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  1. Moody Glenn

    Bad Ash!

    Hello! I forget which soapmaker wrote this some time ago - "Embrace The Ash!" I happen to like that statement. Ash is a sign of well made soap so don't worry. That being said, I made a line of soap bars that looked like they were thickly covered in ash resembling white felt or mildew! The...
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    FDA responds to PO Box Petition

    Hi Cindy! Thanks for your support and advice. I get so worked-up about many issues. My heart always speaks louder than my brain most of the time. (Actually, my stomach has the loudest voice but that's a totally different thing). Most likely I will "bite the bullet" and sign-up for one of those...
  3. Moody Glenn

    FDA responds to PO Box Petition

    New12soap - Thank you for the clarification. Well stated :thumbup: and I understand.
  4. Moody Glenn

    FDA responds to PO Box Petition

    Hello new12soap! Thank you for your comment and information - and I do mean this. :) My opinion and views of this particular post falls under Henry David Thoreau's attitude of civil disobedience. I will have to contact the lawyer to get his new assessment of the current FDA regulations. He was...
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    1 dollar soap

    First thing that came to my mind (what's left of it) was "cheap things equals cheap results." You get what you pay for. :thumbdown:
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    When you were just starting out what amazed you the most?

    Hello! Same here xraygrl - I was also amazed that I could make this stuff. Here is another surprise for me: after I got used to using the SoapCalc website to compose a recipe and seeing what the potential qualities of each recipe of different oils and fats could be I did a few test batches and...
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    FDA responds to PO Box Petition

    Hello! I was raised not to be a conformist to everything the government bureaucrats say to do - especially when it comes to my family and home security. When I began my soapmaking business I asked the lawyer who helped form my business LLC about having my home business address on my soap...
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    Mint EO vs Mint FO

    Hello Dixiedragon! I generally stick with the EO's for the mints. I used to try FO's but they (from various companies) seemed to dissipate after a short few months. And even then the remaining light scent was "chemically". I use the EO's from New Directions (pricey) but I also add to them a...
  9. Moody Glenn

    Officially disgusted

    Hello Cactuslily! More than likely you are not doing anything wrong. You are just experiencing some bad luck using a particular FO. When I first began making cp soap I chose a "spring rain FO" (not sure of its real name) and it behaved like the FO you are using. Unlike you, I was soaping too...
  10. Moody Glenn

    A Book About Essential Oils

    Hi Boyago! Oh my, good question... ah, not sure ...I seem to have forgotten about it as to how good it is. :oops: Now I will have to re-order it and find out. :wink: Anyway - hope you have a very Happy New Year!
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    HELP PLEASE!! Need FO and company can't be reachec.

    Hello! I tried all references I can think of (including Google) but I can not find anything for you. Sorry!!! Hopefully someone can recommend a close approximation for you - like a pine-spruce-fir-mint or other resinous-mint mix. If you have enough time maybe you could experiment with adding a...
  12. Moody Glenn

    Cinnamon EO in CP Soap

    Hello! Don't give up on having soap smell of cinnamon. Although it is a fragrance oil this product is skin safe and has a really strong (but wonderful) smell in soap and candle products. It is called "Atomic Fireball Cinnamon" and it is sold from Aroma Haven & Rustic Escentuals. I use it in my...
  13. Moody Glenn

    Think I just set a record for rapid trace

    Hello! I agree with everyone else concerning the clove and the sunflower FO. Spices and many floral fragrances have a chemical or chemicals that act as a catalyst for rapid reactions with the lye. You have to work like a cartoon character on speed to mix and pour very fast. You can gain time, in...
  14. Moody Glenn

    Merry Christmas

    From me to all of you wonderful people - please have a Merry Christmas! "Christmas gift suggestions: To your enemy... forgiveness. To an opponent... tolerance. To a friend... your heart. To a customer... service. To all... charity. To every child... a good example. To yourself... respect."...
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    Supper fatting for lather?

    Hello! Lye is an indiscriminate reacting agent; the NaOH molecule will react to any oil or fat molecule it comes near to (.... sounds like a soapmaker screen play script...) so adding extra amounts of target yummy oils will not totally succeed. In fact, super over-fatting tends to decrease...
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