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I've made glass bead jewelry for years, and love how relaxing it is. I took a break from it, while I was learning cp and taking my aromatherapy certification, but am back in the swing of things. I've always done bracelets, but decided to give earrings a go, and while they're both simple and...

I'm at it, again! :) If anyone could point me to a nice Cucumber Melon FO, that doesn't make cp smell like candy, I'd really appreciate it. So far, I've had very little luck, and most people requesting custom fragrances from me lately want that one, of course!

I've been asked to make some cp bars for a family friend, without coconut oil, and not pure OO. She's allergic to coconut, and if you even say the word near her, I I swear she gets hives. I'd love to help her out, but all the oils I've tried in my recipes so far would make for either an...

I was asked to do some gift bag soaps for a BCA golf tournament and auction early next year, and got a really cute idea in my noggin yesterday. I made my standard cp recipe, and two thin layer pieces of mp, with the plan to do a full-mold layer soap, and add some pink ribbon accents on top. I...

Yesterday, I made two batches of my basic(very old, well-tested) recipe. To one, I added some rose hip oil, and an FO that id only ever used in M&P, and I had all sorts of issues, from riding to partial solidification. After smoothing it out again, I moved it into my mold rather quickly and...

Happy weekend everyone! How do those of you who craft cake slice soap bars package your pretties? I've been looking around for ideas, but nothing has really jumped out at me, yet. I considered some small pastry boxes, but the triangular slices don't seen to fit well and the larger ones allow...

I'm transitioning from commercial shampoos/conditioners to a home-crafted alternative, and have read a ton on funky hair syndrome, to try to know all I can about what to expect in general. Despite pages and pages of info and others' experiences, I'm not sure if what my hair is doing is what I...

I have about 100 batches under my belt, so far, and I haven't had too many problems, thanks to the vast experiences everyone here shares. However, I still have one glaring nemesis that's driving my last nerve to the breaking point - I cannot, for the life of me (despite many many long hours of...

I've been using the Lye Calculator from BB, for formulating my recipes, and getting feedback here from those of you far more experienced with CP than I am. On a whim, I decided to go play with SoapCalc, today, and I noticed something that has me a bit concerned. I'm a worrier, it's what I do...

I've been doing a lot of research on different 'simple' recipes, to start adding to my collection (I have a standard go-to recipe that's very nice, and not much else yet), and I ran across one of my grandmother's that uses Crisco-type shortening. I know many people like using Crisco with Palm...

I made some basic cp a few days ago, with BB peppermint 2nd. Just tried it out, because I'm impatient, and everything about it is great - as should be - except for the scent. The bars smell like they should, dry, but as soon as I lathered and rinsed it left my hands smelling like rubber tires...

I'm looking for three scents for my CP, and want to get opinions here, before I purchase some more randomly, out of frustration. :) I'd like to find an apple cinnamon for my holiday line that doesn't smell like cinnamon overdose (the two I've tried so far remind me of those cinnamon pine cones...

Last week, I finally had a chance to soap, and tried a simpler peacock swirl. Everything went well (earlier post 'soapy mayhem' aside!), but Ive noticed as it's curing that my colors haven't come out of their initial 'morph' shades. I'm not actually sure what to think of these results - all of...

I've come to the conclusion that my 'soap brain' syndrome is far worse than any of my 'pregnancy brain' ever was - and I had some doozies in those days lol. I've been jonesing for a good soap making fix for weeks, and one thing or another has taken all of my time. Life is great, but boy does it...

I finally got around to removing the cabinet in my work area, to replace it with better storage, and I'm glad I did! The wall behind it was covered in mold.. yuck!! It's all on the paint, coming off fairly easily, so if I'm lucky, it isn't in the wall itself necessitating drywall and...

Hey, everyone. :) Two quick questions for those who create their own recipes. First, will this recipe move slowly enough to use for a modified peacock swirl technique? It works beautifully, for standard pouring and layering, but I'm not sure if it'd behave well enough for a 10-15 minute...

Has anyone used the BB version of this fragrance? I used it in a batch of CP, and am disappointed. It smelled amazing, oob, but once it incorporated, it morphed, causing the entire first level of my house to smell like an overpowering peculiar mold (like wet towels sitting for a week or so). I...

The batch of honey soap I made yesterday behaved normally, as I was making and pouring, and it's begun to harden wonderfully. The top, however, has me a bit concerned; it's very wet. Not like dew, but almost as if it's over-oiled (yeah, I create my own terms lol). When I touch it, it's...

It's quite warm, here, and even though I have the a/c unit on in my soaping room, I've noticed that my soaps are still really quite warm (made them several hours ago). Is it always necessary to insulate with a towel, or is it alright to just have the plastic over the molds and let them be, as...

I'm slowly getting over my apprehension about lye, yay! :) First two pics are a layered and chopstick semi-swirled Chocolate Fudge & Gingersnap batch. Third pic is a Honey and Oatmeal batch. Can't wait to cut them and see how they look, in a day or two! :) moved from CP, please post pics in...