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and then I left!! The end! (notimpressed.com)

Hi neighbor. . .not for long though. I did the move to the UK in 2001, decided to come home in 2012 and well, things are not working out here and time to head back to the first world!!

Haha, I know I can but oils in the UK. . .I can get sooooo much more there than I can here. It is just going to be affordability and space to start with. Basically picking my life up and starting from scratch. . .not an easy task. . .ah well, we do what we must :-)

that for the time being, I must give up soap making!! I have been soaping for a little over a year now and completely, 100% addicted (if not more) and unfortunately, will have to give it up for some time, as I have decided to move back the the UK and cannot afford to ship everything with me...

I have a bath bomb recipe that I have been using since the beginning of the year and I have not had any issues with it at all. Well, this weekend I went to check all my stocks and make sure everything was fine for my next fair on Friday. Well, to my dismay, most of my bath fizzies have reacted...

Thanks, will see if I can get my hands on some propylene glycol. That might not be easy in this place!!

So i found this recipe online for a melt and pour base and want to try it just for the hell of it: 5oz Distilled Water (for Lye) 2.5oz Sodium Hydroxide (Lye) 5oz Castor Oil 6oz Coconut Oil 6oz Tallow 9oz Propylene Glycol 3oz Glycerin 3oz Sugar dissolved into 3oz Distilled Water My question is...

Thanks all. I am still very happy with how it went, even two days later and a lot of thinking!! Ok so lose the printed fabric. . .CHECK. . ..could I replace it with a lighter solid color on top of the white? I find white so.. . . . .boring and there is a LOT of white on the tables.

I exhibited at my first fair this weekend. It was a long day and a lot of hard work, but I really enjoyed it!! I managed to make back my stand fee, hire costs and a little extra. I am not complaining as it was a first try at a big fair. Next one is on the 31st October and fortunately I still...

Gorgeous. . .well done :-)

I now have the following 10 x soap = 18 bars per batch 5 x LS = 8 bottles of each Bath fizzies = since I do not have a proper bath bomb mold Bath Salts Sugar Scrubs Bath Melts I have been warned by another lady who used to do fairs here and she said not to bother with body butters as it gets...

Thanks all. I have suggested she see a doctor. . .she is stubborn though, so will see if she actually does it!! Also will give her a bar of my oats soap and tell her to try that or nothing but water for a while.

Susie, it is mostly on her cheeks but at the moment has spread up to just under her eyes. She said it is not worse after being in the sun. It will flare up really bad for a week or two and then calms down and then back again. Just had a look at her face wash etc and she is using the Clinique 3...

Hi all, My mom is having a bit of a problem with her face at the moment. She currently uses a Clinique face wash and moisturizer, but seems to be suffering with a type of eczema, only on her face. I have told her that it could be the products she is using and would like to try and make a face...

I used some left over soap from a batch that was a little too much for my mold and added sugar to it, put into a small mold and straight into the freezer to prevent it from heating. Took them out the next morning and now waiting for them to finish curing. I have squeezed them lightly from time...

So I was invited to have a small table to sell some soaps at a family fun day that a restaurant here in Zimbabwe was hosting. It turned out not to be very busy and only made two small sales and handed out a few business cards. It's a start!! Here are a few pics of the table I had set up.

Last night, I made a batch of oatmeal soap. . .love the stuff!! Well after I poured it into the mold, there was a little left, so I had this crazy thought and poured more olive oil into the little bit that was left, mixed it like crazy and then dumped a bunch of sugar in to it (did not measure...

possibly a stupid question. . .what is the glycerin for? I have seen a lot of recipes online and even saved a few to try and none of them have glycerine in the ingredients. . . .confused

Shunt. . .the fair is only for one day. We do not have fairs that last longer than that in this country!! I will be trying to fit more soaps in and have a bunch of lip balms ready to go. Waiting on an order of cocoa and shea butters to get busy on the bath melts and have also done some liquid...

Thanks all for the replies. I have contacted the organizers and asked for a smaller stand that is 3m x 3m and they have one available. I currently have 10 batches of soap and around 15 - 18 bars per batch and will be working on bath bombs etc for the next month or so. I hope that will be enough...