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A few years back I was on a thread here looking for the best pure vanilla fragrance oil. Through my search, I've purchased over 60 versions from several suppliers -- all falling short of what I was looking for. I've tried all varieties from supposedly "true" vanilla FO's . . . to baked goods...

I would like to bring up the subject of courtesy and respect on this forum. Personally, I really enjoy hearing all of the different opinions and ideas brought up by other members. Creating an atmosphere where everyone is respected, and where all opinions matter and are valid is paramount to...

I've been making CP soap successfully for the past 6 years, so I thought making scented candles would be easy -- WRONG! I've made 3 candles now, trying different paraffin waxes and FO's, but I can't get a noticeable scent. I decided on all paraffin wax for maximum scent. The first 2 attempts...

Yesterday, I made a new CP recipe that I recently discovered. It was really simple – 40% shea butter, and 60% olive oil. According to the recipe, you need to bring the lye mixture and fats down to room temperature before combining in order to slow down trace, as recipes high in shea tend to...

I have menthol crystals that about 4 years old. Do they "go bad" (lose their potency), or do they just evaporate away? In other words, do the menthol crystals that remain after 4 years still have the same strength they had originally when purchased?

After nearly a year of making soap, I’ve just experienced my first EPIC failure, and I can’t figure out what happened! I’ve had some close calls – like a couple of times when I experienced really fast acceleration – where I had to mash the soap mixture down into the mold with a spatula; but...

I was just reading and responding to another post on preserving the scent of essential oils, but I didn’t want to be rude and hijack that poster’s forum – so I’ll continue with my questions here. Is it just me, or do all EO's tend to pretty much disappear before the cure is finished? If the...

I just happened to stumble across a company online called "Greenals." Has anyone heard of them? They claim to have 100% pure essential oils, but the prices just seem way too good to be true. http://greenals.com/ I'm looking for a good source for Manuka oil and Tea Tree oil.

After 2 months of intense internet research, book reading, and studying, I just made my first batch of soap yesterday. Although I went against common logic and created my own formulation (rather than using a simple tried and true recipe), things seemed to work fairly well – but not perfectly...