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  1. cthylla

    Dealing with price increases

    Hi!! So for me, I’ve noticed that the prices of oils and of glass jars has gone up somewhat drastically I’m assuming due to covid related reasons. It could actually make the price of my jar items (scrubs and butters) go up by $2-$3 EACH if I decide not to let the increases come out of my own...
  2. cthylla

    CandleScience's Cotton Candy Fragrance Oil

    CandleScience has discontinued their glorious Cotton Candy Fragrance Oil and have said they currently do not intend to reissue it. =( Can anyone recommend something as close as possible? That scent was my best seller fragrance. =(
  3. cthylla

    Accounting Software Woes!

    Hello! The threads about accounting software that I searched are rather old, so I was curious if there are any new thoughts out there. I have an online store through Shopify- and that basically handles how I know what to pay for tax. I am trying to use Quickbooks, but it MAKES ME CRAZY. The...
  4. cthylla

    Ethical dilemma

    I saw a thread about a friend with a potentially unsafe product, but in my case, it is another business. I am not personally associated with them in any way. They are creating mostly anhydrous body butters but adding water-based additives without using any preservative. They've probably already...
  5. cthylla

    Strange Shea butter dark spots

    Forgive me for not being able to find this; I am sure it had to be covered before and I did look!! I bought 25lb of unrefined Shea butter. I opened it up, and it had these weird dark spots everywhere. I've bought this about 4 times previously and never had these dark spots. Is this a bad batch...
  6. cthylla

    I get flustered in public. =(

    Hello! Been a member for several years, but have lurked more than posted. Forgive me if this is somewhat rambly. Last year I began my business and did several convention/ craft shows in addition to building an online presence. I hadn't initially intended on doing shows in person because I...
  7. cthylla

    What did I do wrong?? (lots of pics) :(

    Grrrr. The gremlins made their way to PA. I'm sort of kerflummoxed as to what went wrong here. The recipe: 17.7 oz Grade A Olive Oil 7.1 oz Coconut Oil 6.5 oz Shea Butter 1.1 oz Castor Oil 1 tbsp sugar & 1 tsp salt (dissolved in the water prior to adding lye) 8.5 oz Distilled Water...
  8. cthylla

    Should I be worried?

    This is my second batch of soap (different recipe)...and this one ended up WAY softer than the first. I left it in the mold for 36 hours, and then cut it up this morning. It's still soft- I can crush it if I tried hard enough...but a light touch seems to be fine. Is that normal? Also, I am...
  9. cthylla

    My first batch! With more pics than you could ever want!

    I made my first batch last night....and boy, what a high!! I didn't want to wait for my colors from BrambleBerry...so I used some cocoa powder to make brown. I LOVED the way the swirls were on top...unfortunately they didn't look nearly as nice inside. :? The WORST part was figuring out how...
  10. cthylla

    Shelf life of oils? SO MANY OILS!

    I've looked through the first couple of pages of posts, and didn't see a topic about this, so here goes. I'm new to soaping, and the amount of oils and butters to choose from is overwhelming. I'd like to start with long-lasting oils so I don't need to worry about spoilage. I'm also looking...
  11. cthylla

    Etsy & PayPal costs calculator

    This looks like the new version: Link deleted
  12. cthylla

    Hello from a newbie!

    Hooray!! I finally successfully conquered the verification code boss!!! I am brand new to soap-making, and am THRILLED to have found this forum. I have read through 5 books on CP soap, and plan to get started next month. I apologize in advance for any stupid questions! I still need to...
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