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pringles can I use a pringles can for my shave soaps, seeing as to how the tube molds you buy for soaping are SO EXPENSIVE! I dont gel my soap so I dont wrap it. I also use goats milk in mine so they tend to get really hot anyway. I almost always have to set them outside when its cool or keep...

Yeah I know. Its been since Feb since I posted that They closed some time back. Haven't found a good site in my area here in Idaho.

Hey Neil, how long is the cure time on whipped soap? Is it longer because of no gel phase? Is that how Im to understand it......You don't gel this soap?

Oh my gosh Faye. that is stunning swirling & love that color. Swirl in mold? or pot? is that a mint green pigment? I bet those smell fantastic. :D

Ok faithy, I've aparently struck a raw spot with you......IM VERY SORRY IF IVE SAID SOMETHING TO OFFEND. :oops: :shock: I SERIOUSLY DID NOT MEAN TO!! I STUPIDLY THOUGHT FROM WHAT I HAVE READ. that I did not need preservatives in things that don't have water- as in soaps, body oils, lip balms...

thanks for the heads up on it. I still don't know 'bout the polysorbate. is it chemical or ? :? I know if too much is used it makes things feel sticky like.

oatmeal baths :shock: Wow, I had no idea. Im gonna have to try this, can you add honey or a frag. to it?

well.............sorry :oops: I gave the wrong impression here. I get the feeling Im stepping in the wrong place. So far the products Im making DONT REQUIRE preservatives....soaps, body butter, body oil, lip balms, bath salts....I was curious about making lotion for myself/family in testing...

oatmeal baths ok,.....other than chicken pox what else is oatmeal baths good for? Also, besides oatmeal what else do you put in these faithy?

I've been on a search for cream/lotion recipe like alot of you that contains all natural-mostly natural ingred. One of the things I advertise is no preservatives. So Im on a quest to make a lotion with no chemical preservative. I've tried one method using polysorbate as an emuls. but when I...

I first started making candles like........8 yrs ago(approx.) :wink: anyway, I've shopped around a bit & I now only go through my fav. for all my candle needs. Their wax is great. They have a nice variety for whatever type of candles you make.....container, pillar, votive etc. they give a...

This is interesting.........I use a 5 % discount on my milk in the spring to mid summer then towards the end of summer & fall I use 6% discount. I find that my goats have a higher fat content at the begining of milking season. But I have saanan & alpine crosses, Nubians have higher fat content...

I use to carry only three or four types of soaps myself, but now my soap line is up to 10 kinds. Mostly with gm in mine. But I do some all veg. & some lard soaps, some high butter contents.......folks seem to like the shea butter thing or cocoa butter. Some just want a good fragrance & nice...

I just made a oatmeal, milk & honey this am.........I let it gel fully and now I have a puddle of oil all over the top! yikes :( I had this happen the last batch I did but not this much of a puddle! This is going to be interesting to get out of the mold to rebatch :roll:

We usually give a hostess gift at our soap party & if there is enough folks showing up we do a drawing for a gift basket. We set the chairs round & do a bit "About us and our products" kinda let folks know how good handmade soap is compared to store bought........ :wink: that kind a thing. We...