I really want to try these out, however I have oily but dehydrated skin. & My skin breaks out very easily. I was wondering, what oils I should stay away from & which cleansers are better suited to my skin type? Because I know coconut oil isn't the best for me, but are all the oils in your bars ok for skin that breaks out easily? & if so, what should I replace the coconut oil with?
Hey there K, You can use every one of the recipes that are for sensitive skin, replacing any coconut oil with shea butter and castor oil mixed half and half. I would also recommend adding ground raw oats ( replace part of the clay with equal weight in oats). If you break out easily, I would steer clear of any exfoliants. If you decide to give these a try I'd love to hear how it goes and which recipe you used. :)
I have recently started using a honey scrub to cleanse my face it leave my skin feeling clean incredibly soft and moisturized and solved my oily T zone issues immediately. I used honey brown cane sugar pure tea tree oil olive and jojoba oil. my question is can honey be used in this cleanser
Sorry for this delayed reply. If you want to add honey to these cleansers I would recommend adding a preservative or using the portion within a very few days.
The ingredients in these bars are safe for use on private parts and sensitive areas. I would however keep any dried herbs (roses. lavender etc) out of the equation though as some dried herbs will feel scratchy on sensitive skin.
Anonymous said…
I am very curious about trying this. I was wondering does it remove make up or do we have to wash the make up then use the cleansing bar? I would think with the oils that it would clean the make up off very well.
Hi Anon - A cleansing bar will remove foundation, but I would be hesitant about using it for eye make-up. For that, try using sweet almond oil on a moistened cotton ball - that will remove ten waterproof mascara.
Anonymous said…
Thank you for your response. I will be trying one of your recipes. And I will be sure to use oil around my eyes to remove mascara.
Goya+Fig said…
Hello Lise! Thank you so much for your wonderful blog and wonderful ideas! You have inspired me to make tons of my own cleansing bars! My question is, if I want to sell mine, would it be ok to add some optiphen (or other anhydrous preservative)? We know that customers do not always put things in the fridge or let bars dry out as properly as they should... What do you think?
Hi Ness - thanks for your kind words! With acne-prone skin, you might want to keep coconut oil out of the equation. Other than that, you should be fine. Fo let me know how it goes. :)
hi. I want to make theses bars for my husband and gets a lot of acne around his chin - which recipe of yours would u recommend? also do I replace the entire amount of coconut oil with Shea butter? thank you Archana
hi. I want to make a cleansing bar for my husband - he gets Evers acne around his chin. which recipe should I use? and do replace the entire coconut oil weightage with Shea butter?
Hi Tina- you might want to start with the basic cleansing bar. You can replace coconut oil with shea butter or even another oil such as babassu. Depending on the climate you live in, you might have to play with proportions until you get the texture you like. I’d add a couple of drops of tea tree oil and lavender oil as well. Best of luck with it!
Hi Unknown - Living in a warmer climate, you are very right to tweak the formulation. May I suggest lowering the oils with somewhere between 7-15% and replacing with cocoa butter. You might also consider kokum butter as this is harder than cocoa. Best of luck with it!
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You can use every one of the recipes that are for sensitive skin, replacing any coconut oil with shea butter and castor oil mixed half and half. I would also recommend adding ground raw oats ( replace part of the clay with equal weight in oats). If you break out easily, I would steer clear of any exfoliants. If you decide to give these a try I'd love to hear how it goes and which recipe you used. :)
Sorry for this delayed reply. If you want to add honey to these cleansers I would recommend adding a preservative or using the portion within a very few days.
The ingredients in these bars are safe for use on private parts and sensitive areas. I would however keep any dried herbs (roses. lavender etc) out of the equation though as some dried herbs will feel scratchy on sensitive skin.
Cheers!
Candice
thank you
Archana
I live in the tropics n the cleansing seems too soft to get out of the mold.. Can you suggest what i can do to make it harder?
Should i reduce the soft oils? Can i use only cocoa butter?