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Seriously I'm having the same problem. I had someone order some, and when I went to pack up the order I realized that I couldn't find several containers of soap. If I didn't know better, I would think someone came through my house and took some!

You can actually schedule for USPS to pick up packages at your door. Very convenient when I have to work and don't want to worry about whether or not I'll be able to make it to the post office that day!

I'm a little outside of NOVA in the Shenandoah Valley...I'd be interested in meeting local soapmakers as well.

Thank you for the ideas!!! :)

Oh, I know. I was being sarcastic. ;) I currently make soap, liquid soap, bath bombs, lotions, and lip balm.

I recently had a friend offer for me to set up at her house for her to invite her friends over and shop. I have past experience in direct sales, so I have some ideas of what to do for her to thank her, but I'd like for this to be a fun time for everyone else as well. For those of you that do...

That annoys me too. I know a girl in my town who mainly makes lotions and pretty much dabbles in soap. She makes HP soap and will literally sell it the next day.

I was at a market last week and saw someone selling "organic" liquid soap. They use lauryl betaine and benzyl alcohol in their soap. Are these ingredients organic? And what do they do for the soap? Thanks!

Ok, so how would this recipe do? OO 40% Sunflower 20% CO 14% Castor 20% Shea 6% SF 3% I understand that the shea may make it cloudy, but that doesn't really bother me. Is it too ambitious? :)

Wow! Thank you so much Irishlass!! That was EXTREMELY helpful. Can't wait to try a batch. My next question is, does the glycerin method work best with soaps made with certain oils, or could I use it with whatever?? Thanks!!!!

Hello! I have a bunch of people asking me to make liquid soap, so I'd like to give it a try. I was watching soaping 101's youtube video and noticed that she used glycerin instead of water to make it. I understand that it speeds up the process considerably, but does it also contribute to the...

I knit and crochet. Have wanted to take up beer brewing (don't drink it...but hubby does!) for some time. Hopefully one day!

I've been talking with some people on facebook about making soap more conditioning. The recipe I've been using (35% lard, 15% CO, 15% OO, 15% RBO, 7.5% sweet almond, 7.5% avacado, & 5% castor) has been leaving me (for lack of a better term) a bit ashy. I've been wondering if adding colloidal...

Hardness 35 Cleansing 12 Conditioning 61 Bubbly 17 Creamy 27 Iodine 74 INS 127 Lauric 9 Myristic 4 Palmitic 17 Stearic 6 Ricinoleic 5 Oleic 43 Linoleic 13 Linolenic 0 sf 5% additives cream, gm, bm or any combination of the above as well as SL I'm not one to...

Thanks! RB oil 28.5% OO 28.5% CO 18% Castor 5% Avacado 10% CB 10% Thanks!!!

Gorgeous soaps and photography!

Thanks! My husband says the inside looks like a sunset. Everyone says the inside is even pretty, it's just now what I was expecting.

Thought so. Your label will probably print up just fine on any other printer. :( I have a printer in my classroom at school and would print my labels there. Got ridiculous though and my husband actually went and bought me a new printer because like I said, the majority of our printing needs...

So I made soap on Saturday. Unmolded yesterday and this is what I saw: I cut into it and was surprised by what I saw. Let that piece sit overnight and cut another this morning and here's what we have: So last nights piece did morph a little overnight (on the left) so hopefully they will...

Is it an hp printer? Mine would never print on label stock correctly. Since that's what I print the most I ended up getting a new printer. Was so frustrating.