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Anyone know what's up with Oils By Nature? Used to love ordering from them, great prices and reasonable quantities for what I use. I saw they changed their name to Oils Direct, but does anyone have the inside scoop?

hello! i know i've seen threads on this before, so i managed to get to Sam's and buy 2 3L containers of Member's Mark Olive Oil. it was cheaper than soaper's choice AND i get it immediately AND i save on shipping costs. anyone else use this to soap with and have any warnings or things i should...

just got my order in from candlescience's FO sale (i have 18 more 1 oz bottles now) and i can't wait to use them. i find myself exploring new projects just to have an excuse to use them. i've learned liquid soap and now perfecting my recipes... what will be next? anyone else in the same boat?

here are three of my soaps with labeling and packaging. i don't sell yet because i'm still learning so many different methods. on my second batch of liquid soap and next i'll try HP. here are the three i've got done so far. takes so long to design the labels... apologies for the large...

out of curiosity, does standard handmade soap (without antiseeptic EOs) have any anti-bac or antiseptic qualities? does the cleansing value on soapcalc have anything to do with this? thanks!

with a newborn at home and a slew of people expecting to roll through the house and hold him, hand sanitizer is in high demand. i bought some 'all natural' stuff at whole foods and looked through the ingredients. it says 62% alcohol and has aloe vera, vegetable glycerin, and some citrus...

agriffin, here is what i decided to do with your twilight green mica that you so generously donated. it's a very nice blend of pepperberry wreath and peppermint FO from nature's garden. and, me with my brand new baby boy, born 10/19.

it was bound to happen at some point. gelled my soap last night and just uncovered this morning to check it out and it has a layer about half inch of oils on top, probably a total of 8-12 oz. trying to determine what went wrong. ran everything through soap calc, soaped at about 100 degrees...

what are everyone's thoughts on water content as a percentage of oils? soapcalc always starts you out at 38% and i've been experimenting with less. what do you guys soap at? what is a standard (safe) range for this measurement (low end/high end)? thanks!

i'm sure this has been gone over before, but i searched the forum and FAQ's and couldn't find what i'm looking for... can someone give me a brief overview of what all these different acronyms mean? i think i've got DH narrowed down to something having to do with husbands?? help!

White Tea and Ginger - white tea subbed for water, pureed ginger, and natures garden white tea and ginger scent Lavender Vanilla Salt Soap - basic CO, hemp oil, and castor recipe with 75% salt, vanilla and lavender EOs from texas natural supply

it's not perfect, but it should work. the soap should be about 4" x 3" when finished. next time i'll make it for bigger soaps. not bad for $7 in materials at lowes!

i am wanting to do a facial soap bar, but i have questions about using salicylic acid. i have read that it decomposes through the saponification process. does anyone have any tips for making a good facial soap and then also, some suggestions on using salicylic acid? thanks all!

i've been reading alot about superfatting and i think i get the basic premise. what i have been doing, however, is putting all my oils in before stick blending and only adding fragrance, EO's, and herbs/colors, etc at trace. i have seen some people that add the really moisturizing oils at...

coconut almond lavender and amarillo hops cinnamon swirled sugar scrub lemongrass and ginger with ground thyme

lavender and vanilla EOs with cocoa butter, cocoa powder, and almond oil