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I suspect an ounce of citric acid before reducing particle size and an ounce after reducing particle size aren’t quite the same thing- seems logical that they’ll require different amounts of moisture in the batch. When doubling batches, small problems seem to become amplified. Try increasing...

My show sales for 2017 are down a good 30% over 2016. A few of the bad shows I can pinpoint where things went wrong. I changed a few things that I need to evaluate as well, but over all, it just seemed like attendance and spending in general were off. I was wondering what other people’s...

Update: ended up ordering from Two Wild Hares on Amazon. They’re fantastic!

I have a recipe for bath bombs that goes together beautifully but has some performance issues I want to improve. They’re ok, but I’d like them dissolve faster and fizz more impressively. Even better if they floated. The kaolin is a recent addition, and has made the slow to dissolve bombs...

In theory a peppermint FO won’t leave my customers with tingly mucous membranes, will it??? I have this image of ending up with a couple lawsuits... and just as many devoted die-hard repeat customers!

Thank you- I appreciate it.

I use cheap aluminum bath bomb molds I ordered off of eBay. When I unmold my bombs, i tap them on the counter which inevitably leaves them badly dented after 80-100 bombs. Where can I buy heavy duty (maybe stainless steel?) molds that can withstand this? I don't think it's me- I'm pretty sure...

Its all essential oil from both companies. So WSP's 40/42 lavender could theoretically be made of lavandin? It's still very odd to me that with a specific mix which which supposedly fixes the quantity of the property which accounts for how medicinal the smell is, that they would smell so very...

I've always disliked lavender for its medicinal smell, then I found lavender 40/42 from WSP- it's a lot more floral and I've come to like it. I found lavender 40/42 at Camden gray for less than 1/2 the cost and thought I'd give it a shot- ordered that and lavandin grosso to play with. I had...

My booth has body butter, bombs and hand made jewelry- no soap in the booth.

One down, seven to go on 2 months of back to back shows. WHAT was I thinking? I don't even have enough product- my last show is likely to just have sacks of supplies for sale! By the time this is done I'll be ready to hibernate for winter.

Not familiar with LAL, other than I know I don't use it and I kind of recall it's to help with foaming? SLSA I've heard is a mild emulsifier on top of being a surfactant, but I've never relied on it as an emulsifier. It's foaming power is too mild IMO for it to be worth the pain in the ass...

Thanks for the suggestion, but I mostly do. 11.7 ounces of cocoa butter to only 1.8 ounces jojoba.

Maybe try melted cocoa butter instead of oil?

Thank you! I'll read up!

I just get frustrated, and I finally figured out that the math doesn't make sense. I charge $1 more for bubble bombs, but when you account for the waste and frustration- screw 'em. I'll stick with the regular recipe that performs like a champ every time.

It originally took me a couple weeks to arrive at a solid bath bomb recipe- but it's a **** fine recipe. Unless I forget one of the main ingredients or something ridiculous, it's incredibly forgiving. Accidentally throw in a whole extra ounce of corn starch or cocoa butter?? no worries. You...

Just confirming that clear cold process soap isn't possible.

By a 3 cup mix- do you mean 3 cups of dry ingredients, or 3 cups wet and dry combined?

When making bombs, I always mix my dry ingredients and wet ingredients separately then add them together. I also always have done this while my wets are still warm from melting the cocoa butter. Well, I had to step away today after many distractions, and ended up combining the two when the wet...