TheGecko

There are several things here. 1) There is no such thing as a 'water discount', just a higher Lye Concentration. 2) Water evaporation...

I'm so sorry to read this. It brings tear to my eyes. The last Beginner that spent a year establishing her business was astonished that...

Made three more batches of soap yesterday...Spiced Mahogany, Bali Breeze and Ocean Shores. I really like the Bali Breeze...it has a...

As noted by @AliOop, asset protection by an LLC is not absolute when it comes to personal liability...especially when it comes to...

I considered that which is why I had my daughter blind smell them. She said the Espresso smelled like cheap cologne.

So far it is a pretty light turquoise.

This morning I used one of my newly-made solid conditioner bars. By way of background, the recipe calls for dimethicone, which I don’t...

Since you aren't planning on 'opening' your business until 2025, you will want to keep track of all your expenses and then you would...

Update - So I got my order in from BB...the Dark Rich Chocolate smells divine! The Espresso...smells like cheap perfume; hopefully it...

It was a bit of soap since I hadn't made any soap in quite a few months. Hubby was out of soap, BIL was out of soap so I made them each...

I'm on batch four. But daughter wants the kitchen to cook supper so I'll finish up and call it a day.

You can try it and see if you like it.

Question #1: A soap high in Coconut Oil would be the most water soluble, but it is generally the most drying. An artisan soap that has...

You could try distilling it into a hydrosol, but the problem with using 'natural' colorants and scents is that they tend to fade over...

Except that milk contains solids while alcohol does not and you cannot dehydrate water.