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    What do you do for work?

    Hey, Norai, I'm a library clerk too. I worked in a large public library for 20 years. Then I decided to leave the city for the country and I now work in a college library.
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    Canadian Soap Supply E-Stores

    New Directions always gives shipping costs right away at checkout.
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    Hi from Ontario

    Warm welcome from B.C., Gracie! Pleased to meet you.
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    Calendula Petas

    Calendula comes in a range of colours from deep orange to pale yellow, double and single petals. I grow and use the whole range in my soaps and healing calendula cream. If you are interested go to this site and click on seeds then calendula. They have three choices there with some...
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    Essential oil blending chart

    That is excellent advice! What a great idea. Thank you, Isg
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    Just out of curiousity. . .

    Why, thank you!! And of course you're right :D Somebody told me a few days ago that 50 is the new 30, so 40 would be the new 20 and 60 the new 40. Heck, I'm just a spring chicken!! 8) 8)
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    Just out of curiousity. . .

    Woops........going the wrong way. I'm 63.
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    It's That Time of Year

    That was really funny, Lindy. :lol: :lol: I messed up on the last one.
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    What kind of mood are you in today?

    WOW! Those are beautiful soaps. I really love the mood idea for scents and naming. My mood is "despondant" right now. It snowed again last night......sigh. Will Spring ever come? It's so difficul for a Gardener not to be in the garden. :cry:
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    Anyone purchased from Soap & more in Calgary?

    Here is a link to a BC company that has some nice natural colourants: www.essencesupply.com I'm quite sure that Voyageur doesn't charge a handling fee. I use them all the time too. Shipping from the US with Fedex would cost more than $18.00 because of the high customs brokerage fees...
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    Patchouli + Citrus EO..... need ratio advice

    Actually, looking at it I see my math isn't very good. It never was (sigh). That ratio is actually 8:1 but it should still work.
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    Patchouli + Citrus EO..... need ratio advice

    Yes, it does. The citrus fades and the patchouli holds. You have to wait about three weeks for everything to meld, but then it smells yummy. Keep me posted and let me how it turns out for you :)
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    Anyone purchased from Soap & more in Calgary?

    Where do you live Naturliche? I have used Soap & More from time to time and found their S&H to be quite reasonable. I haven't used them for awhile. I only use them for items I can't find anywhere else because they are a little pricey. But they do have some cool looking resins I would like to...
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    Patchouli + Citrus EO..... need ratio advice

    I use approx 1.5 oz. ppo in all of my soaps. It may vary a bit depending on the EO's. So for 100 oz. of oils, I use 9 oz. of EO. For a citrus patchouli blend that would be: Orange - 5oz. Lemon - 3 oz. Patchouli - 1...
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