Garden Gives Me Joy

As mentioned above citric acid is not a preservative or booster. I recommend looking at this website for preservative reviews...

I am experimenting with making my own syndet hair shampoo bars and came across advice to use a 'preservative booster or co-preservative'...

Congratulations! They look a lot better than my first soaps. :)

Hello Everyone! Thought I'd post what my four batches of soap look like! It's not pretty 😅 ,but I've learned a lot in the process...

@Garden Gives Me Joy First, hope you are on the mend! I'm terrible at multi-quoting so I'll do my best: 1. Yes, it has to be the...

Wow. This relationship seems to have deteriorated rather quickly into something stressful for both of you. I agree with @Blufuz, and I...

What's happened is that she sold your soap, but can't pay you because she spent all the money. I would never sell any of my products on...

What @TheGecko mentions is entirely plausible too, sadly. It may be that this individual isn't trustworthy and it just took a while to...

I agree with @TheGecko. The problem with consignment many times is the record keeping, and not wanting to pay for what was sold. I...

It is generally agreed that selling on consignment is a bad idea. Lesson learned. Move on. :) I made soap for wholesale customers for...

I have learned the hard way to not sell on consignment for these exact issues -- poor communication, lackadaisical management, too much...

Interesting and disheartening to read this near-unanimous avoidance of consigning because it has been very very good to me and a nearly...

What is a shame is that I have to write an Employee Manual to tell adults how to work in a professional environment. But all it takes...

Thanks for your many thoughtful responses. I was unwell and unable to respond sooner. How it all ended. In the end, the consignee paid...

Here are the recipe and process. PKO, 19.5% Palm, 70% Stearic acid, 0.5% OO, 5% Sunflower, 5% NaOH discount, 5% HP (no added superfat)...