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Add a coffee scented fragrance oil! I add after trace, right before I pour into molds.

I like Frank & Myrrh from Pure Fragrance oil (but I did not see it on their new website) and I love the one from Soapmaking with Lisa (https://soapmakingfragrance.com/)

Love, love, love MMS. My favs: Coconut lemongrass - soap and bath & body - so good Hydrogen - soap and b&b, and candle melts (I have a cult following with this one) Welcome home - dead on dupe of salt city candle - great and strong Spiced Gingerbread - best I've ever found and I've tried many...

BTW : I love this forum and all you wonderful people!!! Thanks for sharing all your knowledge!!

Thanks. My recipe: 50% Olive, 20% Sunflower, 20% coconut, 10% Castor. Got a little water happy right at the end of diluting when it was a little too thick. I am in the process of making another batch using same recipe. Thought I would make it thicker and then mix with other batch. What do you...

Hi. Do I add salt straight to diluted soap? TIA. And how much would you recommend?

Anybody tried her fos? Any reports on them? I'm a sucker for fos!!!

Mountain Majestic Sage (MMS) Soapalooza Pure Fragrance Oils

Not sure you want to go in this direction, but for me, adding animal fats made a world of difference in bar longevity.

I've never made lip balm with just beeswax and olive oil, but if I did, I would probably start at at least 33% beeswax. I imagine this recipe would have an olive oil taste and smell to it, as well. Good luck. Report to us how it turns out. :)

Buying from Essential Depot via Amazon has saved me a lot of $ in the past. I've noticed, lately, that the Amazon specials are not as great as they used to be. :(

Use lighter oils. Fractionated Coconut oil is my favorite!! I also like sweet almond. Also, cocoa butter makes a waxier feeling bar, that I don't like. I prefer Mango.

Soy container wax is usually too soft to get out of clamshells or tart molds. You will want to mix with a harder wax. I use a parasoy wax that I blend myself - using soy container wax and paraffin pillar wax. It works great. Soy wax can be a lot more finicky than paraffin when it comes to...

Avocado oil, although great for the skin, makes a greasier bar. You might try using half avo and half lighter oil like FCO, sweet almond, sesame. IPM helps as well.

I love them in tubes. They sometimes get confused for deodorant, but I love having the palms of my hands grease free. I also like the wider roll up tube for better skin coverage if applying to legs and arms, like I do. Here's a pic: