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    What is your per bar cost?

    I use several different base formulas, and my costs are always under $1 a bar. Some are actually closer to .50 a bar. That is including additives (peppermint leaves, lavender buds, poppy seed, ect) and scent, and I only use essential oils. Some even have loofahs. I only use basic oils and...
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    Raw shea butter smell

    I think it smells a little like rubber, like the powered latex gloves.
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    Share your regionally themed soap

    That is awesome! If I was a tourist I would definitely get some of that poop! Last night when reading the potato soap thread, I started thinking about what I could do for a local soap. Vermont maple! Plus we make our own maple syrup here at our little farm. :) I've got to work out exactly what...
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    Forgot An Oil!!!

    I would take it out of the mold and add the olive oil. You most likely would end up with lye heavy soap if you don't. How much olive oil and what size batch? What was your superfat?
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    My first Craft Show

    I grind lavender buds up a little bit in my coffee grinder and add them to my lavender goats milk soap. With them coarsely ground, they don't look like mouse poop anymore. :)
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    My first craft fair. Success!

    I ordered the banner from vista print. I don't remember exactly how much it was, but I paid $40 for the banner (upgraded to heavy duty), 500 business cards, and shipping. Just another investment into the business/branding side of things. Maybe some day I will break even. :) I'm pretty close...
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    My first craft fair. Success!

    I'll have to try some of those topics. I feel like I just freeze up and dint know what to say. I loved when people asked me about the soaps, which ones I liked best which types they've tried before. I just realized that not a single person asked about what base oils were used or about lye. I was...
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    Website feedback

    I'm using an iPad (on wifi) and it loaded almost instantly for me. Looks good!
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    My first craft fair. Success!

    Thanks! It was really fun. I was a nervous wreck the whole time. I have a hard time talking with people I don't know, so I really had to push myself out of my comfort zone. When my husband stopped in he said he thought I looked unnatural when I was talking to people, so that is something I will...
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    Coffee Exfoliating Soap

    Love the look of the coffee beans on top!
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    My first craft fair. Success!

    I had applied months ago to the "good" craft fair. A handmade only, juried fair. A few weeks past the application deadline, I called and asked when they would be notifying everyone, and they said they had sent sent out acceptances and denials weeks ago, and I should have heard. I had not. That...
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    Proper Equipment

    I use quart sized yogurt containers for measuring my oils, and scrape with a cheap spatula to make sure all the oil is out. Sent from my iPad using Soap Making
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    Bartender's Hand Balm

    Your stepson's friend's hands sound just like mine. I'm going to try out your recipe tonight, I'm always looking for new things to try. Thanks for sharing. :) Sent from my iPad using Soap Making
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    SOS!!! Super quick trace problems

    Hmm.... I don't see any other potential problems in your recipe or method. Is the almond fragrance for soaps? Alcohol based fragrances can seize as well. Sent from my iPad using Soap Making
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    SOS!!! Super quick trace problems

    Spicy scents (cinnamon essential oil for one) can seize soap. You could try the same recipe and design with a different scent to see how it works for you. Sent from my iPad using Soap Making
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    Would like comments about my website

    I like the changed descriptions. :) and placing your prices at the same for fragrance oils and essential oils seems like a smart move to me. That way both seem like good options. Plus you'll make a little more profit. I'll have to post my website for critiques at some point. You've gotten some...
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    Would like comments about my website

    Site looks nice! In your descriptions, you might want to change some of the wording. You say that your soaps are for acne and ezcema, which would mean you are making drug claims. Sent from my iPad using Soap Making
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    Does lemongrass EO discolour?

    I make a lemongrass and rosemary soap, and it is bright orange with no colorants. Sent from my iPad using Soap Making
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    Loofah soap

    I've used Pringles cans, but more recently began using PVC pipe. We don't eat Pringles, so it just made more sense to get something reusable instead of buying chips I didn't want to eat just for the package. :) My loofahs are from bulk apothecary and fit just fine. A few were tight, a few were...
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    Loofah soap

    I make a few loofah soaps like this. I really love them as a whole body scrub, and it really isn't scratchy. I wonder if the soap somehow softens the loofah. Everyone seems to love them. How bubbly it is just depends on the soap recipe used. Sent from my iPad using Soap Making
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