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Well , I just went ahead & did it anyway , its a 20 lb batch! logically to me it should work but...... we'll see. Soap batter looks good appears to be setting at normal rate. tomorrow will be the true test.

Hi Ya'll accidentally used the lay calc on brambleberry web page to multiply my current soap recipe by 4, & meant to ONLY calculate it to multiply the current recipe by HALF. already mixed my lye water. would it work to just do the math & use the appropriate amount of already mixed lye water to...

I buy mine online at www.thelyeguy.com

Looking for some nice Fall/ winter/Xmas fragrances. Any recommendations?

I add 1TBS golden Jojoba & Avacado per oz @ trace, I know its expensive but I LOVE the way it makes my soap feel!

1) DISCLAIMER: SMF is not responsible for any sale, trade, co-op, pre-buy, fast buy, garage sale, ad or other transactions between members. All parties enter into transactions at their own will/risk. 20 slidey metal lip balm tins with lids 9 4 oz clear glass bail jars ( from crate & Barrel)...

yes its a 100% castille natural paste, I did as you described & added some borax but its not thickening... I wonder what I can do, its quite watery & I followed the dilution directions to a T. How can I thicken it now?

I'm making liquid soap using brambleberrys 100% castille soap base. It says on the website to dilute in boiling water at a rate of 4:1. It also says it can take up to 8 hours for the paste to disslove & once it does its ready. My questions are do you keep it on high boiling the whole time? or...

Amazing! What a dream!!!! I love the idea & The level they have taken it to. I Need some help! Being a 1 woman show doesnt cut it.

I Don't know how it turned out but... http://www.hulu.com/watch/325915/shark- ... ,vclip,1,0 I'm surprised she hadn't sold any yet.

It seems fine, I mean its a wet dry vac & basically whatever you vac up goes up the plastic hose & straight into the plastic bowl, I'm not going to clean it out until the soap sets, but I did run water through the hose as soon as I was done so I wouldnt have a blocked hose.

Making 13 lbs of soap this afternoon, divided into 3 4.5 lb batches. added Anise & peppermint with charcoal swirl in the log mold & Anise pods on top, Then getting ready to add to my second batch & the container slipped & all my batter splattered & hit the hardwood floor! All 4.5 lbs of it...

What a great website!!!

I ran out & got some charcoal, I now for sure what the results will be. I gotta ask why "Stinkydancer"? whenever I see your name on a post I giggle & think of Philp seymour Hoffman acting as the best friend of Ben stiller In the movie "Along came Polly" where he thought he was a dancer & was...

its in the limited edition section

I have some black mica on hand, but I usually use wild crafted charcoal for my black swirls. Can I get some fairly dark swirls with the Mica? or should I run out & buy some charcoal?

If you have a Square you do have the option of entering their info manually! I do this alot

I thought these would be cool because all the work of color extraction is done for you & all thats left is the pure natural color without having to worry about steeping & weird smells , bits ect.

I was just reading on page 28 of the December issue of "food & Wine magazine about pigment packets. "All natural pigment paints get their concentrated color from fruits,vegetables,spices & flowers" $12 for 6 packets from globiton .com I wonder how these would work for coloring CP soap...

Hey ya'll whats the best & most efficient way to make a variety of fun embeds, curls, balls & stuff for making soaps? I know some folks use scraps from batches but then won't the smells get mixed up? What do you do?