Recent content by jcso339

I would really like to know what caused the discoloration and white patches in the soap myself. Coffee soap is one that I have to make constantly. Some people want it extra "scratchy" so for theirs I add quite a bit of used coffee grinds. I would say maybe two tablespoons per pound. My wife...

Well this post definitely satisfies my curiosity on the bacon. I have been wanting to do this one myself. And the idea of the bacon with maple sounds wonderful. I will definitely try this one as well.

Like I have stated in a previous post, I have experience in selling retail and have done so in the past. I'm not taking this venture on by myself. I have someone already in the M&P business in a close by town that is working with me on this. It seems that everyone thinks that I am jumping...

Can I ask what doesn't sound right about it? I have been involved with selling wholesale merchandise for awhile and have had a Tax ID # in the past. In Texas, in order to sell retail, you need a Tax ID number when sales taxes are applied in selling retail items to customers. I am not taking this...

Thanks dagmar..I wouldn't think it would conflict. I plan on using only quality products. And thanks to this forum, I know where to shop!

By the way, I have only used items from Hobby Lobby and Michael's to practice with and only for practice!! My newest batches have been items from BrambleBerry and I am impressed with them, but soon to be buying in larger bulk and I can get better value from WSP and Peak. So thats why I made...

In all the studying that I have done, I see that WSP seems to have the best results with its soap bases and Peak has very good results with its FO's and EO's. Does anyone use the WSP soap base with Peak's fragrances? This may seem like a silly or stupid question but I am serious about my...

I am JCSO339 because I work for a sheriff's office here in Texas and JCSO is the abbreviation for the department. 339 was my first badge number so it is kind of sentimental. I chose the avatar picture because I scrolled through what was available here on the forum and it looks like a scene...

Believe me, I am spending lots of time preparing and in the last three days, i have made seven large batches of practice soap. I have the guidance of someone who has experience in working with this stuff and am following his advice each time I speak with him. I also read this forum...

To answer the question, I went all out before getting started. I picked a name for my little company, filing for a local DBA in my county because here you have to be registered in order to sell at some venues, and have a tax ID # from the State in order to purchase wholesale and get business...

I'm already addicted! I made another large batch last night. I keep thinking of new ways to save money around the house so I can keep buying more soap base and other things!! My wife and I are already making plans for a large festival coming up in a few months. I want to get the soap mkaing...

I just started out as well in making M&P soap. I did SO MUCH research with this forum and watching videos on YOUTUBE. Especially the videos by Soap Queen. All the research made my first experience well worth it and made me confident while making it. Even though I ordered supplies from...

I made my very first batch of soap last night. I was VERY pleased! After pouring the soap into the molds, I let them cool at room temperature for one hour then placed them in the fridge. or "ice box" as we call it here in Texas, for 20 minutes and they came out easily and wonderfully! Once...

Here in Southeast Texas, the fridge is the ice box. So thats what I was referring to on that part. Thats whats so funny about different areas and regions of the country. Different words for the same meaning.. I'm just worried that the more supplies and other stuff that I begin to collect...

I have never even heard of yucca soap until reading this post the other day. Just this morning, I was in my local grocery store going through their "naturals" section and saw their yucca soap. It smelled wonderful. Never even knew there was such a thing. My local store has a very large...