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    Bentonite Clay

    Would you be willing to share some of that clay? I live about 45 minutes from you and I definitely can't use 50lbs! I'd love to buy a pound from you if you can spare it :) I love bentonite and I use it a lot in facial soaps.
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    Help !! Goat smell won't go away!!

    I let my buck run with the does and have never noticed a "buck smell" in the milk when I drink it (raw) or when I use it in soap. And by buck STINKS! Milk shouldn't smell goaty unless it is old, or not chilled properly. If my milk has a smell, chances are my doe has mastitis. Are you sure...
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    Olive oil salt bar

    Maybe the salt would cut the Castile slime, but it would have 0 lather. I'd not waste my time and money.
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    Has anyone made Salt Bars with Beer?

    Yep, they turn out nice. I do alcohol & GM salt bars all the time.
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    Can I make good soap without tallow or palm?

    At 0% SF, no, I don't think it would be a good soap. It might not be the worst soap ever, but I think you can do a whole lot better with the SF. I would not use it at 0%.
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    Using Raw Egg in Soap making

    Couldn't that be said for all the additives we put in soaps, then?
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    Egg soap: tips or tricks?

    I've always soaped at room temp and added the egg to a bit of oil from the pot, then added it back in to the big pot. Never had an issue with it cooking!
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    Coconut

    Any reviews on Coconut Lime Verbena BBW type? Does it morph? What about lasting qualities?
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    Retaining Scent in CP soaps

    I just bought some Coconut Lime Verbena for baby shower favors. I had never used a coconut FO before, but I knew that citrus were not long lasting. Now that I know coconut is also this way, I will wait to make the favors till the shower is a bit closer. How long does a coconut FO remain...
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    Goat's milk soap

    I wouldn't say that is extra milk. It's actually lacking a bit because powder is not the same as fresh. I've done a rebatch on the same soap 2 times, each time adding more fresh goat milk. I only ever use full amounts of real GM, so when this rebatch was done, it was a 3x milk bar. I never used...
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    Weak Frangrace in Soap

    Not to mention that if someone buys a sub-par bar from you, they are less likely to buy handmade soap again from someone who's been doing it for 10 years. You are giving the entire community a bad name by selling when you are not ready.
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    Goat's milk soap

    Having dairy goats that I milk myself and use the milk in the soap, I find that it's a bit deceiving to use powdered milk in a soap. Sure, it is technically goat milk, but I think it's a bit of a slap in the face to those who use real milk. If you're going to advertise it as goat milk soap, at...
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    Pine Tar Batch # 3 - Simply Amazing!FANTASTIC UPDATE!

    x2! Having a farm, I go to the feed store and see that can of Pine Tar all the time. It's calling my name! I will try a small salt bar batch just out of curiosity. A friend of mine has psoriasis so I will give the batch to her to test once I'm done. Do we have a general consensus on...
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    A pool of liquid in the center

    I agree with the others. It looks suspect to me. Make sure you zap test it in that spot and on each cut bar.
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    Oil Properties for Body Butter

    I didn't remelt and whip yet. Had a big market last weekend so this took a backseat. We figured out that it was my stearic that was my problem. When I tried to add more e-wax at the end, I grabbed the stearic by mistake and poured a few grams before I realized it was not e-wax. I didn't think...
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    Pine Tar Batch # 3 - Simply Amazing!FANTASTIC UPDATE!

    I'm just going to throw out the assumption that a pine tar salt soap would be impossible to mold, correct? I LOVE salt soap and make it exclusively. I have several customers asking about pine tar and I've said before that I didn't believe it would work well in a salt soap. Think it'd be...
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    Wine/Goat milkdo

    It turns out fine. I do GM and wine all the time.
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    Oil Properties for Body Butter

    Sure, I will do that. Granted I'm going to be trying several batches but I think the ingredients will stay pretty much the same; just the quantities will change. I'm just so bummed! I have never had that problem with my Shea, which is why it caught me so off guard!
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    Oil Properties for Body Butter

    Darn! I've never had this issue before with my Shea. Then again, I've also never used such a high percentage. This is one of several test recipes, so no, it's not for sale. I need to figure out the best recipe and hold onto it for a few weeks before I'll be ready to sell it. The one with my...
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