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Hi everyone! I need your opinion. I make a solid lotion bar with shea butter and jojoba oil, which everyone loves....but it quite pricey. I want to tweak it and use something in place of the Jojoba. I have sunflower, sesame, sweet almond and avocado....which would you use? This recipe will...

Here is my fresh batch of HP Pumpkin Spice, made with pumpkin puree and coconut milk as the liquid......so far the scent of pumpkin is strong (no scent added). The brown swirls are pumpkin spice mixed in jojoba oil. I also added orange, cassia and clove eo (with only a few drops of each of the...

...label and market your soap ends for sale? I have a bunch of odd ends that I was going to put into a basket and sell. Do they need labeled or can I create a piece of paper to slip into the bag that states all the ingredients that may be found in the bars?

I have used about three different brands of canned coconut milk and use it at a 2:1 ratio of CM : Distilled Water. The brands that did not contain anything but CM and Water thickened up my batter as quickly as the brands with Guar Gum and other ingredients. I mix the lye with the Distilled...

So after reading Marie Gale's post on this, my question is this. Are carrier oils considered botanical ingredients? And would an ingredient list look like this: INGREDIENTS:OliveOil,CoconutOil,CocosNucifera Extract, Water, Coconut Milk, Water, Avocado Oil,Sodium Hydroxide, ArganNutOil...

This may be one of those questions where the eyes will be rolling:crazy:...., but I am new to the world of wholesale:?....so, when dealing in wholesale accounts, do I have the right to ask the customer to retail the product for what I would retail it for?

Coconut 76 melt... http://www.wholesalesuppliesplus.com/ProductDetail.aspx?CatalogID=1&GroupID=505&CategoryID=2131&ProductID=3987&ProductName=Crafters+Choice%E2%84%A2+Coconut+Oil+-+76%C2%BA+Melt

Found this online...and experimenting with it for my own personal use, but should a preservative be added if I were to sell or give away?? 12 ounces shredded CP 4 ounces Sw. Almond Oil 2 ounces shea butter 20 oz. sugar This will be my first attempt with a solid sugar scrub using CP. I...

Feel free to laugh after reading the question... :mrgreen: Since I never had the 'zap', I am not sure what it is...but the outside of the soap I made on Saturday gives a icky 'taste', not really a zap. But the inside is fine. Just the tops....where I sprayed Isopropyl Rubbing Alcohol to keep...

Okay, when I do my soap with Coconut milk, I use 100 grams of water and 182 grams of Coconut milk. I add the 121 grams of lye to the water only. This time, instead of letting it get to room temp by itself, I put it in a icewater bath. It got real thick. the temp is at 86 degrees. Sort of...

I mostly do HP, so swirling is not something I do. I am going to attempt a ITP swirl (CP) and was wondering of the following recipe will be good for a slow trace. 30% Coconut 76 40% Olive (I have Pomace) 5% Castor 25% Shea Butter Going to use Activated Charcoal, Spirulina and Turmeric for...

I KNOW this has been addressed before...and after spending 45 minutes searching the forums without success, I am going to ask it again...:???: When making 100% Cocount Oil soap, how much do you superfat?

I know I have to list all the ingredients that are in the beer that I use in my beer soap.....BUT Can I, in my marketing material, say what brand of beer I used? I see some out on the web that do, and thought this would be a no-no. Thoughts? Comments? Right now I just mention that the beer I...

what exactly is the purpose? I see a few threads here that touch on it but I don't understand the purpose. Can someone help me understand why and what it does to the soap? Thanks in advance!

For scent throw in wax melts, what is your favorite vanilla FO and where did you get it?

After looking at all the fabulous soaps on here, I wanted to share some of my personal creations. Vanilla Patchouli and Lavender Mint, both hot process using the double boiler method. The Vanilla Patch was 'colored' with the EOs and vanilla powder i used....

Has anyone used the NG Lemon Poundcake FO with Ecosoya PB? I always use a 1oz. to 1 lb. ratio, but with this FO, there is little to no scent....Just wondering if I should up the ratio to 1.5 oz for this particular scent? Also, call me crazy, but I think it smells like buttered popcorn!

Curious as to what size (ounce/grams) bar sells best for you.

Hi all! What EOs blend well with either Fir Needle or Pine Needle?

I know you cannot use herbs to color candles because they will clog the wicks, but has anyone ever tried to color wax melts/tarts with herb powder?:confused: