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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...

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!

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...

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...

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.

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.

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...

I have some body butter that's about a year and a half old. I use a ton of ROE and vitamin E, so it's still in great shape, but I don't think I should sell it at this point. Can I scrape out the jars and refill them with a new batch of the same scent? (Without washing). What are the dangers...

I totally changed my recipe around and switched to a dual lye recipe- and (like an idiot) somehow forgot to keep kaolin clay in there to help anchor my scent. After 4-5 months most of these soaps are nearly scentless. I soap at room temp with 5% fragrance. With my last recipe my soaps kept...

If for instance, you have a lavender soap, do your labels just say "Lavender" or do they actually say "Lavender Soap"? (Aside from business name, ingredients, etc. of course).

My prototype for my massage candles looks too cute! Kinda excited! There's a playing card in the picture for scale.

Seen on soap labels today "vanilla absolute essential oil" and "white tea & ginger E/O blend". I finally came to the conclusion that as far as this person is concerned, any EO/FO mixture is considered an EO blend- and at this point I think I'm being generous in assuming that there's any...

I've had a slow drain for months. I keep forgetting to pick up draino or to call the plumber. Then it finally occurred to me: perhaps there's absolutely no reason a chick with several pounds of lye laying around should have a clogged drain. Guess what the only words larger than "100% LYE" are...

I made a batch of soap- it was HP, and forgot to color it. Ended up plain and blah. Just rebatched it and thought I'd REALLY screwed it up this time- I added white pigment powder directly to 1/2 of it without dispersing it in oil first. Clumped up like you wouldn't believe. I cut it expecting...

I tried hot process for a batch or two and added the EO's while the soap was too hot. The fragrance burned out of one. So, two questions: - how cool can I let hot process batter get to add the fragrance without having it firm up too much? - my fragrance was added at 5%, but it's a blend of 3...

My lavender Soap doesn't look quite right...

It seems like I've always got bath bomb 'uglies' around. They get damaged going back and forth to shows- never a ton of them, but enough that I'm tired of giving them away or ditching them. I don't want to repackage them as bath powder or something- I just don't want to add to the number of...

Maybe a dumb question... what's the difference between the function of cream of tartar and kaolin clay in bath bombs? My bomb recipe works like a dream- but cream of tartar is pricey, and if I recall properly, kaolin is pretty affordable. Wondering about making a switch.