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1) Major, major issue at the beginning of the year. I can't relay details, but it was a very big, very nasty skeleton that climbed out of the sewer. 2) Hubby went in Friday for an MRI...some concerning issues. Afterwards, the radiologist asked a wait and then said that he consulted with...

I just went to BrambleBerry to place an order and one of my best selling FOs (Chocolate Espresso) is being discontinued and I don't have $900 to buy 35lb drum (the only option left) of it! So I bought some Espresso and Rich Dark Chocolate and see if that is close.

Everyone** got Covid. Daughter got it first, but we thought it was a just a cold from the crappy weather since she tested negative. And she tested negative a second time when I came down sick. It wasn't until we went to Urgent Care and they did the test that takes longer and it came back...

My first LB was 70% Cocoa Butter, 14% each Shea Butter and Bees Wax and 3% FO. To help counter the greasiness of the butters I added Arrowroot which helped a little. Then I let them cure for a month which gave the Arrowroot time to work and make them a little less greasy, but the trade-off was...

To carry over from your Introduction: "I honestly do appreciate the negative critique." I'm not trying to be 'negative', I'm simply looking at both sides...Pros and Cons. I used to belong to the Jaycees/Jaycettes...it's a civic/community organization that was once very popular in the US...

I recently got into a discussion with some other soap makers after one recommended pulling 'clearance' items before Christmas so they don't damage your 'business reputation' by people being gifted imperfect products. On one hand I understood where they were coming from, but on the other hand I...

For the first time I made “Christmas” Soaps and I used FOs from different, reputable soap suppliers. Every single “Christmas” scent accelerated on me…EVERY ONE. At first I thought it was just me, that I had done something wrong. It started with my first soap…I tried to lighten my brown mica...

So I'm finishing up the last of my Christmas soaps (yes, I'm running later). So I decided to make a batch of BB's Santa's Spuce...Brown w/Green Swirl. Add the FO, blend to emulsion, separate out. Add a dash of ZVCS to the green so it doesn't discolor, mix in well. So okay...I'm getting some...

One of my favorite YT soap makers posted a video yesterday of how she marks her molds for embed replacement with her multi-bar soap cutter. It was not a simple matter of taking a ruler and measuring xx as the wires on the soap cutter were not spaced correct resulting is some bars being wider or...

Last month I was ask to give a quote on making the below soap; woman has a high-end housekeeping business and wanted to do a special soaps as gifts. I quoted her $12.00 per bar plus the cost of molds (single cavity, 5oz, $15.00); eight colors. She wanted two dozen soaps; I said I would need a...

We now have a special needs cat. For the second time this year, we had to take Pino to the vet because he was constipated and it was pretty bad this time (the vet plans to write a paper on it). I guess it's not surprising that he hid his condition given what he went through the first time...

This has been in the back of my mind for awhile, but it finally came to the front the other day when I was watching a video and the person added an entire pint jar of FO to their batter. Now it was a large batch of soap and the person is a responsible soap maker so I have no doubt that the...

I signed up for two (so far) Holiday Craft Shows. The first one is the first Fri/Sat of November and the second one is the first Fri/Sat of December; figure I will fill in with other local ones, but these will be the two biggest ones. Let the fun begin: 1. Make soap. I checked my...

Due to a recent conversation regarding the above, I thought it would be interesting to see what the effects of our local 'tap' water vs distilled water in soap making. This is experiment will take approximately six (6) weeks to complete. We will not only be looking at the cosmetic affect, but...

I have this mold and I'm a bit confused on how much batter to make. Nurture says it holds 63 oz of oils. Is this the Oil Weight or the Total Batch Weight? And if it's either, shouldn't it hold a total Batch Weight of 80 oz (16x5) which would then work out to be around 55 oz of oil (adding 33%...

LW (letter writer) sends a text to their faraway sibling "Pat" thanking them for the thoughtful gift they received and really liked. Turns out that Pat sent two gifts to two siblings and mixed up the mailing labels. Pat then insisted (according to the LW) that the LW trade gifts with the other...

I don’t know happened. Did I push the age of the Palm Oil too far? Was it the storm that came through last night and hung around all day with alternating hail and “OMG why did I war long sleeves”? Was it the 99% IPA I sprayed it with? They had a little bit of soda ash on the bottom, but I...

I see a lot of folks using 'infused' oil in soap making and I'm wondering if there is an actual market for them. As an example...I make a line of Goat Milk Soaps; scented, but uncolored. So I was wondering if it would be worth making a line of 'infused oil' soap...uncolored and unscented.

My son is getting married in late May; he and his fiance are in their early 30s, have two kids and have a good handle on everything. Given that she is her parents' only child, I know her folks are covering the reception and I've donated some dollars for the honeymoon (don't know what the ex is...

So my youngest daughter asks me if I have any plans for my birthday this year, that she and her sister were talking about doing a special 'spa/shopping/girls' weekend for my 60th birthday. I chuckled and then said, "I turned 60 on my last birthday". Guess it's my fault for having been 39.95...