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    What happened to common courtesy?

    There are many forms of effective discipline ,but spanking really????? I cannot imagine ,who cares about CPS or like agencies,would not the pain and fear in a child's eyes be deterrent enough?
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    Where can I find woven/threaded necklaces?

    Well I would take a stroll around etsy.com. I find the coolest things there,and to make sure it is always secure I use a prepaid credit card. Some of the original art I see there is just breathtaking. They have oodles of jewelry all different kinds just enter an appropriate search once you are...
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    nut allergy concerns?

    Yes allergies can be very strange ,I have someone that cannot tolerate coconut oil,so I do a special tailored recipe for them. My daughter is very allergic to Shea,but is also irritated by a high concentration of olive oil so I do her a separate recipe. I myself cannot tolerate any egg whites...
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    My dog Bentz died this morning

    I'm so sorry for your loss. I am so glad your dog had four great years with you,I'm sure he knew how he was loved.
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    How do you????

    I'm sorry to hear about your situation ,I'm sure it is not easy. I have had the privilege of helping a great aunt during a terrible illness and a grandmother in the last few months of their life. It seemed to me they were the hardest on their most supportive of loved ones. It was like they knew...
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    80 year young soap & candle maker

    Well my hat's off to you ,I told you I would love your stories.
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    Facial Bars

    Yes but check back later I can't find my note book right now ,lol. :oops: Ok here it is 44% Crisco,11% grape seed oil, 22% sunflower11% coconut,12%canola. Let me just say their are critics out there if every darn one of these oils, I know this was always a popular soap as I made it years...
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    What are you doing over Easter ?

    Well we had our huge holiday feast already,and the best thing was my children 19 and 13 did the lion's share of the work. Turkey and ham ,3 veggies and stuffing gravy,and an amazing Easter cake,not to mention all the baking wow. The best part was I was encouraged to spend as long as I wanted...
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    80 year young soap & candle maker

    Welcome! I hope you enjoy it here.60 years experience,wow that's so impressive,I'll bet you may have a few entertaining stories. I'm looking forward to hearing a few.
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    My 100% coconut project with fresh coco water + meat! PICS!!

    I think the whole project sounds fun. I think the milk sounds great but I have had some iffy results with fresh items before and wouldn't have been so brave and would have used dried,meat.lol. Let us know how it does I bet it will be pretty. :)
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    FOs on Sale. Do not accelerate trace on CP

    I shop cota products all the time,their eternity is great and so is their Gardenia,gosh I hope she hasn't run out of that! They are sooo nice ,helpful,and polite to deal with! And that's sure not lost on this old Canuck,I barely ever shop out of my own country either,but check I with them...
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    Household Items = Soap Molds?

    You know those cookie bags you twist tie at the top to re-close?,they come with a plastic liner. they usually have 3 wells that I used to use years ago as molds,work great.
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    Just Registered Today

    Hello lots of info here!
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    quick question~

    1 - The Soap Making Forum will not tolerate obscene, racist or sexually explicit language. Personal attacks are not permitted. We reserve the right to remove posts that are abusive, hateful, or defame or insult anyone. We also reserve the right to remove message board posts that are off-topic or...
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    NOW brand?

    Now brand is very high quality,their Castor oil,coconut oil,vitamins,and essential oils are top notch,I have been buying them for various applications for quite sometime. I have never found a better Castor oil my daughters hands scale and crack horribly all winter,the only thing that helps is to...
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    Canadian Soapnewbie

    Hello, I'm from Canada as well and there are only two sources of lye that I have found locally. Home hardware stores carry a 3 kg.,approx 9 pounds container,which locally sells for 25.00. Recently I have reconnected with a few of my old soaping buddies spread across Canada and they tell me this...
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    My Intro

    Welcome have fun!
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    Where Do You Cure Soap?

    Hi I quit soaping for eight years due to moving to a tiny cabin. Also these sinks are porcelain and I didn't want to damage them. I sub rubbermaid containers for the role of the sink,works better for splashes because they are deeper. I cure the soap on a bay of kitchen cupboards,on large plastic...
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    I love soap

    Thanks everyone I never thought of that ,I was thinking oils not eos. The soap after only one day looks different than a few years ago. I just figure all the sources and brands are different,I'm not sure. Years ago my notes say the appearance after 24 hrs a pale creamy white with a slightly...
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    I love soap

    Hi people I have reignited my obsession for soap. My scales finally arrived ,along with my Jasmine oil yesterday ,so this morning I put together one of my old soaps. I combined sunflower ,coconut, palm,soybean, grapeseed, and canola,oils and used organic aloe juice for the water and scented it...
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