Recent content by sfreitag

I have finally found a local supplier of M&P base. They carry the Stephenson brand. For those of you that have used it, could you tell me what you liked or didnt like about it? Also, if anyone has a recommendation for which type of stephenson base to order, that would be the bee's knees...

So I am wanting to try a farmers market this summer and the coordinator of the market says I have to submit proof of liability insurance with their name listed as additional insured. Who does everyone like to use for their liability insurance if you do shows? I am going to call our...

Are colored oxides natural? I had another soaper tell me that oxides are "earth oxides" and so are considered natural. I would love for this to be true but want to verify it first.

I made a batch of chocolate mint soap recently. I poured my first layer than added a light layer of cocoa ( to make that line I see in so many of the pretty soaps here), then I poured the second layer about an hour and a half later and textured it. The soap came out nice looking, however as...

Thank you justcrafty! That sounds like just what I'm looking for. Ill be ordering some today! Stacey

Thank you Barb, I will try that :)

Hi all, Im having a devil of a time finding a good true Honey fragrance oil. Many of the ones Ive tried are a blend and the honey part of the scent seems to get overwhelmed very easily. Any reccomendations? I am considering ordering Honey Bee Sweet from Day Star. Has anyone tried that one...

Re: 20% lye discount Sorry if this is an old thread but I have been trying to duplicate these results on soapcalc and Im just not getting something right. I am using soapcalc 9WP. I plugged in fractionated coconut oil at 100%. Then where it asks for the superfat/discount, I put 20%...

I am so glad to have found this site. I am enjoying reading through all the posts very much. I have been making MP soap on and off for about 5 years now and am getting ready to try my hand at CP soap. I have noticed that all of the CP soap I have encountered has the same underlying scent to...