[marshacup]

Interesting that you guys are saying the BTMS won’t work, but every recipe has it in there, and listed as an emulsifying wax.  Just going to have to try one with and one without and see what the difference is.  The only other E-wax I have is Ritamulse, and I’ve tried to use that in hair “lotions”…  it was awful.  Sticky, straw-like messy, awful.  The BTMS provides better hair glide from what I understand.

Not doubting or questioning anyone, but I feel like the only way to learn is to try.  Is there maybe a different set of detergents that would work better?  Maybe that is why most people that make them complain of them being “rough” or “rustic” looking, not smooth…

For the silicones, I personally don’t like silicones in general, so I wasn’t planning on putting them in.  I just put the basic recipe outline for completeness, and I’ll tweak/personalize.  As for the protein/panthenol, I was going to try with/without and see, but my guess is that if I end up selling the bars, I’ll leave them in for the marketing as long as they don’t add too much to cost to put them in. 

I didn’t think about the liquid detergents being preserved or the osmotic pressure.  There’s another “knock-out” experiment.

[marshacup]

Excellent, thank you for your advice.