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I sent you a PM so not to take up too much space. However, if people want me to post links to the thread, too, I'd be happy to. Just let me know.

Great thread; love true confessions! lol My confession is that I don't wear gloves or goggles, never have. The few times I splashed a bit of lye water on my skin I realized it only causes a little sting, that's it. As far as beveling, I bevel the edges that will be touching the hands when...

Thank you, Shunt2011, a very helpful link!

Thank you, yes, I have these, actually. I am looking for a source of fancy type bottles. Luxurious, if you will.

Right, forgot. I am in the US.

... specifically glass type of containers/bottles. I am planning on making a facial serum that has some high priced items in it and want a small bottle (1 ounce/ 30mL and/or maybe a bit larger) in which to package it. I am having a very difficult time finding suppliers of more unusual/higher end...

Thanks, justjacqui, I am beginning to think it is time to think away from a solubilisers. They really aren't cost-effective.

Hmmm, that is an interesting idea - I will keep that in mind.

Thank you for those links, SF, they're appreciated! Looking into the one about the 3 solubilisers, and checking the prices, wow, using any of those solubilisers in an EO/H2O formula adds a lot of expense! This has all been rather eye-opening. Thanks!

Thank you, atiz and DeeAnna, I appreciate your input. DeeAnna, that was a very informative post! I have a much better idea how to work with a solubiliser now. The only thing I will need to do is find one that is ecocert since I don't believe that Polysorbate is. Thank you again.

Hey Everyone, I am looking to make a body spray with essential oils. I am having trouble figuring out how much solubiliser I should be using. So, for example, if I was making a spray that was 98% water and 2% EOs, about how much solubiliser would I be adding as far as %? I realize that different...

My hair is about shoulder-length and is considered fine, but I have a lot of it (so the various hair cutters have described it). I can imagine that people with very long hair may have more tendency with problems using the bars since the bottom or their hair is a few years old already and...

Hi- I just wanted to let you know that while, yes, there are some horror stories, there are also stories of people that have used lye shampoo bars for quite a while without any issues. I am one of those people, as is part of my family. As for me, I have been making and using my own shampoo bars...

Thank you each and every one of you - so helpful! After reading all of the above, I will definitely skip the .5oz. I think I will just get either the single larger mold and cut them to the width I want, as suggested, or get the individual ones. Or both! Then I can show the owners each one and...

I am not sure if this is the right part of the forum to post this question. Someone with an AirBnB asked me to make them guest soaps. I have some smaller molds, but they are not considered officially the guest size and hold about 1.2ozs in each cavity. Looking online at different soap molds...

I agree with cmzaha and shunt. An umbrella with a table doesn't quite look serious enough about what you are selling. You may find a tent used through your local classifieds. I got my first tent through craigslist (I don't what country you are in so don't know if you have craigslist where you...

That is so creative and beautiful! I do a lot of gardening, actually have a small market garden, and make a gardening soap for my constantly earthy hands, but I am having trouble getting the right material and the right proportions of the exfoliants in my gardening soap recipe. May I ask what...

Regarding eczema, studies are being done in the use of the right bacteria to help patients heal: https://directorsblog.nih.gov/2017/03/07/eczema-relief-probiotic-lotion-shows-early-promise/ Also: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28228596 We would literally be dead without our bacterial...

The implications of that would be huge. With all the misinformation on the internet, I would love to see a citation of that. Can you provide a link of some sort to a credible source? Thanks!

You are making a lot of assumptions about my knowledge and research, or lack thereof, regarding the microbial world. While I know you mean well, your post could come across as rather condescending. :) I came on here to ask about SA as an emulsifier and somehow you have decided to give a lecture...