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Is anyone here a clinical/medical social worker? I'd appreciate a pm about a situation I find myself in with an aging parent. I have no idea where to start.

He had a minor TSI last Friday and then a serious stroke on Thursday. He's back in the hospital and has no use of his left arm and his left leg can move, but he can't really put weight on it. So he is limited in what he can do. We don't know how long he will be in the hospital, but they are...

My kids go through those little pocketbacs from BBW like crazy. I noticed that Essentials By Catalina has unscented antibacterial base and was wondering if anyone knows where I could get some bottles with those little covers that can hook on your purse. I've googled like crazy, but must not be...

So I did a 20% super fat and made a test size batch (24 oz with 1 oz of FO) and I soaped a bit warm because I wanted to be sure it gels in my silicone mold. Well, I shouldn't have worried. Hello, big crack down the middle. Is CO soap prone to heating up quickly, or did I just soap too warm?

If you are on FB, FYI. NG has said that once they get to 8000 Likes or Friends, can't remember what it is, the they will have a special FB sale. It's getting pretty close, so if you haven't checked it out, maybe you'd like to?

used as a solid instead of just a layer or swirl will make your soap batter look just like split pea soup. :lol: :roll: I hope it looks better once it's cut.

My youngest saw videos of this technique and insisted that I do it right away. Here's my first attempt at the column swirl. So much fun! It's scented with Huckleberry Harvest. Uploaded with ImageShack.us

I haven't had time to start sniffing, but my samples arrived. They come in the most darling little bottles and have a little more than a normal sniffy would contain. Now I'm trying to decide what to do with then after I sniff. I think there might be enough in each one to make a M&P bar, a...

I've been making lots of beer soap lately because DH really really loves it. He goes through it so fast that I think he might be eating it in the shower. :shock: I've been using the cheapest beer I can find (I think it's Miller High Life?), and boiling off the alcohol then freezing it...

I soaped a batch yesterday that accelerated slightly, but gelled super fast and then overheated a bit. This morning when I went to cut it, it was a little oily on the outside, but the oil was just a slight film, not zappy at all and tasted like the FO smells. Okay, no problem. On the Tank it...

Everything I touch is just not working out! The last two batches I've made have set up so fast that I can't do anything with them. I don't think it's the FOs because others have not had this much trouble with them. The only thing different is a new bucket of Palm Oil. Wonder if that's it?

I made a blend recently with Dalmatian Sage (which I understand can be dangerous) I used this sage, lemon, lime, litsea, rosemary and anise EOs as a blend for my fragrance. I made a 32 oz (oils) batch and added 1.5 oz of this blend (of which 25% was the sage). This amounts to about 1%...

I've been having this problem more and more often. I notice it mostly with NG FO, but there have been one or two others that do this as well. I love them out of the bottle, but once on my skin, they turn this awful sour note and it's the only note that stays on my skin. It's very strange...

Hubby and his friends have decided that they really like my soaps, so I've been scrambling to get some manly and gender neutral soaps made to restock. I never thought my biggest soap fans would be men. Anyhoo, this first one is NG Blue Sugar with NG Vanilla Stabilizer. I've decided to...

I am so bummed about this. http://www.tkbtrading.com/category.php?category_id=77

I made a batch of beer soap to give as Christmas gifts and the men have gone nuts over it. My hubby actually pouted when I told him he was using the last bar. I scented that one in Commando from Bayousome. Today I made a batch with Redwood & Cedar from Bert's. Both of these scents work great...

I had a 1 oz. sample bottle so I made a 1 lb batch today. This is my first attempt at those fun ploopy (technical term) tops. This FO is a dream to soap. No A and smells very strong. I used .8 oz PPO, but if it sticks, I'll go lower. Uploaded with ImageShack.us Here they are cut...

SGS discontinued their lemon sugar and I was going to place an order. Who has a good Lemon Sugar?

I just got some, but I'm confused on the directions. Has anyone used this? Can you tell me what I'm supposed to do? It says: Recommended use level: Added to the base at 0.3% by weight. Does this mean that I add it at .3% of my oils to the oils? Mix it with the FO? I don't know.

What preservative should I order for this?