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How many of you have custom sized bars? I want to order a new cutter and I am thinking about getting custom spacing between wires and having shorter, chunkier bars. I keep drawing out different dimensions but it's hard to tell how it will feel in my hand on paper. Right now I use the standby 1"...

Hi everyone. I am going to be selling at our local market starting today. There is another soaper there that is huge. They are a million plus dollar handmade soap company. They sell internationally and have been in the business for 30 + years. They continue to sell at market to show hometown...

I made some liquid soap using all coconut oil. I mainly want to use it as dish soap as the liquid soaps I've made with olive oil etc aren't cleansing enough. I used 60% potassium hydroxide plus 40% sodium hydroxide so it wouldn't be thin. I also used borax to thicken even more and diluted at 2.5...

I signed up for a large event locally. It is my first large craft show and the booth was expensive. The show is in a few weeks. After sending my application I never heard back. I got in touch to ask if I was accepted as my check had been cashed and I was told yes. I have not heard anything...

Can somebody who sells insect repelling products in the US tell me about the process of getting it approved by the FDA?

I am really loving the art of natural colors! This one is indigo, paprika and madder root.

I always use natural colors but I am going all out and attempting a 6 color tie dye soap. Palm free, vegan, patchouli hippie soap. Here are my colors that I will infuse overnight tonight and strain in the morning! Paprika + Turmeric (orange), turmeric (yellow), spirulina (green), indigo (blue)...

I recently phased palm out of my recipes. I live in a colder climate and do not like to use too much coconut because it can be so drying. My base recipe now has shea and cocoa to help harden the bar but it traces pretty quickly and I only have time for a quick in the pot or in the mold (if I am...

Hi everyone, My name is Heather and I live near Lake Ontario in New York State. I am new to the board and I have been soaping for about a year. I am soap obsessed :-) I am working now to turn my obsession into a business. My soaps are all cp but my 10 year old makes mp soaps that she sells at...

Hi everyone! I am new here and haven't yet gotten the hang of posting so excuse me while I figure it out :-) I recently turned my soap making hobby into a business and immediately got a request from a local farm for private label. Is the pricing for the product minus up front costs for label...