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    I need help finding luxury/premium type of packaging...

    ... 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...
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    Need help figuring out solubiliser amount

    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...
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    What size for "guest" soap?

    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...
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    Stearic acid an emulsifier?

    Someone gave me a lotion that I really liked. It was very emollient, not greasy, a nice lotion. I was curious about what emulsifier was used, so looked more carefully at the ingredients. They are as follows: Water, sunflower oil, glycerin, stearic acid, shea butter, lavender oil, collagen...
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    Some musings that have led to questions

    I have a few questions that I would appreciate hearing people's ideas on: - If I wanted to lower the pH of a finished soap, I was thinking I could make it HP and bring it to the end stage (no zap) and at that point add vinegar or lemon juice to lower the pH. Being that the lye would have...
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    Advice needed on how to calm down musk sweetness

    I only use EOs in soaps and lotions, but decided I wanted to give a couple of natural fragrance oils a try. One of the ones I got is a musk. It is extremely sweet - like headache inducing type of sweet. Does anyone have any ideas what EO might pair well with it to help tone it down its intense...
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    Excited new soaper here!

    Hello Everyone! Just discovered soaping about 2 months ago and am quite enamored by it! Endless possibilities in choices of oils, scents, designs, additives... such a creative endeavor! I am looking forward to learning a lot on this forum!
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