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    MP base w/o palm?

    is there an MP base on the market w/o palm oil? i am trying to eliminate palm and pko from my soaps for environmental reasons. so far, can't find mp w/o it...
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    patchouli price coming down a bit?

    I was avoiding patchouli because of the huge price tag, but i was looking at some pricees a few minutes ago and it seems to be coming down just a smidge....or is this just wishful thinking? how much patchouli do you add to get a good scent. i did a sweet orange & patchouli a while ago, just...
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    Dog skin pH

    So i had a request to make some dog soap for a sensitive skinned little guy and i've been doing some research....i keep hearing "dogs have a different skin pH than people..." so i went looking and found this very interesting link: http://publications.royalcanin.com/renv ... on=2046190 hope...
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    re-employed!

    well, hubby started a new job yesterday after getting the boot the day back from our honeymoon in june! we took a mini trip to ocean city/assateague island to celebrate and see the wild ponies. it was sort of the trip from hell i still have mosquito bites from a week ago. the best part was...
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    colorants for sale

    Bramble Berry Basic 12 (retails for 62.79), bought it a few months ago and only used a little bit. I was using drops undiluted from the containers, only from a couple. I have switched to using oxide/ultramines as coloring. Asking $40 obo. Brambleberry Non-bleeding Yellow, Red, Blue Liquid...
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    i'm back...

    well, i got married about 3 weeks ago, seems like so much longer though! anywho, was realy crazy right before the wedding, but we got through it. went on a short honeymoon to berkely springs, wv and came back and my new husband went back to work thursday morning....i get a call from him thursday...
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    The Good News is...Its under warranty

    the bad news is my AC compressor died before the hottest weekend of the year....it was 90 and humid inside the house last night at 10pm. so my soap isn't so happy, much has moved to moms. but i have noticed some bars seem to fare better inthe humidity than others. it seems like those with GM...
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    what i've been up to in my absence...

    haven't been around much lately...life got out of hand. wedding planning, grandma passed away very suddenly and unexpectedly, my bridal shower (the day after the funeral), and then as i posted elsewhere, i made 50 glycerin "it's a boy" soaps for a baby shower. in happier news....my wedding...
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    soaper's choice MP base

    i just made 50 soaps for my cousin's baby shower...see below. i wanted to list the ingredients on the label, but i am not sure what they are! its the glycerin soap base from soaper's choice. does anyone have this info? do they carry the SFIC base?
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    cocoa + peppermint = green

    so, i was making the last batch of soap for the wedding...the first 2 were on batch of peppermint eo and one batch of cocoa fo....so for the last batch it was going to be a peppermint-cocoa. it WAS a blue soap 1 tsp blue oxide in 5 lbs (and brown chunks were to be added)....until i added the eo...
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    bouncing baby boy

    i just logged on to babies r us to do some shopping for my cousin's shower...and she requested: baby shampoo, wash, etc...... so i said, "eeek!" :shock: anybody have a gentle baby recipe for a shampoo or wash or balm?
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    high amount of olive oil?

    this is an oddball question that started turning around in my mind today and i dont know if this will make sense to anyone other than myself... soapcalc says olive is a soft oil, even though it cures hard....if you have a lot of olive oil, eventually, you'll get a hard bar. what is considered...
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    cottonseed oil?

    i've been reading some posts that suggest that cottonseed oil (found in crisco?) is undesirable....from googling it....is that because of possible pesticide contamination?
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    Toe Reading

    now that i have your attention... :wink: i just flew back from AZ (and boy are my arms tired!)...from the last part of toe reading. Toe reading is based on the idea that your stories are held in your feet and you can tell a lot about a person based on the size, shape, twists, turns and...
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    how much fo and eo in MP?

    its been a little while since i've made MP and when i did i would just add drops of eo til i though i had enough. Is there a guidline for how much to add to MP? i assume less than in CP....
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    toyota recall

    there is a recall on corollas and matrix from 2003 and 2004! i saw the title on news and was thinking, oh, it can't be MY car.....yep! '03 corolla! oh well, i'll wait to see if i get a letter in the mail telling me my windows are gonna fall out (some problem with the auto windows, don't...
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    CPOP Mishap

    i tried layering soaps again and i decided to try CPOP to make sure they go through gel and stick together. well the layers seem cemented together, but the soap is all oily. it was sitting in oil in the mold and it was kind of spongey on the bottom. what's up????? :shock:
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    Herb Books

    Can anyone recommend some good books on herbs? I'm looking for something pretty comprehensive, not full of fluff.
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    lets start a fight game...

    my SO and I just watched the King of Queens episode where doug was doing to couseling about his over-eating and his wife was telling the pyschologist other things to bring up to fix about him and of course, hilarity ensued.... so we're talking about it and he says, "so what would you fix...
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    one of my jobs...

    this is what i do from April through October.... http://www.sleepyhollowofgettysburg.com/index.html
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