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the thing about cooling products that melt off is that when you bring them back into the heat or sell them the condensation messes with the label, bags and even the products in some cases. I just don`t take most of my balms, lotions and salves to summer shows. I also dont ship those items from...

I`ve been using the same recipe for years...after 24 hours in the mold the soap feels dry and hard. Lately they are feeling sticky and softer. This summer I`m keeping my home warmer as my elderly mother is living with me. Does the temp and especially the humidity in the home really play that...

I make one lotion using an almond butter blend. I`d like to get away from using any blends that contain soy or palm. My question is would i be able to just trade a blend for a butter such as Shorea butter?

I more closely looked into SCI, how and where it`s made. Thanks all for the heads up on a product I`d never heard of.

I am trying to stick to "all natural" . The SCI noodles or powder are apparently what gives the shampoo bars that seem to be so popular now the "look" I was trying to achieve.

well thanks for the explanations, after reading the techniques and ingredients I guess I won`t be making shampoo bars. It seems some questionable chemicals are needed. Maybe I`ll just try to HP and squish it into a puck shape.

well that explains a lot! Thank you.

thank you for your responses. I`ve made my own "shampoo bar" for years..cp. My husband swears by it...it dries my hair. I will research all the info provided..but for the sake of instant gratification...lol...Aree the snydet bars hp? Is that how they get that rough look?

Can anyone direct me with a link or a book to more information making the shampoo bars that look hot processed and usually made into a disc? I make an all plant oils and lye based "shampoo bar" in the shape of just a regular bar of soap. I know the ingredients coming through the cp don`t...

Not sure if this would be the correct thread for my question..sorry if it`s not. I`m wondering if anyone can point me to a soap calculator that lets you enter NAoh and KOH? Thanks for any replies.

waterproof labeling...good idea

Do you know if those were paperboard with a wax lining?

ice cream was just an example of course. I was hoping to also hear from what some others solutions might be, just because I know most are not shipping individual product orders using insulated containers with cold packs...that would probably be (although I`ve not checked) cost prohibitive for...

going back many years, grocery baggers would put frozen foods and especially Ice Cream in paper bags. the bags weren't lined or insulated in those days. so my thinking is that lined paperboard must have some insulating qualities that could keep room temp, oils , butters from melting. paper...

Does anyone package their products this way? I`ve been using tins and glass. With summer temps getting hotter and hotter for longer I`m trying to get away from that. I didn`t do any festivals or market`s this summer at all, but last I was always stressing about keeping everything in the shade. I...

I need a new scale. Need it to weigh out at least 50lbs. Postal ,digital with remote and AC and USB adapters. Also a large platform. Thought you might have some recommendations.

I made a rose hydrosol and used it in soap this summer, I was surprised how much fragrance and color came through the lye. I added the lye when the hydrosol was very cold. It`s one of my best sellers,although my rose bushes were not very attractive afterwards...lol

I grind my oatmeal to a fine powder which is the same as colloidal oatmeal. I like the idea of soaking the oats in milk though.

I was planning on adding the EO when the HP is almost finished,does anyone know if that will work? I`ve never made HP soap except once to save a failed batch. And the was after the failed batch was 3 days old and I grated it up.

sorry I meant at a light trace pouring the whole batch into the crock pot?