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Hi, I am going to be putting a soap gift basket into a Chinese auction fundraiser this weekend...this will be my first time giving soap away to anyone other than family. So, I want to list my ingredients on the soaps. My question is...I'm using micas from TKB trading...do I need to list...

Thanks everyone! I'm getting ready to order some micas from TKB trading...how about the soap bases? If you've tried them, do you like them? I have ordered from Candlewic in the past.

I made some soaps 2-3 months ago that were white with embedded color shavings. It looked really cool at first, and I gave some away for Xmas. Now, on the one I kept, the color has bled into the white, so it's all pretty much one color. I used a liquid colorant from Hobby Lobby. I've read...

I'm going to make up a basket of M&P soaps, various kinds, along with some hand crocheted washclothes and body sponges. This is for a church auction, and we have to submit the name and description. Any suggestions? Do I call it "handcrafted soap"? I could use a catchy name. "Soap gift...

Thanks so much for the info! That helps.

thanks for the reply. I also did some googling, and found that lavender works well with it. I'm going to try it in some m&p soaps first...maybe some tangerine, lemon grass, and niaouli...that ought to wake you up!

I don't remember ordering this, but I ended up with a small bottle of niaouli EO in my stash. To me, it smells like vicks vaporub! Has anyone used this scent in your soaps? Do you combine with another scent? Just don't want my soap to smell like medicine. Suggestions? thanks!!

I don't remember ordering this, but I ended up with a small bottle of niaouli EO in my stash. To me, it smells like vicks vaporub! Has anyone used this scent in your soaps? Do you combine with another scent? Just don't want my soap to smell like medicine. Suggestions? thanks...

I'm sorry, I'm sure this has been asked 100 times, but I'm so tired I am not having any luck searching. Can someone point me in the direction of a list of supplies I need to start out? I'm going to start accumulating everything I need to get started making soap! I'm also looking for a...

It just does not smell good. sorry don't know how to describe it. :shock: But anyway, what is it that makes it lye soap?

Okay, I have learned by reading this forum and researching that all soap is made with lye, but there is no lye in the resulting soap due to saponification. What, then, is the soap that we have all heard of that they made in the old days called "lye soap"? It brings to mind this harsh and...

Thanks Traceyann, I am excited to try it. I'm glad to hear it's not as complicated as it seems it will be. the only thing holding me back from starting right away is that I have a 10-month-old baby who takes a lot of my time! (My older kids are in school.) Plus I need to accumulate all the...

OK thanks everyone...I knew there had to be something I was missing. I'll bet she did use a glycerin base and either didn't know how it was made or didn't want to tell. But yet it was listed on her ingredients... Anyway, I just mainly wanted to see if there was some process of soapmaking...

My impression from talking to this lady was that she did not do melt & pour. she told me the various oils she used...plus the goat's milk. You don't add all that to melt& pour do you? I didn't ask what process she used. That's what got me confused. If she was not doing M&P, she had to...

Yes, she told me she was the soapmaker! If I see her again, I'm going to point out the ingredients list and ask her to explain herself!

I think your soap looks awesome - I'd buy a bar!

You can't make soap without lye, isn't that right? Well, I went to a craft fair today and found a booth with some handmade soaps. The lady told me it was made without lye. She said she used glycerin and oils and various additives. When I asked her specifically about lye, she said the...

Yes melt & pour. My cousin told me she lets her M&P soaps sit for at least 3 weeks to "cure." But from what I've read on this forum, they don't need to cure. Maybe she was getting mixed up with CP soap?

Thanks so much! That will make it much easier to make soaps for Christmas. I don't have to make them weeks ahead of time like I was thinking I would.

How long do you let your finished soaps dry before wrapping? And do you always wrap in plastic wrap?