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So last night at 3 am it came to... lip balm with honey and beeswax.... I pulled a recipe offline somewhere and made 4 tubes...threw them in the freezer for a short time... two separated. The honey was not willing to be worked in. I cooled it a bit, whisked like crazy. I used beeswax, honey and...

So I have some pomace OO that I infused in oct with dandelion sitting in the fridge. I made a really nice dandelion orange bar and wanted to have some for spring. The infused oil smells fine, do I dare use it??

does such a label exist?

My husband burned his face welding (twice!!) and I made him some lotion. After he used it his skin tightened right up and was glossy and hard. He ended up just putting vicks on it and said it felt better than what I made. what did I do wrong? I used: 3tbsp aloe butter 1tbsp raw shea 1/2tbsp...

Just wondering if anyones made a lip balm with spf? I am off to maui with my allergic daughter in 3 weeks. Ive made her sunscreen and just wondered about lip balm... Also wondering if rhassoul clay might add a nice color to the balm? even just for looks in the tube. this is what I was going...

I make my salt bars with co and grapeseed and of course they go bad after 3 months. I like the way grapeseed behaves otherwise. what can I replace it with that will be as nice?

heres what I was thinking? coconut 20% pk 20% cocoa butter 10% aloe butter 10% olive 20% castor 20% plus kaolin clay 2 tsp per lb? I want to use this with boar brushes. thoughts? I feel like itll be too cleansing? TIA if there is a way to use beer in this Id like to also but have had issues...

I don't really MP but am making these goldfish in a bags soaps. Just wondering how to avoid the soap scum? Its there right after warming whether I stir or not. ATM I'm using sls free from saffire blue.

I have some antler shave brushes and razors coming and thought an old style enamel camp mug would suit as a package with the shave bar. Any thoughts as to the longevity of that type of cup?

Id love to see what you all have for soap labels! I use till tape and a mailing label at the moment! I get compliments but I want kraft brown desperately! Thing is Ive no real logo and some of my bars I wrap vertically and some horizontally... maybe I should quit that, but prefer some to "stand...

Has anyone done one? I'd there a formula for deciding what amount of product to bring? I've been asked to do a party for 20! They want stuff for Xmas and themselves. I'd have no idea what to show up with. It's 4 hours away from me but have a trip planned to that area anyway. How do you run a...

Boy I ask a lot of questions. lol A friend asked if I make shower melts. She said they melt of the floor and stink up the shower with whatever eo you add. I know Ive heard of them but always thought it wouldn't last long and would be slippery? Is it like a bomb only tiny?

Has anyone used Avon's skin so soft in bath bombs? I used it over the summer in an insect repellant for my horses, but have 10 bottles left. They'll keep, but I was just thinking I could use them in a bomb....??

I make my own lip balm and noticed yesterday its gone grainy. I assume its from melting a bit or freezing? Any thoughts? how can I avoid this? its coconut oil, cocoa butter, olive oil, candellia wax, vit e, cocoa absolute, peppermint eo.

Good day! I made 15 2 packs of bath bombs and sold them all in two days. I despise making them, and thought since I just learned I have been going the long way in CP soap making after 4 years, I thought its worth asking how you all make your bombs! I make them in a 12cup batch, and use a 3/4 c...

Im thinking of making a "lump of coal" soap for Christmas season. Any suggestions of scent? Anise/orange? I thought if I used my usual mold and just cut it on angles and take the peeler to the edges I could make it look jagged enough. Not to sure how Id get them close to the same size though...

I am trying to make a really white cp soap. Is anyone willing to share a recipe or can you tell me what oils to use to keep it really white? My base recipe is 40% olive and I havent gone too much out of that range. I assume no olive is the way to go?

maybe silly question. where does it tell you if your essential oils are therapeutic grade? I buy most of mine from NDA. I looked at the warnings sheet, but didn't find anything there. Ive not been bothered as I make cp soap. however am using the oils in my mop water and thinking of making "vicks".

Just wondering if anyone makes these and what kind of bags you use. I am not really finding anything other than treat bags at Michaels. Im a cp soaper usually.lol

I made a soap a few days ago that used 7% shea, I was 2 oz short (my tub behind it that I thought was shea was mango!) so threw in cocoa as I didn't have time to run to my pc to soap calc it. I assume its fine, as it looks ok, lol... has anyone done this? results were ok?