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So I waited a but to long to cut my salt soap. It was super hot trying to gel and it crumbled:(. So it's a five lb batch in big chunks, smells devine, but what to do with it? Any ideas?

At craft fairs are bath bombs good sellers? People go crazy for my bath tea but what are peoples experiences with bath bombs? Has that fad faded?

So how do you ship your lip balm? What kind of envelope do you use? Looking for ideas because I usually end up loosing money on shipping after buying envelope from post office. But I cant stand to charge my customer $3 shipping on a $3-4 product... Anyone with ideas? What works for you...

Hi guys, I just got a large wholesale request 80- 100 bars. My questions are how do you ship and what are standard production times? Do you keep that much in stock or make them wait 6 weeks for a full cure? Also they are asking about free shipping and this is the largest order I have ever...

Hello, I just got done looking at the Labeling of Cosmetics guidlines from Canada and they are really useful in giving an example of what we can and cannot say. The original link never worked so I went and found another link to it...

Hey All, I have only been using EO's but thinking of trying some FOs for more sent options and esp for the holiday season. But I have a question about using FOs. Most Ive seen have vanilla in them so don't they all turn brown. If so how do you prevent this or work around it. THanks for...

Hey all, I just received some benzoin eo from bulk apothecary and it smells divine. earthy vanilla. I have never worked with it before and really want to preserve that sweet smell in the final cp soap. Does anyone have experience working with this? It is kind of thick so does it need to be...

In everyone's experience how much variety of product do customers like to see? Only soap with lots of different scents or many different items along with soap? ex-soap, balms, scrubs, lotion bars? I am just trying to decide if selling and doing craft shows is something I want to do in the...

Would it work? Im in the heart of the oilfield in ND and am developing a line aimed at oil workers like my hubby. So I have various black soaps to play off OIL. I am wanting to add charcoal to a salt scrub to give it color and the detox properties. Has anyone tried this and how did it go...

So most of the FOs im seeing have vanilla in them. So they will discolor right? Do you use a stablizer to keep the color white or are all your soaps shades of brown with vanilla in them. ... im confused with the whole thing.

What are your thought about quality of EOs and Oils? They seem to have good prices on everything including lye but shipping about made me have a heart attack. I usually use WSP where shipping was included in price so I got scared a bit. Just looking for general thoughts on this supplier. Thanks...

Can anyone suggest a non greasy recipe for lotion bars? My main recipe is equal parts beeswax, shea or cocoa butter, and carrier oil(usually olive becuase that is what i have on hand). I find it a tad greasy and am looking for suggestions from the pros here..:grin:.

Any ideas what this pink tint is? Shows up on about day two or three after cutting and is throughout the whole loaf. It follows the swirl patterns and has only showed up ones that use lemongrass eo, so far at least. Any ideas? first pic is right at cut second is today which is day 6.

My new fav! Lemon Eucalyptus!

Which is more popular to soap with FO or EOs? What do family friends or customers like best? I am right now I only use EOs and am trying to descide if I should venture into FOs. And how important is the "natural" aspect of it. I give alot of soap away and sometimes it seems like friends miss...

Fresh cut soap. Scented with Citrus Burst Blend, anchored with a teaspoon of white clay so hopefully it lasts. In the pot swirl, half of batter colored with turmeric.

So I want to do a sweet orange and cedarwood blend soap tonight. What ratios would you suggest? Sweet orange seems mellow compared to cedarwood so just looking for some insight as to how to not overpower the orange. I also use a bit of white clay to anchor my EO's. But this is my first attempt...

Here are some of mine that are finally ready! Chocolate oatmeal is my fav I think!

***PICS Below**** For a salt bar do I need to discount the amount of oils to make room for the salt?? I have been looking for a straight answer everywhere and cant find one. But it just makes sense that I need to lower the oils to accomidate the volume of salt that I want to add... So I...

So I'm looking to make some more milk soaps, but be vegan frendly at the same time. I was kinda stuck, then whamm .. Soy Milk. Is working with it any different than other milks. I us mainly buttermilk in my milks soaps so far. Or does the lack of lactic acid make it funky? hummm thoughts and...