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  • MelissaG
    MelissaG reacted to MasterGiff's post in the thread Soap wire cutter with Like Like.
    So I went ahead and purchased a metal cheese slicer to start and found that it would not cut the bars evenly. The soap loaf just slips...
  • MelissaG
    MelissaG replied to the thread Now I know what you talk about.
    I don't like them much. They smell good but I find them inferior quality to alot of other small soap businesses.
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    MelissaG reacted to Relle's post in the thread Seaside with Like Like.
    This is my seaside soap - ocean breeze scent. The wave starts on the left and rolls forward to the beach, that's what I planned. There...
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    MelissaG reacted to Servant4Christ's post in the thread What soap boxes should I use? with Like Like.
    I ordered some Crafters Choice kraft boxes with the rectangle open window cutout on front. I have labels on the way from...
  • MelissaG
    MelissaG replied to the thread What soap boxes should I use?.
    Put the minimum amount that it will weigh on the label. You can get boxes and the like from alot of businesses including Wholesale...
  • MelissaG
    MelissaG replied to the thread What soap boxes should I use?.
    In the US, you need to list your full address UNLESS you have your address somewhere public like an online phone book, your website...
  • MelissaG
    MelissaG replied to the thread Lard.
    lol, yeah, I love the smell of meat. Comes from growing up with my dad. He always came home smelling that way and the store always...
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    MelissaG reacted to AliOop's post in the thread Lard with Like Like.
    Truth! Plus the smell in the house! 😵‍💫 This is why I render mine outside in an electric turkey toaster pan, while wearing clothes that...
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    MelissaG replied to the thread Lard.
    My dad's a butcher/meat cutter. I wouldn't render my own fats at home. While it smells wonderful to me, you will never get it out of any...
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    I've used both. Honestly, I use whatever is cheapest most of the time unless I have something specific I'm doing that requires a more...
  • MelissaG
    The lye amount is fine. 1:1 would be 8.4 water to 4.2 lye. But you have alot of hard oils in comparison to soft oils. Coconut oil and...
  • MelissaG
    I love how you made realistic looking dirt. Thanks muchly and happy Halloween.
  • MelissaG
    MelissaG replied to the thread Holiday soaps.
    So pretty.
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    MelissaG reacted to Nonnie's post in the thread Copious clay with Like Like.
    No, it won't get much if any harder than it is now Once it gets wet, it's very smooth and soft. I feel just a tiny bit of exfoliating...
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    MelissaG replied to the thread Copious clay.
    People do use clay masks so that would make sense. Cool experiment. Does make me wonder what it would be like. I don't see it hardening...
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