Michelle0803

In my experience this depends on your initial recipe and if you are allowing for a water discount, among other things. However, in my...

I embrace the brown and add mica to get a less muddy color or add some activated charcoal to get a black. I do use a VS when I don't...

Try running a fan on them. I made a peppermint soap and my entire house smelled like peppermint for days. Adding the fan really helped...

I made goat milk soap today. It was a first ever milk soap for me. I’m practicing in order to make breast milk for a friend of my daughter.

I beveled soap and wanted to steam it since it had some soda ash. It's a custom order so I wanted perfection. I don't normally steam...

I have my production set up in our basement in a dedicated space. I also live in Ohio. I run a dehumidifier after I cut my soap...

Arrowroot is a regular part of my recipe, and I really like the way it makes my bars feel and perform. So I was thinking of doing...

Competition is good. It gives customers choices. In a market of 20 - 30 you can successfully have about 2 of the same type of vendor...

I use arrowroot in my lotion bars and it does help with that sticky feeling. I would recommend remelting one bar and testing before...

I use it in my lotions and lotion bars. I am in Ohio and in the heat of the summer at outdoor events we have noticed our lotion bars...

Olive oil from Sam's. Sunflower oil either Meijer or BA. Other bulk oils from Bulk Apothecary or wholesale Supplies Plus. WSP I...

@Zany_in_CO I just saw this and am so very sorry your loss. Wishing you a holiday filled with love and wonderful memories.

This is me!

Yeh - but i use one of those mitre-box thingies.

But..... what's so wrong with a bottle of wine a day?? (Just askin')