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So oxilac acid is Barkeepers Friend, a great non scratchy powder. I was thinking of taking some of my shredded 100% coconut oil soap that I use for laundry soap and mixing it with a bit of water and oxilac acid and putting it in low profile jars for a tub cleaner, especially after using bath...

This is cold process soap with hand formed daisies. One is Whoopsie Daisy scented in Sunflower and the other is Silk Flowers scented in Bamboo and Lemon .I LOVE the way theyturned out and am looking forward to more creations!

Here is my new Silk Flower Soap. Inside is a pink, purple and green swirl and it is scented in Spring Breeze. I see many more of these coming! I made the flowers our of soap dough and it was no where near as hard as I thought it would be. Will be cutting soon!

Not sure where I read this but someone posted somewhere about using potato water from boiling potatoes for the liquid in 100% coconut oil soap, 0% superfat, to make a grease cutting dish soap. I made some and just used it today. WOW!! I made beeswax lotion and you know what a pain it is to...

Title says it all - my granddaughter loves my lip balm but would prefer it the EOS style lip balm pots. Does anyone know where I can buy 50 - 100 for less than $2 each? Thanks in advance! Karen Daniels

Okay, i am at a loss. I had supplied a blogger with samples of shampoo bars, per her request. I did not get a single sale out of it. Now I have a request from another blogger saying I understand you provide free samples to bloggers and I want some. I am at a loss because I do not know how...

I am thinking of going to the Handcrafted Soap and Cosmetic Guild in Indianapolis, Indiana in April. Is anyone going? I am in sticker shock at the hotel room rated, $160 a night is really pricey for me so will be looking for lower cost options. The seminars sound great and I am looking...

I was approached about wholesaling to a local business so gave them a list sheet of costs and minimum order quantities. My wholesale cost would be $3.65 in quantities of 50+ bars. I suggested they sell for $6-8 per bar and the response was the wholesale cost is too high! I sell at local...

Just what the title says. Any suggestions? I bought a Merlot scent and after cold process, the soaps smell like grape koolaid! I cured it 8 weeks and still have koolaid. This scent had great reviews. I need a scent for a new distillery featuring making whiskey and vodka. They would...

I am wracking my brain and not coming up with a name for lotion scented with lemongrass, lemon, and pear. I thought of lemongrass pear but want something catchier! Any ideas? Fresh breeze, Lemon grove, nah. Help!

Hi, all. I have made several successful batches of liquid soap that turned out great. Tried Catherine Failors Coco-Loco and it was fine, dissolved in hot water and poured into large jars for sequestering. Usually after a week or so I have nice clear soap with white stuff on the bottom. This...

Does anyone put seaweed in their soap and how? I have dried seaweed and was going to make a tea and emulsify the soaked seaweed with my stick blender and use as my liquid for cold process soap. Anyone have any words of wisdom or advice to share?

Tonight I made a beautiful batch of cherry blossom scented soap with pink, black and cream swirled, I stood a whisk straight up and rotated it as I moved it back and forth. The swirls should look terrific. When I finished I noticed something on the counter, my SCENT!!! So I mixed it in...

I have been making soap for years but just now ventured into an actual market to sell. We live in a tiny town and the market is only open for 4 hours on Saturday so was not expecting much. There were not a dozen vendors and this was the first market, plus it was 95 degrees! With that said...

Need some help here. I made a honey soap with almond fragrance which turned out great. Now, about six months later I grabbed a bar and it stinks! Very sour, like sour milk but there is no milk, just coconut oil, palm, olive, castor, and honey. I pulled out another bar made with anise and not...

My display has heaps of soap in baskets. The table has three tiers so I need a sign for each basket of soap. Other than gluing clothespins to sticks to fasten to the basket, any other ideas? I want the signs to be above each basket. I have 14 baskets of various soaps. I thought of a...

I have indigo powder, can I use it to color soap to denim blue? Has anyone tried this and how much did you use per pound?

I made CP soap with anise, lavender, and almond EO's (equal amounts) and the anise overpowered the other scents. What is a good percentage of each? I am thinking 40% each of almond and lavender and 20% anise for the next batch. Any thoughts? Any advise is appreciated.

Can anyone help? I had a request for Woodland scent which Bath and Body Works discontinued. I did find some suppliers for the fragrance but they do not specify the fragrance is for soap. I am really looking for a recipe for something close to that, woodsy. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks in...

Hi, my name is Karen and I have been a soap maker for many years. A few years ago I discovered the joys of luxury oils (I used to render my own) and a hobby soap making business was formed. This is supposed to be for retirement but since that is a ways off, I am having a blast experimenting...