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I know some of you get some of your lye or other products from this company. A friend likes the Spirit Lifter EO blend but to get it, you must buy the refill kit at the cost of $44 (which I thought was outrageous). I wanted to make this for her birthday/holiday gift. Ordered it and low and...

Calm within Chaos is my attempt at a feather swirl and lemongrass & eucalyptus smells divine. Lemongrass

Hello all. A few questions on water discount: Does it work with milk? If I use a 40% water discount, 2# loaf, about how long would the cure take and is the soap as nice? Thanks.

Not only did my bamboo charcoal pencil lines fail on my mineral salt bar (now referred to as Stew Rocks, Medieval Fair) but now my First rose hip oil soap in my new silicone mold. Lesson learned: silicone sticks like glue on silicone. Even the can of beans I use to try to push the soap out of...

Greetings all. I had a lot of interest in soaps for skin conditions such as psoriasis (hope I spelled it right). I've read about how good mineral salt is for that condition and found a local company that sells pure mineral salt here in the west. So my questions are these. Would it be better...

Hey Soapers. Not sure if this has been discussed elsewhere but need a quick response. I want to use hemp seed butter but SoapCalc does not have it in the list....dang. Do I use Hemp Oil or another butter? And if so, which one? It is the same for Olive Butter too, no listing. Any help is...

Greetings all. Quick question. Do you gel soap made with avacodo oil? I've only made 1 batch so far with it and didn't gel it. I'm getting ready to make another batch with 5% avacodo oil and was planning to let this batch gel but I'm not sure if it can handle the heat from gelling. What are...

Hello. DH and I don't care for the smell of BB's Karma...not what I expected at all. Is there another EO/FO/s that can be mixed in so my money isn't wasted? Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you.

I didn't think it could be done in this hot weather. With honey and oatmeal.

Hi all. Did well at my first craft fair but got a note from a buyer that her dog munched the blood orange soap I sold her. I used Brazilian clay for color, and organic oils: olive oil, palm, coconut, castor, and Shea and cocoa butter. The soap was made in late Jan. Anyone have experience...

Almost ready for my 1st craft fair. Hope it works out for all :grin:

Almost ready for the library fund raiser. This is my first fair so hope it works out for all.

Greeting Soapers. A quick question when using herbs or spices for color. I made a eculyptus-orange soap the other day. I used a 50:50 ratio of turminic/paprika for orange color and a 50:50 mix of nettle leaf/comfrey for more color. The soap was gelled but after comparing the gelled soap to...

One step forward, one step back, one step forward....progress:p:

How bad can it be? Well, this bad. Not sure what to call it (outside of bad) or what to do with it.

Hello, can you use brass for doing a hanger swirl without taping the metal. DH made me a really nice one and I'm getting ready to soap but thought I would ask. Thank you as always.

Oh dear, I tried to mimic the technique used for the Cherry Blossom soap posted but the colors got too thick....again. Did the chop stick thing so will see what the soap deity decides in a day or two.

Hi milk soarers. There is a proposal to the FDA to allow artificial sweeteners in milk and other dairy products without it be labeled as such. If this is unacceptable to you, please submit comments to the FDA at http://www.regulations.gov/#!submitComment;D=FDA-2009-P-0147-0070. Here's more...

Just came out of the new mold (love it), new clay pigments (love them), and forth attempt at swirl (1st that I liked) so I had to share. Brazilian clays. Orange a mix of red and yellow and stayed true during gel, the purple was tan before gel, and the natural grey was yellow before gel. EOs...

Greetings wise ones. I've come across a situation that I would like your opinion on. I'll try to be brief: Hand milled soap (by design) OO -40% CO -30% PO -20% Castor oil -5% Shea butter -3% Cocoa butter -2% SF -5%, all oils organic, 2 lbs of oils, no color added, INS - 160...