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    Coloring with herbs/plants - use powdered, infuse into oil or are there other ways?

    Wheatgrass powder is a very pretty green! Just add it at trace or to warm oils. Check out Soap-making-resource.com for lots of info and tutorials on natural colorants I use beet root powder it makes it like a brownish red be sure to sift the powder first and it will sink if not mixed well...
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    My first melt n pour in 6 yrs over the moon

    Thank you . The moon is colored with indigo powder and the rest just micas .
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    Please help me to explain to people why FO is used instead of EO

    Natural IE: no chemicals that's it you mean to tell me because I go pick a vegetable from my garden and cook it and eat it , it wasn't natural or if juice an apple its not natural . Yes it is no chemicals are used in the making of anything there for its a natural product made from nature and no...
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    Getting "used" to soap

    I love hearing your story my husband likes our soap too . He told a buddy yeah it not only takes the grease off but made my hands all soft and gunk ! Its nice to be appreciated when its so much work ! We make our own lye and make soap in large batches 3 times a year ! If my husband gets a deer I...
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    Please help me to explain to people why FO is used instead of EO

    Wow! You all have armed me with quite the arsenal! Thank you for the help. I will try giving the information in the way you suggested. I will resist the temptation to get into debates with people about it and I will definitely ask them to buy the EOs that they want me to use. I love how...
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    Sad day for soaping!!!!

    Whatever you add in honey you need to take away in oils ie ; 2 oz honey 2 oz less oils :) Will still work who knows maybe burnt oats is the new scent ;)
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    Please help me to explain to people why FO is used instead of EO

    What do you mean Eo's don't stick there are atleast 10 that do stick ! Lavender , orange , wintergreen , peppermint , thyme , rosemary , basil , eucalyptus , lemon grass , cinnamon , pine , cedar and list goes on . I have 2 yr old bars that still have scent ! You just need to know what notes...
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    Great recipe for tallow/lard!

    Sounds great if my husband gets a deer its what I will try :)
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    Please help me to explain to people why FO is used instead of EO

    Yes you can have a natural bar its easy I make all my own ingredients in my soap or watch the process in which made as the case with my lye . I watched the process with ashes and its pretty natural . I also use only eo's with no problems and its great for a lot of skin conditions like exema...
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    Slow trace, hard bar, frothy AND big bubbles, I want it all.

    I used only shea , cocoa butters , olive and coconut oil in mine slow trace super hard bar and nice suds !
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    My first melt n pour in 6 yrs over the moon

    So its my first melt n pour in 6 years I make and sell a ton of cp now but lost 100 soaps when a pipe burst, what do you think . I call it over the moon .
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    Browsing soap pics

    Ok that's a mp I love !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! With the sea motive
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    curing first batch - shaky start

    try adding frozen cubes to the lye along with the liquid maybe half and half always works for me :)
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    Craft Fairs and Soap Sales...

    Shes said she was sorry but didn't help my sales :( She said it wont happen next year lol
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    Craft Fairs and Soap Sales...

    My first craft show ever last weekend I was placed next to a melt n pour lady (nothing against it ) I just work really hard to make my gm soap and whipped body butters . Anyway it was two days booth fees were so high $130 and I made double my space fee in two days . She didn't do well either and...
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