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I use both. People seem to like it and I've never had any issue with cinnamon soap, though cinammon eo is mildly irritating to my skin.

I suppose people are drawn to different things. When I walk by a cluttered table and nothing immediately catches my eye, I keep walking. Good to know that no one else's products get swiped.

The packaging looks great. I think it looks a little cluttered but certainly not the worst I've seen. I no longer keep that much product on my tables, given how often they have been swiped from right under my nose. I have a lot of different products and, to prevent the aforementioned clutter and...

The first batch I tried making was with 80% Olive Oil and 20% Canola, because that's all I had. It took hours to get to light trace using a 3:1 water/lye ratio. I eventually got tired of mixing it so i poured it into a mold and about three days later solidified. It was the worst soap I've ever...

Thanks for the welcomes!

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thats exactly what i use for eo and for test batches. I didn't buy a special attachment though. I remodel and renovate homes and i always end up with scrap electrical wire. I bent a 12 gauge copper wire in the general shape of a blade paint mixer(http://imgur.com/1IXUoQN). It's small enough to...

Hi, I've been lurking this forum, and others, for years now. Finally decided to join one. I started making soap years ago as a hobby and it quickly became a source of income at craft fairs and farmers markets. I'm excited to participate in some of the threads here. -some guy in virginia

Do you mean chocolate as in a bar of chocolate? I've never done that, but I've used cocoa powder. I used between 15 and 50 grams per 2.72 kg(96oz). I mostly used it for the scent but it's also good for making a nice light brown bar of soap. Too much and your soap will be scratchy. I'm interested...