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I need to make 100 4 oz. bars for a wholesale account. The soaps are being made with concentrated soap nuts liquid in place of the water (yes I've tested it, and the soap turned out great). The customer is supplying me with the soap nuts to use for the soap. They want to know how much soap...

DISCLAIMER: SMF is not responsible for any sale, trade, co-op, pre-buy, fast buy, garage sale, ad or other transactions between members. All parties enter into transactions at their own will/risk. Hey everyone, I've decided to stick with one supplier for my EO's and FO's from now on. I...

Is the soy waxed used to make candles the same soy wax people talk about using in B&B products, to replace beeswax? I have a ton of Eco Soy CB & PB and am wondering if I can use this in a salve. This might be a "duh" - but I just want to make sure it's okay before I do it!

Are you out there? :P I have a question for you but can't PM you because you're no longer a registered user? I've seen you posting lately as a guest. Must have missed something! Anyway, if you see this, can you contact me somehow? ;)

I have made 5 or 6 big batches of castille 100% olive oil soap now, and EVERY single one of them has gotten DOS at around 3 months. All of them came from various brands and bottles of fresh olive oil. I can't for the life of me figure out why they keep going bad! I know it definitely is...

I'm trying my hand at a salve and I think I burnt my first infusion. I used the crock pot method, and infused 3 cups of sweet almond oil with some calendula, lavender, and rose petals (ground up). I had the crock pot on low for 3 hours. The herbs are all brown and the infusion smells kind...

So..... I didn't get the wholesale account I've been talking about. :( For the motel room soaps. I'm disappointed because it was my first "big" opportunity, then again I'm somewhat relieved as it turned out to be quite a large possible order, and I think I may have undercutted myself on the...

Anyone know where I can find this in Canada? I want to try my hand at liquid soap! I know of one Canadian supplier that will ship it, but I don't particularly like ordering from them, so I'm hoping I can find it somewhere else! Is it only available through soapmaking suppliers or is there...

I made myself a DIY light box to take pictures of my soaps in. Not sure if I am quite getting the hang of it - I have two lamps on the light box with 100 watt bulbs (suuuper bright!) and the pics still turn out with a bit of a yellowy "hue". I edited the brightness in these so that the...

I really like the idea of the solid sugar scrub "cubes" people are making lately. Most (maybe all?) of the ones I've seen have been made with M&P soap. I'd rather make these the CP or HP way.... is it possible? I don't really think it is possible to do it CP because the high amount of sugar...

I'm starting to get ready for the Christmas fairs now, and need some creative gift packaging ideas! Help?? :)

So I'm pretty sure I have my first wholesale customer. They are interested in buying guest soaps for their motel rooms (just a small place), and full sized bars for their gift shop. Since the guest bars for the rooms won't be for resale, they will have to pay PST on them, correct? I'm not...

Anyone know what causes CP soap to have that sticky, drag feel in the shower? This is a different type of sticky drag then I've mentioned before. Before, my soap would sometimes drag on the first use, and after that it was fine. Now, one of my batches in particular is doing this every time! I...

So, I have two cutters already and since I have changed my bar size about 397459375975 times, neither one of them cuts the bars the size I "currently" want them (about 1 1/4"). I have one that cuts them 1" and one that cuts them 1.75"! I don't have the cash to shell out for a new multi wire...

So I got my first private label inquiry today for a local motel. They want a quote on a large quantity of 1 oz. guest sized soaps with a custom label that has their logo on it. I haven't really thought much about private label services yet, so I'm kind of freaking out! I'm thinking I...

I have my first potential private label customer (a local motel owner)! I'm sending her a few samples next week. I know I don't have time to make any new soap, so I'll be sending her some of what I have (lavender, a pine scented soap, and probably a few others). None of them are really...

I just got my first inquiry for private label soaps! It's for a local motel. I told them I would send them a few samples and pricing info in the next week or so. They are interested in 1 oz-ish guest sized bars. Now I need some creative packaging ideas for tiny bars! Any suggestions? I...

Wow, I am so excited right now, I can hardly type!!! :) We just got back from our first craft fair, and it was AWESOME!!! It was only a 4 hour event in a tiny town of 2,000 - but we made $396! YAHOO! The booth fee was only $25, so we made out like bandits! I can't believe it! (I need to...

I know I saw a post awhile ago where people were posting what to bring to the fair (ie: lunch, business cards, etc.) There were some good suggestions! I can't find the post now. Does anyone know which one it is, or have any new suggestions for me? My first fair is TOMORROW!!! :D Thanks!

My CP soaps are wrapped in clear cello bags with holes punched in them so the soap can "breathe". I'm doing my first craft fair next weekend and just finished packaging about half the soaps I'm bringing. I only have about 12 bars of each scent and am a little worried that I may run out...