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    Liability insurance

    Hello! I've been making soap as a hobby for a little over a year and sell to friends, family, and referrals only. I've been wanting to sell on Etsy or at local fairs/farmers markets, but I've read that I should have liability insurance. I live in Connecticut and I'm aware that these things...
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    Coconut free soap??

    I typically make all of my soaps with a base of coconut, olive oil, and palm oil. I have a client that approached me and asked me to make a coconut and coconut derivative free soap. I only have one set of equipment and clean it after each use with soap, water, and white vinegar. Do you think...
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    storage of curing soap

    Do you think its ok to keep soap that is curing in my garage? I live in Connecticut so is a bit cold, I think its about 58-60 in the garage currently. It is sitting on a rack with parchment paper over it so it doesn't get any dust on it and I'll turn it every so often to keep the air...
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    HELP!! goats milk and lye not dissolving

    Im currently trying to make my first batch of GM soap and the lye is not dissolving into it at all. I froze the GM first (store bought real goats milk) and gradually stirred the lye into it and its not dissolving at all. Ive been going for almost 30 min and its not dissolving. I used all GM and...
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    oily layer on loaf of soap

    I just made my third batch of CP soap and I did 65% OO, 25% Coconut, 5 % avocado, 5% jojoba with a 2 % superfat and also with raw honey. I did almost all of the batch in a loaf mold, but the left over soap I had I used a silicone mold and it turned out just fine. The silicone mold bar did not go...
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    brown/orange color out of mold

    Help! This is my first batch of making CP soap! I used 75% EVOO, 20% coconut oil, 5% jojoba oil and 2 % super fatted. I also added .9 oz of chamomile oil (32 ounces of oil so much less than i could have added i think) and 1.5 tbsp of raw honey. Now being a first timer I have no idea what...
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