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I'm looking at prices for lavender EO, and of course, they are a bit high. I am planning on making a lavender bath line to sell for fall and Christmas bazaars.... Will have soap, a sugar scrub and a bath salt. I'm wondering if I should go with a lavender FO instead of an EO. I normally use the...

1) DISCLAIMER: SMF is not responsible for any sale, trade, co-op, pre-buy, fast buy, garage sale, ad or other transactions between members. All parties enter into transactions at their own will/risk. I have some Frankincense and also some Myrrh EO that I bought last year and used it for soap...

I have some bee pollen I bought and was wondering if anyone has ever used it in soap. Would anyone have a recipe to share?[/b]

I bought some Apricot Freesia FO from Brambleberry and the usage chart says to work at low temperatures and do not let the soap gel as the heat will make it morph. What is the best way to avoid the gel stage? I have never put my soap into the freezer or refrigerator (afraid that any heat will...

I posted pictures 1 Dec of a baby powder fragrance soap I made that ended up with yellow spots. As the soap has been curing, the spots are getting more pronounced and more orange! We thought it might be calendula from a calendula infused olive oil I made. Decided to make a new batch...I used...

Just a general question...wondering what the shelf life is for essential and fragrance oils. Do essential oils last longer than fragrance oils? I may have made a mistake buying large (8oz) bottles of essential oils that I have not used yet and also I have leftover essential oils for holiday...

I still have a large overage of 2 lb bottles of lye I bought from Lye Depot and I don't think I will be making enough soap to use them up anytime soon. Only looking for my cost. I live in N VA right off I95 near Potomac Mills. If anyone is looking for some please message me. I'll be around...

I made a batch of soap last night using calendula infused olive oil, coconut oil, palm oil, shea butter and a little castor. The recipe I used also called for grapefruit seed extract. I ran all the numbers through soap calc (everything was within the recommended range) and made the soap and it...

I bought 32 lbs of food grade lye micro beads from Essential Depot recently and I am still working my way through a previous box, so I have some to spare. I have 10- 2lb bottles for $4.50 ea (my cost with shipping). Would prefer someone who wants all 10 or at least half if possible. Can meet...

This is an olive oil infused soap using comfrey. It has been curing about 8 weeks now, it never had any ash on it, now I am seeing this. Doesn't really look like ash but washes off. Any ideas? [/img]

Sorry, I don't know where to look for an answer to this...can anyone tell me why my messages aren't going out? I have 2 I tried to send to another member about meeting to talk about soap. Both of them are still in my outbox for some reason. I hit the submit button, but nothing happens. Thanks...

I am wondering if anyone has added raw silk fabric to soap before. I have a recipe that as a variation, suggests you add a 6" sq of fine undyed silk to the lye water. This sounds somewhat interesting to me...

I have the potential to get a contract with a local winery making soap out of their wine. I purchased a bottle of cheap cab to practice with and decided to make a 2 lb log. I reduced the wine by half. I took 1/2 the calculated amount of water for the lye and added 1/4 of my reduced wine (saving...

My uncle has liver cancer and his wife said he is experiencing extremely dry itchy skin from chemo and I am looking for a soap recipe that will help make him more comfortable. If anyone has made soap for a chemo patient and would be willing to share please contact me here on this public forum or...

Does anyone know a good source for bulk orders of loofa? I'm going to try to make some of those soaps that you pour in a half loofa. They look so cool, and I think they would be a great seller.

I have been trying to color some M&P soap with a pink ultramarine. Both times I added it to the fragrance oil and both times it looked like I had it mixed in well. However, when I righted my mold the top of the soap has little flecks in it of what appears to be undissolved color. So I've made 2...

Has anyone made soap with fresh strawberries? It's almost the season here in Va and I'm itching to try making some. Does anyone have a recipe they would be willing to share? Would love to see some pics also!

I made a small batch of soap with chamomile tea. Used 14 oz olive oil, 5.4 oz soybean shortening, 3.25 oz coconut oil and 1.1 cocoa butter, 3.2 oz lye and 7.5 oz chamomile tea. Added about 1 tbsp chamomile tea leaves. Melted everything all down real nice and soaped at about 118 degrees...

I am reading a book (Making Transparent Soap by Catherine Failor) on cold process transparent soap, and wondering who in their right mind would want to make this. It seems like a lot of work and she talks about it can be dangerous making on a gas stove and doesn't recommend it. Though I have...

Just curious as to what size everyone cuts their soaps. I now have several pounds that I need to cut next week (I gave it a 5 week cure). I have mainly loaves( 4 and 5 lbs), except for 2 batches I did in a 4 lb slab mold (which I've decided I don't really care for). Is about 4 oz normal?