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  1. GetaGripSoapCo

    Greetings From Central Texas

    Welcome to the community, Laura! My family loves getting soap gifts, I'm sure yours will, too! Have fun, it's a very stimulating hobby/business, you can take it in any direction that suits you! Just have fun !
  2. GetaGripSoapCo

    What soapy thing have you done today?

    I searched out and downloaded an order form template, cut oodles of my fabric wrapping strips, cut the loaf of citronella orange/walnut powder gardener's soap, dreampt ( it's a word) of a sunny day to take more pictures...a gal can dream... Nice!! Some buyers look for unscented soaps, which...
  3. GetaGripSoapCo

    Larger Batching HP

    Yes, Earlene, it's a granite ware interior & insert, and then the body is enameled but the inside of the lid is aluminum. That might be a problem. I always stick blend to trace and cover the crock pot with plastic wrap under the lid. That might help the aluminum situation. Thanks for your...
  4. GetaGripSoapCo

    Larger Batching HP

    Since I'm persuing larger wholesale accounts, I need to move beyond my crockpot quantity batches. Does anyone here use something similar to a 16 QT Rival roasting pan? It has the double boiler type pan beneath the cooking pan & a dial thermostat, but hate to experiment with THAT much batter...
  5. GetaGripSoapCo

    Let's talk about lard, baby

    I asked my local quick stop if I can order a 50# cube of odorless lard from their grocery delivery guy when they place their weekly order ( they operate a small pizza deli) so yay! And at wholesale, since I have a resale #. Y'all might think about that..
  6. GetaGripSoapCo

    What soapy thing have you done today?

    WOOTWOOT "happy dance" I just received my first order and vendor # for Arkansas State Parks gift shop/visitor centers! Could be big :) And I prefer wholesale to most any other methods of sales..
  7. GetaGripSoapCo

    What soapy thing have you done today?

    Here's my accomplishments this week- Having made an abundant inventory late last Fall for back stock and 3 good sized craft events, I now have some of that stuff left stored. I move some of it in consignment shops, but I don't want to keep it around. SO. I've re-batched several 20 bar lots...
  8. GetaGripSoapCo

    What soapy thing have you done today?

    Absolutely! Sounds like you have a great DMO! (daily method of operation) Good luck!
  9. GetaGripSoapCo

    Vanilla Color Stabilizer

    "Start out with .25%-.50% to your fragrance in making soaps and lotions" Thanks for your replies: I copied & pasted from their site. Yes, that's what gets me confused, Isg, it makes a huge difference. (This product is from Aztec) .0025 is "close to 3Gr, not but a spit in the bowl LOL. I can...
  10. GetaGripSoapCo

    Vanilla Color Stabilizer

    Hi and good morning! I use a VCS from a supplier that states to use" .25%-.50% "stabilizer to the weight of fragrance oils. OK. So If my FO amount is , say, 2 oz for my batch, I calculate... /and here's the question. 2 X .25=0.5 oz of the stabilizer OR 2 X .25%=0.005 oz of stabilizer?? See...
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