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Yes, your post was SUPER helpful! I never thought about getting product containers in a dollar store, what a good idea! I need to make it to Walmart soon so I can grab some of those barbecue season deals :)

Dixie that is a WONDERFUL idea! I will have to go to Big Lots and see what I can get there after I make a trip to Dollar General. I'll look out for plastic spatulas, don't want those!

Awesome idea going to the dollar store for the mixing bowls, containers, and spatulas! My grandma is on hiatus from her job at the Dollar Tree (we have three Dollar Generals but no Dollar Tree!) for those things. Our silicone spatulas are looking poor at this point and don't get used except for...

Something else I'm finding with hemp base is that it can be drying...that was my #1 complaint with my first MP base (basic white from WSP). I am going to try the shea butter base from Brambleberry.

At this point I am ok using pre-made base. I don't know enough yet to exactly understand how to create a different recipe that will work. I want to master one thing at a time in each area of bath and body products :) In soaps, I'm focusing on very basic MP.

I'm looking at this like scrapbooking of which I have a ton of supplies! I didn't have the manual die cutter, or the electric die cutter, fancy hole punch and eyelet setter, etc. to start with. I just bought as I realized how much I would use each thing and how much more I could do if I had...

I would like to have more molds! I think I'd like to stick with silicone ones, too, since I'd probably crack the plastic ones trying to get soap out :lolno: What are some of your all's favorite molds? I mainly need the thermometer for making lotions...every tutorial I've read or watched...

Hey all! I am new to the soap game and want to start out with MP before I head to CP. I have done 2 batches of MP and I have tons and tons to learn still. But I also want to try bath and body items, too. I find I am getting frustrated when finding new tutorials to try when I realize I don't have...

Making my own soap base sounds expensive! Does it even out when you account for how long the ingredients to make it yourself will last?

I have SO many shopping carts full of things I plan on buying from different sites LOL. Just gotta prioritize and figure out what to order first and who from. I like the FO prices at WSP. I'd like to use EO's eventually but until I get the hang of different things I'm not spending the extra on it!

Yeah the shipping anywhere gets high! On wholesale supplies plus you get free shipping when you buy $50 worth of product, so I may try their hemp base along with some tools and supplies. I don't want to buy too much base in case it doesn't work out the way I need it to.

They were on Soapgoods.com :) The hemp base for 2 pounds was at least $1 cheaper than Wholesale Supplies Plus! Doesn't seem like much but every dollar counts for me!

Very helpful you two, thanks for the recommendation! I love the prices I found for the SFIC bases. I will get a couple of pounds of the hemp base next time I order!

As some of you know, I made my first two batches of soap over the weekend. Another problem I noticed with them is that they don't lather very much. I want more bubbles because I always feel more clean when I get lather. It also makes it much easier to use with a wash cloth. So as far as MP...

Oh PERFECT! I have a long lighter that would be perfect. Thanks for the notice!

I'll try my next batch (a SMALL one) with suspension base and spritz with alcohol. If I still have the white film, I'll invest in a brulee torch or torch gun. Thanks for the input, everyone!

Yes definitely let me know how that works! I don't have a brulee or torch so that might be something else I need to buy...at some point lol.

If you can't spray alcohol, how do you get rid of the bubbles that form on top right after pouring?

So my friend said that the white film is my oils floating to the top. I looked up suspension base on the forum but I have a question...are there different types of suspension base, like shea butter or goat's milk? Also could that be why my soap doesn't lather well? The oils aren't evenly spread...

Haha Seven, I'm sure I will! I eventually want to have unique formulas, I just don't have the money to experiment much...so for other reasons as well, I am starting the job search soon!