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I am desperately looking for a (semi) local place to buy palm kernel oil. I live near Calgary, anyone know of anywhere I can get it??? Thanks so much!!!

Today I made a batch of my most popular soap, a mix of spearmint and peppermint essential oils colored with blue ultramarine. Today, I thought I'd add the ultramarine to the oils BEFORE I added the lye (usually I add it after I cook it a while). It made such a nice, smooth color...but then...

I'm just wondering why my salt bars are sweating...anyone care to comment?? It's not oil leaking out but just water. Thanks for any help that anyone can give me!

Can I HP goat's milk soap!?!?!?! I just poured my Lavender Goat's Milk soap into the mold....MINUS THE LAVENDER!!! And it's layered with purple, so I can't even just call it Goat's Milk Soap because it looks just like my Lavender Goat's Milk soap. ACK!!!! Any advice is GREATLY appreciated!!

I've been reading about yogurt soap and I have one simple question....do you need to use a preservative in the soap so the yogurt doesn't go rotten/rancid? I've read about using GSE with pumpkin soap, but is it really required or just another additive? thanks!

I just made a loofah soap in a 3" pvc pipe. Here's my question...I unmolded after 24 hrs and tried to slice off an end piece to see if my swirl attempt worked (it kinda did!) and I ended up squishing the log of soap. So, now I'm not sure what to do with it!!! I have it standing on it's end on...

I've see so much about charcoal soaps in the past couple days and I'm wondering if anyone would care to share their secrets.... How much activated charcoal do you use ppo? Is it the same thing you buy at the pet store for fish aquarium filters?? I know that charcoal has some skin...

What would be the normal dilution of EOs for bug spray? I have a combo of oils that works really well, but now I'm thinking that I'm using waaaay too much EO per bottle. Also, I want it to be safe for kids (which is why I made it in the first place!) so I want to make it with the least...

I'm wondering what I can add to my lip balms to make them have some SPF in them. Will titanium dioxide act as an SPF? If so, how much should I use? I know I'll never get it approved as having any SPF but I'd like to be able to say it has some sun protection rather than nothing at all...

Can I use Optiphen for sugar scrubs? I only have GSE and Optiphen on hand and I'd like to whip up some sugar scrubs this weekend. I emailed MMS and haven't heard back from them yet (it's been all week!) so I thought I'd pick your brains! thx 8)

Just wondering how to get my essential oils to emulsify into my witch hazel in my bug spray!! Or am I going to just have to shake the crap out of it every time?? Also, any advice on EO combos for bug sprays? I have one that works awesome on my kids, but my mom swears it doesn't work on her...

Hello all... I am thinking about starting up my own website but I am unsure how to package my soaps and other items for shipping. I don't want my soaps to get dings in them in the mail, but my retail packaging is very simple...raffia tied around the bar with a tag on it. I'd rather not use...

i just received an email offer from Costco.ca for 3yrs of web hosting for $198 ...works out to $5.50/mo! You pay for 2 yrs get the second one free. Here's the link that I checked out... http://www.getmoreofwhatyoulove.ca/offers/webhosting/ not sure if it's valid in the US or not, but...

I'm just curious if people have one or two base recipes that they use and then customize with scents and colors and additives. I seem to have a different recipe for each type of soap and I can't seem to find my favorite!

My hubby is a farmer and also works in the oil field so he has the dirtiest, greasiest hands when he gets home from work. Tonight he asked me to buy him some "real" hand soap when I go to town tomorrow. Needless to say I'm a little ticked at him... :x So what I am wondering is if anyone has a...

just wanted to share my joy... I was shopping at Save On Foods (part of the Overwaitea chain) the other day and found Rice Bran oil in the oriental foods aisle...it was $7.99 for one litre! Sure beats ordering online and paying a fortune in shipping! :D :D :D

Canada announced today that it is considering adding Bisphenol A to it's list of toxic chemicals (there is a 60 day evaluation period where the 'other side' can try to convince the gov't that putting poison in our products isn't acutally all that dangerous!). I was very very upset to find...

Just curious if anyone has made these or knows the amounts of mustard to use. I've read about them and I'm intrigued! Would the mustard be mixed into a bath salt or a bath melt, or just straight?? mcleodnaturals

I know we have had this topic before....do you insure yourself/your business to sell soaps/B&B products? Where do you generally sell the products? Online/stores/farmers markets? Right now I'm planning on selling mostly at craft shows and farmers markets and I don't know what to do about...

If I wanted to use a Tupperware container for a mold is there anything special I have to do to prep it? Do I still have to line it with parchment paper or something or is the plastic non-stick enough? thx! mcleodnaturals