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Two questions: 1) How do you list infusions/teas per INCI standards? (I'm in Canada.) e.g. alkanet infused olive oil used at x% of the recipe (along with "regular" olive oil and other oils/butters). Or rosehip "tea" used for the water. 2) Marie Gale (in Soap & Cosmetic Labeling) recommends...

I have been studying the following document from Health Canada, specifically Section 6 (Botanical ingr.) and Section 7 (Trivial Names): http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/pubs/ind ... ex-eng.php A few questions have come up for me: => Infusions (alkanet/olive oil or green tea/water for...

So I called a local insurance agent (from a very established insurance company here in Canada) regarding a quote. He was SUPER nice and very willing to look into everything I was asking about and provide a quote. But would you believe that the last time he was asked to quote someone on...

I know a lot of you soap bloggers use the Link Within related post widget on your blogs. Anyone here having trouble with it not automagically linking to newer posts? Grrr.. Karri

So instead of hijacking an old thread I'll just add to the current castile encyclopedia that's already here ;) I made my first castile last night and the soap turned out AMAZING (okay, I obviously haven't used it yet but it's gorgeous). That said, there were some challenges along the way...

I'm seeking a good tutorial on how to achieve something sorta kinda like this: http://beaconcreations7.blogspot.com/20 ... -soap.html or this: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5EP9vsCYsFc/T ... od+002.jpg I can do the pretty tops and peaks, but it's the swirling in the (loaf) mold that has...

So I was able to make some plain/unscented gm soap a couple weeks ago that stayed a beautiful creamy ivory color. I prevented gel by pouring into a slab style mold (wide shoebox/lined with freezer paper) and then getting it into the freezer for about 20-24 hours. Then into the fridge for a few...

So I'm just making soap as a hobby right now (and LOVING it) but eventually I may want to do this as a business. Being in Canada however, well, it will probably take months to pore over all the legislation guidelines put forth by Health Canada and Industry Canada. LOL. Figure I'll just start...

Hi everyone, Well, I'm NEW to soaping and getting ready to make my first batch of cold process right away ... yay! I've been reading and researching like crazy and am already addicted (is that possible? lol). Anyway, initially I'd like to start this as a hobby but as someone who's already...