dish soap by using the concentrate and adding a certain amount of water to it so it would perform like the 18 oz bottle? Thanks for any help or ideas you might have. Sure thing Kelly. Dilute about 50-60% with water. Hints: add Liquid Sunshine to the water not the water to the soap. Use this trick to make spray cleaner…
What is the weight of your bar soap? Excellent Question! One day old bar soap averages 4.25oz (120.5g). Under ideal drying conditions this is reduced to 3.75 (106g) to 3.85 (109g) in 30 days. We label our soap as 3.25oz (92g) for legal reasons as this is sometimes the weight after a year to 18 months. We are allowed to be over weight but not under. Hope this helps! Soapman Larry Plesent
Do you have a product to recommend that will take out the chemical smell in my new black jeans? I’ve tried washing several times with vinegar and the smell is still very strong. Thanks for your time. Try using Liquid Sunshine without softener or drier sheets. Should be fine after a couple of washes.
What is the expiration date on organic Shea butter? Store natural Shea butter in a cool place. It should be fine for a year or more. Refrigerate for longer shelf life. We add natural rosemary extract as a preservative when we melt it down and pour it into consumer sized packages like the Shea tins.
Which is better for my drains, your bar soap or your shower gel? In other words, which makes less scum? Sorry for this bizarre question, but I can’t decide which one to purchase. Thanks. Soap scum is a mixture of soap and minerals. Filtering your water will reduce the minerals. That’s probably the best way to avoid the issue. Clean soap scum with vinegar (acidic vinegar cleans alkaline soap), with Bon Ami the unscented scrubby cleaner, or with Liquid Sunshine nontoxic cleaner. Best to order your soap products based on your skin type rather than how often you have to…
Do u sell shampoo for hair If you have thin undyed hair the Shea Butter Bar might work for you. Soap shampoos remove hair dyes, and the usually do not work well on thicker and curlier hair. You will have to experiment. Try the Shea Butter Bar (great for dry skin even if your hair doesn’t like it) and the Baby wash/Shampoo. This product might best with a lemon juice water rinse and conditioning. All depends on your hair. This is why we do not sell a product as shampoo.
Dear Soapman. Its getting colder and I noticed that my skin became more sensitive when the heat came on. Is there a correlation here or am I just B. Fuddled in Bennington Dear B. F., Yes, you are correct. There is indeed a correlation between heating systems coming on in the Autumn and skin sensitivity. Here’s why. According to the National Institutes of Health, over 25% of Americans test positive for dust mites as an allergen. Dust and the mites that live on it deposit on baseboard heaters, fall ventilation ducts, and get through clogged and dirty air filters. As…
Can I use the shower gel for my hair? In a word…maybe This is a soap gel, and soap removes coloring from hair. If you like your hair tinted or colored don’t use it. If you wash your hair everyday soap based shower gel may not work for you unless you also use a conditioner of some kind. A vinegar or lemon juice rinse might work for your hair, but you will have to experiment. Some people need more moisture (oils) added than others. And that is what it comes down to. For those of us that want a nontoxic…
