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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...

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

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)...

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...

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.

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...

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?

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?

Does anyone know where I can buy good qulity shaving brushes to sell with my shaving mug soaps for men? @ an economical price?

Soap makers dream! I went ther for the first time today. For those who aren't familiar its like Costco without the membership fee. & lots of restaurant kitchen supplies Huge quanties of cheap Olive Oil & Pomace, soybean oil, large plastic mixing vats with measurments on the side , Spatulas...

& expect get the same results as far as the end result in the bar? I know I would have to re run the recipe through my lye calc. My local Rice bran supplier is no longer carrying it & I can get Soybean oil in large quantities easily.

Big show, big crowds, lotsa vendors, great food & entertainment........ BIG DISSAPOINTMENT! Saturday paid $100 for a booth, $10 for parking & made $42 profit in 9 hours! :shock: I have done the farmers market all last spring, summer & fall & never made less than $100 & most often made average...

going to be doing a huge Xmas event 20,000 people I'm scared I don't have enough product! I've been working like a freak. & I'm also commited to some much smaller shows to follow, what if I run out of soap? I have 350 bars, 25 different scents, bath salts, body scrubs , body butter, balms.

If I was to replace some of my Rice bran oil for some shea butter say for a 4.5 lb batch where I usually use 8 oz RBO how much should I take out & replace with Shea butter? I'm happy with my recipe & my batch size but I'd like to start adding some shea & I think I have plenty of Olive oil & RBO...

Lush makes a seaweed salt lime Lavender bar & somone asked me to make it for them. How is it that the dried sea weed doesn't go racid in this bar? & Seaweed absolute is major $$$$$ . I can do the Lavender Lime (smells amazing) but I'm not sure about adding the dried sea weed? I'll skip the...

Well probably not recommended for the faint of heart but, after accidental beer lye volcano on my gas stove top a few weeks ago, the side where the spill happened looked super! spic n span just like brand new. The stuck on crud layer on the other side that I could NOT get off no matter what...

Anybody seen this seller on Ebay who sells huge bulk handmade soap orders like 200 bars each , encouraging people to sell them at markets as their own? Whats up with that? I wonder how the soap is made ? & this seller his e bay store is the soap guy store...

I'm wanting to do some embeds that are circles in one color with a different color outline, I love this look, but how the heck do you make these type of embeds? Anybody know?

heres the pics of the felted soap I did yesterday, they were previously really ugly brown & purple Nag Champa soap bars with a black charcoal line gone wrong. & after a Beer volcano this am trying to do an oatmeal stout beer soap, ( fragrance from Bramble berry & smells AMAZING! When I...