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Ugh, I placed an order last week and got the notice yesterday that my order would be shipping today. Guess it's cross your fingers time. :shock:

I shudder to think what an FO called "Eat Me Raw" must smell like. :shock:

Ding ding, we have a winner. :lol:

What he is saying is .

I have not seen lye Lowe's or Home Depot - there are drain cleaners, but not 100% lye. I've only found it at Ace Hardware (Rooto brand).

I ordered tussah silk from TSW recently, haven't gotten a chance to use it yet though. http://store.scent-works.com/tusnoilsilfi.html

Have you found that there certain oils/butters/additives that will help scents 'stick' in soap?

Has anyone ever soaped this? If so, how did it behave? Spirituese Double Vanille is my favorite scent ever, so I just have to try and soap it.

I thought the shipping charges were pretty reasonable, actually. Granted, I'm just getting started but I was charged less to ship 7 pounds of sustainable palm by Columbus Foods than I was 8 ounces of FO by ScentWorks ($7 vs $10).

I made my very first batch ever this weekend! Still in the mold, poured it about 5pm last night. Used Ambra del Nepal from TSW.

I'm doing this as a hobby as well and am not willing to pay outrageous costs.... however, I'd sooner pay $45 to someone who has been in business for years and built a reputation, than $30 to someone just starting off and selling 'less than perfect' products. I guess you have to decide which is...

Well.. if you're willing to go a bit bigger or a bit smaller, these are options: http://www.uplandsoapfactory.com/store/ ... t=2&page=1 http://www.uplandsoapfactory.com/store/ ... t=2&page=1

Lush isn't one lady, it's a big company with locations all over the world. They switched from a base that included palm oil to a palm-free one a year or so ago. It sucks. http://www.lush.com/

Here's a link to buy organic sustainable palm oil if you're interested - http://www.soaperschoice.com/cgi-soaper ... 0&cart_id=

Probably from Daystar, I think there are one or two other sellers of it out there but can't remember which ones at the moment.