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So I'm venturing down the path of deodorant. I've got my basic recipe down, but I'm wondering what essential oil combinations would be good. I HATE HATE HATE patchouli, lavender, and sandalwood. I'm open to anything else. Am I able to use fragrance oil at all? Has anyone ever tried making...

i am Wanting to make a batch of soap for myself really quick because I ran out without even noticing. I can't use commercial soap because my skin is so sensitive to all those additives. I have included a recipe below that I found on soap queen. After 48 hours, do you think the loaf would be...

I have finally crafted a wonderful shampoo recipe that I am just so in love with, but I need some help with scenting it! I'm wondering if anyone else makes shampoo and has a wonderful fragrance oil that makes a great shampoo scent. I already am thinking of rosemary and mint. And I'm not a fan...

i bought a ton of these metal tins to house my bath salts, only to find that they started corroding! i had to throw out a bunch of tins because of this and i don't know what to do with the tins. i already have another size of the same tins for candles, so candles are out of the question. any...

So I want to share something very odd. I made a batch of liquid soap and divided it into two. One half was scented with candy smelling fragrance oil and the other half was scented with a cucumber fragrance oil. The batch with the cucumber fragrance oil has gone all wonky. It first turned cloudy...

So I have a body butter I made for myself that only contains soy butter and avocado oil. I never added a preservative because it doesn't contain water and it's for myself. So to my understanding, you don't need to add a preservative because it doesn't contain any water. But on a molecular level...

I am soooo angry. I bought these beautiful tins to house my bath salts, and today when I went to use some, I found rust on the sides! This has never happened before, and I've been packaging my salts in these metal tins for 2 years now. There was absolutely NO water in this particular tin, as it...

I have no idea what happened, but when I went into my soap room today to make soap, my lye was part liquid! I had moved some of my lye into a big industrial bucket for easy storage, but now I'm wondering if that was a bad idea? Maybe I'm not supposed to do that. Someone help! Will the now-liquid...

i just read this very interesting post just now, and I have questions! http://www.soapmakingforum.com/showthread.php?t=34592 I'm somewhat familiar with Avon and Scentsy...but I'm wondering if doing this for soap would be profitable? If i were to hire a sales rep or two, i wouldn't need to...

So i have been making soap for about 4 years now, and have only recently started to sell. I do seasonal craft fairs and the occasional Farmer's Market. I have gotten spontaneous response doing these shows, and i want to take this to the next level. I am considering on wanting to do this full...

So my question is this: am I able to expense/claim purchases I made BEFORE registering my business? Reason I ask is because I started off soaping as a hobby, which grew into me selling at farmers markets. I didn't have to register my business selling at farmers markets, so I never did. But...

GAHH!!!! I have been trying and trying and trying to make liquid soap and I just cant seem to do anything right. I accidentally forgot to click "liquid soap" in SoapCalc, and got the values for Sodium Hydroxide instead of Potassium Hydroxide. I didn't realize this until after I made the...

I have just about had it. I tried this very simple recipe from Nature's Garden. The first time I tried it, I tossed it. It kept separating. And I think it was partially my fault because I ended up not using enough water, and realized this too late, and just added some boiled water without...

I found this recipe from Voyageur Soap & Candle. I decided I would give it a try, but I downsized the recipe and ran everything through a lye calc before getting started. Castor Oil 64.8g Coconut Oil 202.3g Palm Oil 20.1g KOH 71.32g Water 212.7g So it took me literally an hour...

I am so annoyed. I have been making bath bomb cupcakes with soap icing for my friend's wedding. I started packaging them in cello bags, and when the cello touches the icing, its leaving behind soap skid marks! LOL. I;m just wondering if there is anyway to stop this from happening? I cant fix the...

So I really wanted to try and make a mild liquid soap, so followed the instructional video from Soaping101. I accidentally kinda scorched the soap while it was cooking, so it is now a dark golden brown color as opposed to the golden yellow color, but I managed to succeed! Only think is, I really...

I bought a premade base of shower gel, I want to make Christmas gifts! So anyways, I got so excited to put them in bottles and decorate them, that I misread the directions and added WAAAAAAY too much fragrance. I was supposed to use 0.5% of FO, but instead I used 5%! That's kinda lots, lol. So...

I have just recently started making bath bomb cupcakes, and boy do I regret it. They take so much time to make and are such a pain in my rear! But anyways, I need to make a bunch as wedding favors for my friend, and I was wondering if anyone else uses cupcake liners for the cupcakes. I tried...

I'm wondering if anyone knows whether or not sticker labels adhere to soap long term. I already put a label on one of my bars, but I'm wondering if anyone knows if the label will continue to stick months down the road. I usually wrap my soaps with twine with a paper label attached. It's...

I found this recipe for bath melts and I was so eager to try it out! The recipe Called for 60 grams of mango butter and cocoa butter and 30 grams of sweet almond oil. I put them in the freezer to let them harden and took them out 10 minutes later. They looked great! Then I let them come back to...