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I do enjoy candles, but especially love my oil burners. Does anyone know why certain fragrance oils put out hardly any scent while others have a great throw??? Is is related to flashpoint of the fragrance oil? What is really weird is that I have made candles with a fo that has an excellent...

I found a hot process soap recipe online and it calls for 1 TBS of Borax to be stirred into the water before adding lye. Does anyone know what Borax would add to the soap? I made the soap with the Borax and it turned out really nice with very fluid pour. Just wondered about the Borax-it seems...

Has anyone ever used agave nectar in soap? I have used honey many times (and liked the results) and wondered if agave might provide similar qualities without causing overheating or excessive browning. I have a friend that loves agave and I thought it might make a unique gift to create a soap...

Does Brambleberry offer any Phtalate Free fragrance oils? I cannot seem to find any information about that on the website and am thinking that they may not. Thanks!

I have only ever made cp soap but am considering learning how to make hot process. Last weekend I had 2 failed cp batches-one with lye pockets and one covered in lye crystals (later found out my scale is on the fritz) but it got me thinking about giving hp soaping a try. I like the idea of...

A friend of mine from work was telling me that her daughter has had lice 2 times this school year and she asked me if I could make her a lice repel shampoo bar using essential oils. She said that they make them for pets and wanted one for her family to use to prevent infestation. I have no...

Have been making laundry soap for years with the recipe of 1 bar grated and melted Fels Naptha laundry soap, 1 c. borax, and 1 c. washing soda in 2 & 1/2 gallons of water. It takes forever to melt the Fels Naptha soap in boiling water on the stove and sometimes I still have residual chunks of...

The cost of fragrance oils has been going sky high, and Wholesale Supplies Plus seems like one of the highest (I realize that the cost of shipping is added into the price). I do really like WSP's fragrance oils. I just thought I would post a list of some of my favorite of the "cheaper"...

I am very new to candlemaking. So far no success. None of the soy candles I have made have any hot throw. After reading some fo reviews, some people say that curing candles longer helps with hot throw. How long should a candle cure? I have been curing mine 4 days. Does it need to go longer???

We have several Sassafras trees in the yard and my husband asked me to make sassafras tea soap. I told him that the sassafras scent would not come through in the cured soap, but I thought I had read somewhere that you shouldn't drink sassafras tea because it can be bad for you. Do you think it...

I am about to make soap for the winter time with a higher lye discount (10%) to help soothe my dry skin. I was wondering if having a higher percent of unsopponified oils will decrease lather? I make a salt bar with high lye discount and it has very little lather. Is that due to the salt or...

I currently have 8 bars of soap in my shower right now. *Sigh* I was wondering if there is something wrong with me or if other soapers keep a bunch in their shower too. I love picking just the right soap to match my mood for the day. My favorite soap (of the 8) is currently is a shea butter...

I am looking for a Sweetgrass or Sweetgrass and cedar fragrance oil. I tried the one from Southern Soapers before they closed and didn't like it at all! I still have several bars left from that batch that I am using myself because my friends and family said "uhh, no thanks." Anyone try the...

A few months ago I was going to make a soap with apple juice as my liquid only to find that the kiddies drank up all the apple juice. I was standing at the fridge and spotted a couple of Capri Sun juice pouches and thought...why not? Well, not such a good idea. This turned out to be the worst...

A while ago there was a thread about making liquid shampoo from grated bar soap, water and pectin. This method worked great for me and I have been making all kinds of liquid shampoo with great success. When using soap as shampoo, I have to do a vinegar rinse afterward to help with soap residue...

I had been taking a soaping break for a few months but when the WSP silicon molds went on sale I bought several and started making some soap again. I found a bottle of castor oil stuck behind some boxes on my soaping shelf that was probably 9 or 10 months old. I smelled it to see if it smelled...

Since I am a hobbyist soaper I usually order fo in quantities for only 1 batch, but since I LOVE the fo Black Raspberry Vanilla, I ordered a big bottle. I have soaped this same fo in a goatsmilk soap recipe and also in a veggie (olive, coconut, and castor) and the fragrance after cure seems to...

Our local radio station has all Christmas music from Thanksgiving through the day after Christmas and I have really been enjoying the songs. Do you have a favorite Christmas song that brings a smile to your face or brings back a special Christmas memory?? There are so many that I like but two...

OK, I have been a hobbyist soapmaker for over a year and have the worst luck with producing strongly scented soap. I LOVE strong scents and purchase fragrance oils from reputable companies like WSP, Elements, and Southern Soapers, but after a month or two many lose their scent. I almost always...

Although I do not sell my soaps, I give a lot as gifts. I have been wrapping in tissue paper which is a pain and you can barely smell the soap through the tissue paper. I have used small plastic sandwich bags but if my soap sits for a while in the plastic it gets DOS quickly. There is a...