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I want to make shower steamers and I'm having a hard time finding a (helpful) guide for usage rates. Since it's a shower steamer and not a bath bomb, I don't need to dilute the EOs in a carrier oil. I've read a lot of recipes that measure in drops or teaspoons. I'd like to use grams but can't...

I'm looking for some ideas and inspiration. I have a Wildflower and Honey FO that I don't love and I thought I might like it more if I blended it with another scent. Out of the bottle it reminds me of play-dough but after the cure it develops into more of a honey scent. The obvious choice is...

I made my first batch of HP today! Yea! And overcooked it. Awww. So, what does that mean for my soap? Will it be OK? It was pretty crumbly but stuck together if squished it into a ball. Other info, if needed... It was cooked on the stove top on low for 3 hours. Yep. Three. Hours. Since it was...

For my European friends, I received an email earlier today from Gracefruit. They have 30ish 250 ml FOs on sale for 99p! They do have a minimum order of £25 and they only take PayPal and bank transfers. Happy shopping!

Today I tried making a brine bar. I used my normal recipe but upped the SF to 10%, used a FO that I haven't used in a while but according to my notes, behaves well and Peppermint EO. I added 20% salt to my lye water and stirred, most of the salt was dissolved when I added my lye water to my...

I'm considering trying HP but I have a few questions before I give it a go. I've done some research but still have questions and thought I would ask the people who have experience with HP. 1. I don't have a crock pot or slow cooker and would be doing this on the stove top with a double boiler...

I just got back from a short trip to Marseille, France where I went to a soap manufacturer and a soap museum (I tried to go to 2 soap museums, but one was closed). I did my best to get as much info on Marseille soap so I could pass the info along to anyone might be interested. The soap...

I'm just getting into using EOs in my CP soaps. I want to add sage but don't know if it sticks. Can anyone tell me if it's worth using an EO or should I look for a FO?

I have fallen in love with soapy rocks. I've made a couple of batches but the finished product ends up looking bumpy. After a few uses the bumps smooth out and the rocks take on a nice smooth surface. The method I have been using is basically to do a spin swirl, cut and smoosh into rocks. What I...

This year I decided sell at 2 holiday markets. The first was a small market with one other soap vendor and about 10-15 vendors in total. This was my friend's first holiday market and she tried her best. I don't have any complaints about how she ran it or promoted it. The other soap vendor was at...

I'm working on making a website now and I'm on the fence about coming up with a tag line. I don't know if it's really necessary. Do you have a tag line? The business name is Homo Soapien and my hubby suggested "Evolve Your Clean" which I almost immediately nixed because I don't do anything...

I will be a vendor at a craft fair next month and the organizer has suggested, if we want, to have a small make and take at our table and we can charge a small fee. I'm struggling to come up with ideas. Most of the things I'm thinking of require melting oils (lip balms, solid lotion bar) and I...

I've signed up for 2 holiday markets this year. This will be the first time I've sold my soaps at a market and am not sure how many soaps I should have available for each market. To make things more interesting, I think both of the markets are new, so I don't know how many visitors are expected...

So, I'm just started an Instagram account for my soaps. I'm at www.instagram.com/h.soapien My pictures are fuzzy but I'll be getting be using a better camera soon :) If anyone wants to follow me, I'll follow you back!

I have been having inconsistent results with the corners of my soaps sticking and crumbling. Recently, I increased the amount of OO I use from 35% to 40% and decreased the amount of Castor Oil from 10% to 5%. I have been using a 12 bar silicon mold and feel like I'm getting sticky corners about...

I would like to make a beer soap and I haven't seen any explanation about the beer to water ratio (or leaving out the water entirely). I read somewhere that said you can replace all of the water with beer and other recipes have beer and water. Can someone please tell me if there is a beer to...

I'm struggling to find the best option and I think I could use a fresh set of eyes and an outside opinion. Here's my dilemma. I have been using a few different distributors to get my ingredients. Company A has the best price on OO, CO and Shea butter, has a small selection of FOs and...

I have a FO that I'm struggling to come up with a complementary fragrance pairing. It's called Driftwood and it's got a really smokey, campfire scent. Any suggestions?

I have finally decided on a recipe I like and will need a risk assessment before I can legally sell my soaps in the EU. Last year, I met with a rep from a Danish company and their rates were, in my opinion, pricey (155 Euro/hour), and the assessments take 1-3 hours. They also help with labeling...

I have some jojoba oil (roughly 450 ml) that I bought with the intention of using in my CP soaps but after some research and trail and error, I'm thinking there could be a better use for it. What's your favorite B&B product to use jojoba in?