I made a batch of cp and used 1:1 lye and water. added to oils and stick blended to trace added the gm. scented and poured in mold. It looked fine then I started to texture the tops and noticed it is liquid under the top of the soap. Don't know what happened to it. TIA
Have a customer wanting a body butter with all shea. I have some Oleio could I mix this with the butter and just whip it? Should I heat them first? TIA
I am need of the FO Happy Heart. I found the Happy by Clinique but cant find Happy Heart. Has anyone found it. I checked the fragrance oil finder and it didn't have one listed. TIA
Is Shea butter better for the skin than mango? I like organic shea in my body butters but don't like the scent. I was thinking of switching shea to mango if there isn't must difference. TIA
I have some customers asking for perfume in the roll on bottles. Does anyone have a recipe they don't mind sharing and where is the best place to buy the roll on bottles? TIA
I noticed NG has E-wax and Silky e-wax has anyone used the silky e-wax and does it make a difference in your product? Was going to place an order with them and wanted to know before ordering. TIA
Has anyone used the single cupcake bags from clearbags to package cupcake soaps? Those that make the cupcake soaps how do you package yours? If you don't mind telling.
I am wanting to wrap my soap in paper doilies, would love to have them in different colors. Those that use the paper doilies do you mind sharing where you buy them? TIA
I just cut a bar of my gm soap to make samples and it is still soft after 7 wks of curing. Is it my recipe? what do I need to change for a harder bar?
palm 10 %
coconut 35 %
olive 25 %
castor 5 %
cocoa butter 13 %
shea butter 12 %
when doing cp if you keep the lye and milk under 65 will the lye dissolve good? I am trying to keep the mixture cool and it looks like little bits of lye in the milk. TIA
I am trying to find vellum paper bags to package my soaps. Have looked everywhere and cant find them. Also have been looking for the transparent glassine bags cant find them in the right size. Do any of you package your soaps in these bags? IF I find the vellum envelopes they are the wrong size. TIA
Those that are using the red ED molds how full are you filling them? How much do they hold. I was afraid if I fill it full the soap bars might be to big but I found a way to package my soaps that I love and the bars look big. TIA
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I have a blend that calls for 3 parts lavender, 3 parts lemongrass, 1 part peppermint, and 1 part rosemary. My question is how much of each one would I use in a 4 pound batch. I am not good at math so I need some help. Thanks.