Recent content by MGM

Just out of curiosity, how do you measure "quality"? I mean, YL and DoTerra will tell you that *no* EOs except their EOs are any good at all. I like NDA, as they're one of the few suppliers I can afford, but I have bought singles of perhaps a dozen other brands: I have *no idea* about the...

I think the big question isn't "Can I sell soap without having a business" but "Can I sell soap without [incurring the costs of] insurance?" My understanding that the answer to that is NO. Here in Canada, you must also register each and every product (including variations on colour and...

@cmzaha I know you're across the continent from me, but I'm surprised that you can't smell it from here! :p

Thanks everyone. I should've said that I've ONLY used these Beach FOs in salt soap, not in any other recipe, so it could just be the FO. Yes Sea Salt & Driftwood is one of them. Can smell that fella a mile away! And the Mermaid one, too. My newest batch uses Beach Daisies so I'll let you know...

Report from a patient's POV: On Monday, our province went into semi lockdown and cancelled surgeries and procedures again (as of September, we were "20 million procedures behind" in a province of 16 million people. Dunno how many behind we are now). I had a throat biopsy scheduled for 6:30 am...

I stumbled upon some old (2 years?) salt soap the other day and remarked at how strong the fragrance still was (3 different varieties). That being said, the FOs I used for all my salt soaps were from the same collection (Crafter's Choice Beach Fragrance Oil Collection) so perhaps they're just...

Soapy thing? got myself frustrated, is what! A few days ago, I made my first batch of soap in a year and a half: beer soap (water replaced 100% with some leftover IPA) scented with Hefewizen fragrance. Uncoloured, in bar molds. They seem to be progressing nicely and the basement smelled like...

It's pretty fun to read back and see what everyone's been up to. @TashaBird is that an entire factory set-up??? Wow!!

Soapy thing today was...thinking and planning .... I was going to clean the basement for 1 hour (where the soap kitchen is) in order to earn 1 hr of soaping. Well, there were too many games and puzzles and activities today, so didn't get the cleaning done, let alone the soaping. So 2nd best...

Timmins? Kapuskasing? Wawa is too far....the Soo? I have some French soap I've been meaning to dig out and photograph for the board...maybe this will be my impetus!

@Peachy Clean Soap right, but you're describing the process, not the product. In tests, how does a cup of distilled water look different from a cup of RO water? Neither would have minerals, chlorine, fluoride, etc. etc. Are they indistinguishable, except by the (resource-intensive) way of making...

What is the difference between distilled and reverse osmosis water (I mean in the result, not the process. The process is quite different). If it's just minerals that are problematic, couldn't one use RO water? Also, @earlene , you suggested rice water or a bunch of other liquids as a...

This probably isn't the right board to post this thought on.... but soap isn't actually necessary to good hygiene <duck>. Or, if you do want to use a soap or a detergent bar, you don't have to use it on your whole body. I'm currently reading _Clean_ by James Hamblin, which is very interesting...

Speaking of vaccinations...Public Service Announcement....have you had your tetanus booster? A friend of mine has been quite sick with tetanus the past 2 weeks so I'm on a mission to remind everyone. She cut her finger on a sharp can edge, and was either infected there or later when gardening...

@amd which kind did you get? Only people my age I know who've gotten their first dose got Astra Zeneca and it's been rough for them all. Older generation all got Pfizer and Moderna. Who knows what will be the flavour of the month by the time it's my turn....