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I visited a local craft festival today with about 170 vendors. 3 of them sold soap. One lady (which I happen to know) sold castille soap, another one M&P and then there was this guy who had CP soap for sale. Most of it was in uncut logs. The whole set-up looked very much like "Bargain-Shopping"...

http://img127.imageshack.us/my.php?imag ... 004nb5.jpg Here are the soaps I made today. From left to right: Cucumber, Goatmilk-Oatmeal-Honey, Angler & Hunter

I bought both to use in my next soap batch. But how much do I use???? With the silk it says 4-10 %, that seems like a lot. I would like some expert advice on this, please and thank you! :?

Hi I feel really stupid. I'd ordered an eucalyptus-peppermint scent (called rejuvenate) from a local supplier and only noticed after I soaped it, that it wasn't body safe!!!! Can I still use it for myself since it washes off or should it be rebatched???? Help.... :oops:

Has anybody used witch hazel as a liquid in CP soap yet. How does it behave when the lye is added. Thanks

Can the baby cereal oatmeal (silky flakes) be used in oatmeal soap??????

Hi One of my neighbours has started a B&B and often orders baking from me for her breakfast buffets. When she called in an order this morning we got talking about soaps and she would be interested in getting some guest soaps from me. I need some input about M&P vs. CP, scents, molds...

Hi I found a recipe for a hand lotion bar. Since I have to order some of the ingredients I was also looking into packaging. Does anybody make something like this and what do you use. I was thinking either a organza bag (would it be messy) or a tin. Any suggestions?? Thanks

I made the following 1000 g batch: Cocoa Butter 250 g Coconut 76 % 200 g Grapeseed oil 100 g Olive Oil 200 g Palm Oil 200 g Castor Oil 50 g frozen goat milk 250 gm Lye 134.34 g Water as % of oils 25 % Super Fat 8 % Unscented I love the feel of this soap. The later feels so...

I just started selling my soaps at a local farmers market, but to be honest sales aren't very good. Any suggestions on how I could promote my soaps??? I have a little sign that states why handmade soaps are better for your skin than commercial soaps. But thats all. Should I start giving away...

Somebody asked me yesterday about a Lavender-Sandalwood scent. What do the experts think? Is this a good combination?????? Thanks

Hi all, I tried to make a pomegranate soap. At my first try I used 100 % pomegranate juice from the grocery store as my liquids. As soon as I added the Lye the juice turned green then orange and created a vulcano. So I started over again and this time used only 100 ml water and dissolved the...

Does anybody use "Satin Sheets" FO???? What did you use it for???? Thanx Marianne

I'm looking into making some bath salts. Here is my question: Is there a rule of thumb about how much EO to one cup of salts???? I'm very confused on this. Thanks

In a recent post there was mentioned that some soapers use activated charcoal in their soaps. Where can you buy it???

I would like to sell some of my CP soaps at a farmers market this summer. Now I'm toying around with some different ideas at how to wrap my soaps. They look a lot like a slice of cake (loaf) and I would like to show them off to their best advantage. Does anybody out there use shrink wrap...

Hi guys! I'm trying to come up with a soap for my husband that would take the smell of his hands. I was thinking about using cornmeal and coffeegrounds to get some scrubbing action and maybe black tea leaves and then adding anis eo. Does anybody had any success making a soap like this. Any...

After making my first few batches of soap which I only scented with herbal tea, ground spices and herbs I finally ordered some EO and FO's. So I made the following batch: 7 oz coconut oil fractioned 3.5 oz Cocoa Butter 7 oz Palm Oil 10.5 oz Olive Oil 1.75 oz Castor Oil 5.25 oz Sunflower...

What are the advantages or disadvantages of discounting the water?

Just curious! What's the difference in the soap quality if the soap has gelled or not?