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    Tog's etsy site

    We have ordered from him several times and all his products are awesome when you do get them, but if you ordered it now and paid for it you probably won't see it til next year. :( Last time It took three months to get what I ordered. I will order from him again because he does make...
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    weighing soap for sale

    We always put the net weight on the lables. As for our state inspector more is always better then less.
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    Waiting for batch #2 to trace.....

    Congrats.... now that you have the soap bug.....But I agree pictures are needed.... we are addicted to pictures!!!
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    Soap sellers

    I agree with every one .... keep it legal. Shop around for insurance because there are a few insurance companies that work with small businesses and specialize in soap companies. My local insurance co here wanted over $1000. But searching I found it for half the cost for double the coverage...
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    Cutting Soap

    I just used a cheese slicer from Goodwill I paid $3 dollars for. It was the one that sits on the counter and has a replaceable wire. It worked awesome!!! I now have a better cutter but I wont part with my other cheese cutter for smaller loafs and cuts.
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    Soaping in a Florida Garage? Storing?

    If there is electric Home Depot sells a mini selfcontained A/C unit where you place in the center of the room to keep cool. Would also be good for Hurricane Season :) This would keep your soaps cool during the brutal summers and during the winter you should not need it. I live about 2 hours...
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    What's cooking?

    Here's the bath bombs I made today.
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    Where to buys slsa-sodium laurel sulfoacetate

    Good luck on trying to find it also. I too have been looking so I can make the frosting on the bath bombs. I found the liquid and have been playing around with it trying to make the frosting and have done it but not to my standards yet. I did find it localy but they wanted $50.00 for a cup...
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    What's cooking?

    I love your soap!! This weekend I made Ginger Bread, Lime in the Coconut and Dreamer. Also made a large batch of Cupcake Bath Bombs with Birthday Cake FO.... Yummy!!!
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    Do I have to blend until trace for HP ?

    Check out my thread on HP http://soapmakingforum.com/forum/viewto ... light=cphp I hope this helps
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    Do I have to blend until trace for HP ?

    Yes you still need to mix till trace. Then cook through.
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    I have a new partner!

    Deda Congrats!! The only problem with two soapers in the house is my wife and I fight over counter space!..... :lol: LOL :lol:
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    hubby says stop!

    I agree on the insurance and business license if you plan on selling it. I sell at a local farmers market and they require it. On good weeks we can sell over $200 worth of soap at 3 to 4 dollars a bar....thats a lot of soap
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    is 4$ a fair price?

    My wife and I sell our soaps at a farmers market and do very well. we sell our 3oz EO bars for $4 a bar and we cant keep it in stock. We were thinking about raising our prices but I dont know if the customers would or want to pay the increase. We buy in bulk and our cost per bar is now lower...
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    Cleansing soap recipes vs. not so cleansing

    I use 25% coconut oil in all my soaps. If I dont I cant seem to get the bubbly and creamy high on soapcalc. Plus I been adding different amounts of castor oil up to 10% But I want to try a 100% olive oil soap with no coconut to see how that does.. I also heard people making 100%...
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    Weekend Soap Pot - Feb 27 - Mar 1

    I need to make bath fizzies, 2 to 3 batches of soap and we are having our first booth at a local farmers market tomorrow :shock: A person back out and our neighbor who runs it, dropped by and gave it to us!! I am not ready but my wife says we are....I will let you know how it goes.
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    Lavender, lavender, lavender

    This is what Camden-Gray at camdengray.com has to say about them. I too was wondering what kind to purchase. but the 40/42 is the cheepest of them all.....so I may go with that one.. Lavender (Bulgaria) essential oil, 1 oz. Lavender Bulgaria, Lavandula angustifolia, steam distilled...
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    My wife is now a soaper!

    This past weekend I taught my wife how to make soap! We went over CP and CPHP. She deceided to try CPHP and she loved it. Here are my soaps and her soaps from this past week. I made a CP - Almond soap with almond Fo and real almonds. I also made a CPHP - cocolate mint soap My...
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    working with scents you don't like

    I make soaps with EO's and FO's I dont like..... :? My wife loves tea tree and I cant stand the smell. But for her I'll make anything !!
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    Lard VS Tallow?

    Question: you would use the term Tallow = for Beef Fat but is there another term for Lard = Pig Fat?
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