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I personally like the cigar style packaging. Mine are that style that I print on cardstock, then cut and wrap the bars with it using the ingredient label to seal it. I wanted to try boxes, but I do decorative soap with different tops and such and I feel this would hide my product. I thought...

There are many many posts on the forum about selling. I would read over some of those if you have not already. Selling your soap is something you need to fell comfortable about. Do you know what it will look like in a few months/a year? As others have pointed out, you should "know" your products...

Im not sure if this is classified under Room Temp Soaping but.....Here is how I make soap, and how Ive been doing it for over a year. I mix all of my oils together first, and use my stick blender to smooth it out. Keep in mind that certain oils/butters/beeswax you may need to melt first. After...

I use all of those oils, minus Almond, and I also use Avocado. I have many bars that are over a year old and in between and I have never had DOS. I have both gelled and ungelled bars and I superfat at 7%. My uneducated guess (haha) leans towards the almond oil, or depending on where you live...

There are many, many great suppliers online. As Sanctuary pointed out, many oils can be found at your local store. If your not opposed to it lard is make a nice bar of soap, that is what I used when I was first learning because its rather cheap. Olive oil is also very nice. If you want palm oil...

Lye is pretty light, I know when I pour it into plastic cups it tries to jump out, Im guessing its due to the static. Im not sure if you can purchase it in other forms, I've only ever seen the little balls (Ive bought from the hardware store and The Lye Guy). Congrats on your first batch, its...

I would agree with Hazel. I had this happen to one for my first soaps, I didnt mix it enough and when I poured it there was a layer of oil on the top. The next morning the layer had turned into a weird softish layer, it had a similar color as your soap does. I never rebatched it, it was tongue...

I had DH and my dad build me a few boxes last year and the year before my first one was built by DH. Mine are all hinged with the bolt on the end. I love them but I did just buy a SoapHutch..which I haven't used yet haha! I just hate lining my wooden molds! Good job tho it looks amazing!

The Convservatorie http://theconservatorie.com/Happy_Hour_ ... 9_199.html are good ones, thats what I typically use- Most of them are stable, the pink/reds are not they morph but the blue/green/orange/yellow and purple are fine TBK Trading is another good place http://www.tkbtrading.com/- this...

So, I ordered a Tank June 30th (a gift from DH for my birthday), and assuming it would ship in 5-10 days as stated on their site, I went ahead and made some new logs. Sadly enough it still hasnt shipped and I have 3 week old soap that needs cutting. So my question for everyone is how old is the...

I personally just let my soap set up more and then pipe, I've never whipped my cp but I guess it really depends on the look your going for!!

Are the Bitter Creek colors the SoapBerry colors? Ive been looking for some new colors but I cant find the rainbow ones you mentioned. Thanks!

I tried it again, a different bar with a different fragrance, 1/2 coconut milk 1/2 water and my skin is not nearly as dry as it was with the other bar! So Im not sure if my skin adjusted or an extra week made it more mild, but I really like the lather it produces!!!!

My usual batch with all water/beer/coffee is 7% SF, but this batch since it was milk I dropped it to 5% and my CO is always 20%.

I have a much drier and more sensitive skin, hes Italian and def has more oily skin. Maybe thats why he loves salt bars and I hate them. I think im just going back to no CM but I just made a large batch using it....maybe it will be ok. :| LOL...thanks for all of the replies :)

I was just wondering if adding coconut milk, say for half the liquid in a soap batch plus having coconut oil in the soap would cause it to be drying? I use about 20% CO in my batches. I just did a batch with coconut milk in it about 5 weeks ago, I tried it yesterday and today and thought it made...

Do you find that high of a percent of coconut to be drying? Just curious, I've always been afraid to do more then 25%. My fav base oil is olive oil unless I'm doing salt bars then its 100% coconut with 20% super fat. I also love avocado oil and Shea butters

I bought all of my bulk oils from soapers choice.

I've never used mms calc, but the difference for the water is sometimes called a water discount. It give you a stronger lye solution, and is generally recommended for those who are more familiar with how their recipe works and has done a number of batches (may or may not apply to you, just...

Bath salts (the illegal kind) are completely different from salts you use in the tub. They arent salts at all, as far as I know, just drugs designed to look similar for ease of transporting and selling. I do see how many people have been confused on the issue, my mom called me asking because I...