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Hi, everyone! I just wanted to let you know that our Tennessee Soap and Candle Social has been scheduled for this year. It will be held in Nashville at the Scarritt Bennett Center on Saturday May 4th. We have some stellar speakers this year: Lela Barker (of Bella Lucce and Lucky Break...

Just wondering if anyone out there is using an iphone app for soapmaking (or candlemaking or essential oils) that they're fond of. I can't seem to find any interesting ones thumbing through the app store, but there HAS to be some out there, right? Any suggestions or recommendations?

Just wondering if anyone has experience using cumin oleoresin in their soaps. Any suggestions on scent blends?

I've been ordering them from MMS, but the last few batches have had a large number that just won't twist up. Customer service seems to think it's something I'm doing wrong (although nothing has changed, including my recipe, my equipment, etc.). So I'd like to take my business elsewhere. Anyone...

I'm so frustrated with myself, and I know that you lot are the only ones that will really understand. So I just wanted to share. I've been spending the last six weeks or so moving into a new house and a new soap making studio. The house has a separate downstairs apartment that is now...

I know it sounds weird and totally unappealing, but has anyone ever used Liquid Smoke to scent CP soap? Just wondering if it fades or morphs over time.

I just placed a huge order for essential oils and realized too late that I left patchouli off the list. Do you have any to spare? I'm trying to avoid astronomical shipping fees from my normal suppliers. PM me if you have any to sell. Thanks!

I was reading an article recently about a nonprofit that teaches soapmaking in Ghana. They make a lot of moringa products, and of course it got my brain spinning about making moringa soap. (My name is Rachel and I am a soaping addict.) Has anyone ever used moringa oil, powder, or leaves in your...

I've been using liquid chlorophyll to color my soaps green for quite a while and have been pleased as punch with it for the most part. The last couple batches started to develop DOS after a couple months of curing, though, and I'm pretty sure the chlorophyll is the culprit (one of the soaps has...

So it's time for a batch of "clean out the cabinet," and I have a quick castor question. I'm completely out of coconut oil and was wondering if castor makes a good 1:1 replacement. I've played around with it in smaller quantities, but not in bigger batches. I'll definitely be using palm and...