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I use these for cutting soaps. Pretty much takes care of everything I can think of to cut! And I hope they last many, many years. I started out with a box cutter and I was so bad at it, it made sense to shell out a ton of money buying a fancy cutter (that's what I told myself anyway!!😉) Bought...

To me, Cupuacu has a slighty sharper tang to it, than Cocoa butter. On it's own, the smell is too much for me. I usually use it around 10% in my lip balms and I don't smell it in the final mix. It is definitely more moisturizing/creamy than Mango. I use both of them in my skin cream but omit the...

To each their own, I suppose. So many ingredients in there that I wouldn't touch! Drying, irritating for lips, assoc w/ cancer.. I have no idea what it smells like but is it sweet vanilla mint with a touch of floral/balsamic? I'd use spearmint e/o as it's gentler on the lips than peppermint and...

First time popping on to the forum for a while. My mom had a stroke earlier in the year and passed last month. I can't even imaging what you're going through. Your daughter is one very brave fighter to have been dealing with this for so long. Sending positive thoughts to you all that this time...

The two I use the most would be Jedwards and Eden Botanicals. You can buy smaller quantities at Eden Botanicals, the shipping is included and you get to pick a free sample with every $20 of your order up to 6. I have all sorts of e/o samples that i would never have thought to try b/c they were...

Thanks Zany! I never knew you could store the butters in the freezer and the tip about melting in the microwave would definitely be better than stirring for hours! LOL. I have my Kokum Butter in the fridge r/n in a ziploc b/c I was terrified it would go out of temper if I left it out at room...

That sounds like a nice ingredient list for a lip balm! Well, I messed up the first time trying to temper my Cupuacu Butter so I'm not sure if my result was a combo of both attempts or if the 2nd worked by itself! I treated it the same way as a Cocoa Butter temper but I poured it on trays in my...

Thanks for the posts on Castor wax. Sounds like I'll have to try that now, lol! If you're looking to try another wax, Rice Bran Wax is a nice one to include in lip balms (it compares more to Carnauba Wax in hardness) so you don't need much. Also make (or compare if you've any of your old batch...

I also think it looks great and that lather!! Remember also that as it ages, that dark circle will fade out a lot. With the cute stamp you've used and fading, customers won't think anything is amiss. It looks like a really gentle, creamy soap. NIce one! 👏🏻 I always freeze my GM logs for a few...

An older post but thank you for posting about your experiments with monk fruit as a sweetener. I'm making lip balms at the moment and came across this while looking at monk fruit as an alternative to stevia. You've probably already answered your query about a better alternative to paper filters...

I'm not a stamping expert! I got a brass stamp a short while ago but you can see how-to videos on Youtube of ppl stamping their soaps. It helped me when I started. Spraying the stamp with alcohol right before you stick it into the soap will help you get a clean impression without sticking and...

Ha, it is! It's great! My whole body had freaked out after I'd changed my laundry detergent (but I didn't Sherlock Holmes it for a couple of months b/c the skin problems usually take a while to start). Normally it would take months for it to get back to normal but it's all good after a couple of...

I've recently made a couple of different LB's. The 2nd one is pretty rich since I have useless skin (I have to wear gloves even chopping veggies) but I'm really liking it. I did roughly 57% butters, 18% waxes, 23% oils and 2% e/o's with infusions in some of the oils. It soaks in really nicely...

Wow! I never knew about copper causing this but it absolutely explains why one log of a batch of GM soaps got funky yellow edges! I beveled them using a piece of flat copper that I had put an edge on! Dang! I was stumped as to why only one log was acting that way when all the others were fine...

I've never used cocoa butter in soap but I don't think you have to worry about tempering any butters in soap. The lye is a greedy monster, I believe! ❤️

That's EXACTLY what I thought when I saw it! 😅 It's SO much easier to do something correctly and remember for the future, when you know WHY you have to do it that way. It took away all guesswork and turned out perfect!

I'm hoping the exteriors of the bars will have a nice sheen to them when I make them (the molds have a glossy interior) but I haven't thought out fully what ingredients I'm going use. The tempered CB has a beautiful shine to it right now and I'm hoping that I've removed any worry of graininess...

If you use bigger sizes in anything, Jedwards "Bulk Natural Oils" has great prices. A gallon of reg clear Jojoba is $62.90 right now. They'll size down on some of the more expensive essential oils, 4oz, 8oz.. and theirs is some of the cheapest dead sea salt that's good quality and price (even...

I'm going to experiment with lotion bars this week. I've never made them before but they sound pretty awesome! I got these great molds on amazon https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B00NN224W4?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details and just tempered some cocoa butter today. Going to figure out which...

I'm crazy allergic to lanolin. Just writing the word 'lanolin' makes me itchy, lol!! It's really good for those who have no allergies to it but is a pretty common allergen, so if ppl have eczema or known skin allergies, they should always do a patch test and wait a couple of days.