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Hey y'all, I've been away for a bit due to general life insanity... still occasionally stalking the forums. I've still been soaping and making B&B, but my online time has been really limited. Things have somewhat settled down, and I've really been missing y'all. It's lovely to see so many...

Guys, I am beyond bummed out. Mad Oils sent an email saying that they are expanding their mica and colorant lines. To make room, they will only be carrying fragrances in 25lb amounts except three times a year when they will sell them in 1lb sizes. NOOOOOO! Some of my absolute favorites...

My husband managed to get aluminum melded into his drill press bit. Nothing would budge it out - I guess it was semi molten, jammed up in the ridges instead of flying out and hardened into it (it actually looked like the bit ridges were completely torn up). He was contemplating having to order a...

Howdy everyone, I love looking at other soapers' crafting rooms, and thought I'd share mine. It is such a luxury to have a spot for everything where I can close the door, blast my music and make goodies all afternoon! My table... I got an adjustable height one and have it cranked up to a...

Howdy folks, I know some of our multi talented folks here are beekeepers, and I need a little advice/reassurance. I just found out my new next door neighbors will be keeping bees. Our houses are on standard lots. I'll be keeping chickens so doubt they will complain about my plans (yay)...

This weekend we had our open house and several private showings. After driving around with my elderly dog and angrily meowing cat for four hours to kill time, we had two offers for over asking price! Fingers crossed that everything will go well with all the inspections, I'll be closing in the...

DISCLAIMER: SMF is not responsible for any sale, trade, co-op, pre-buy, fast buy, garage sale, ad or other transactions between members. All parties enter into transactions at their own will/risk. Howdy folks, I'm moving across country and doing a huge purge. I have a bunch of sample...

Howdy folks! I'm preparing to move across country and am wondering about storing my collection of FOs. How do you think they would do in a storage facility for what might be several months? They will end up in a mover's warehouse for at least a few weeks and then might be housed in a...

I've been in the mood for simple things lately. Salt & Pepper Salt Bar using MO Velvet Peppercorn with ground poppyseeds: Beer Soap using BB Honey Ale with a smidgen of white unscented. No colorant was used on the main portion. That FO accelerated on me so my intended spoon swirl...

I'm been disappointed lately with a lot of my FOs fading or just losing their oomph. Folks in my house want very strong scents that last. What are your favorite stickers? A few of mine that have worked great: NG Cracklin Birch MO Snow Witch BB Ginger Patchouli WSP Mediterranean Fig...

Labeling rules comes up a lot. I think this video does a great job of explaining the rules for the US... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KJjVtmEhvU

I just got this in my email and thought y'all might be interested.... Fragrance Oils - 30% Off Sale (This Sunday & Monday) After our 2015 end of the year sale, we heard loud and clear from customers that were disappointed with how fast some fragrances sold out. We never expected the...

I just tried out your palm-free, veggie recipe with cocoa butter and love it. It's not going to replace my normal lard recipe, but it's really, really nice. Now I have a perfect recipe for sharing with my friends that do not want to use lard. I never thought I'd like a soap with that much...

2-day SALE AT MAD OILS! You make stuff. So treat yourself to a sale so you can make even MORE stuff! BREAK THE RULES. DRAW OUTSIDE OF THE LINES. SMELL GOOD, COLOR BOLDLY. Today and tomorrow only, we are offering ALL products at a deep discount... LOOK: 15% off orders over $50...

I love to watch BBC documentaries before bed and came across this one showing a gorgeous lavender farm processing into EO and other goods. Skip to 34:50 to see the lavender farm. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk0uo1zFiOg As an aside, why can't American TV show intelligent...

I found some of those scrap booking stamp sheets that go onto acrylic blocks that I adore. Has anyone had any luck with using them for stamping soap? I'm worried that the indentations would not be prominent enough to leave a good impression. I'm not ready to bite the bullet and have a custom...

I just got this in my inbox... I wasn't aware they were having CSR issues, but I guess there was a problem. My biggest issue with them is price increases and selling FOs by volume. If you did have CSR issues, I guess this is good news... As you are aware, Wholesale Supplies Plus was founded...

I was wondering if anyone has tried out the Stephenson Shampoo and/or Conditioner bases from BB. I *know* I could make my own, but that's pretty far down the line since I've got a bunch of other concurrent projects. CP shampoo bars and I do not get along... I've got colored hair, so I am most...

I woke up this morning and thought about fall. Maybe it's because we are having a heatwave here... it might get up to 80 today (bleh) though next week it will only get to a balmy, perfect 65. I'm ready to pull out my decorative glass pumpkin, cook some stew, see frost on the trees, and start...

Howdy folks, So far, my lotions have been pretty basic, but I'm feeling the need to spice things up and want to pack in some more goodies. What do you think about hydrosols in lotions or other B&B? Is there pretty good scent retention at around 10%? I'm wondering how much I need to take...