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Today I was given about a pound of refined shea butter that is about 6 years old. It's from Bulk Apothecary and is in a jar. (I've not ever seen shea in a jar before, only chunks in bags!) The shea is all white, no spots, and smells fine. Do you think it's still good to use in soap? I'd...

I really like this technique. They're all awesome entries so far, and no matter who actually wins, everyone who even attempted this one deserves a award for all the cleanup it entailed!

Whew, that's still bone-chilling, but not quite as awful as my first thought of it in fahrenheit! Thanks for clarifying. I'm a winter wimp -- anything below 50F has me piling on sweaters 🥶

I can't even imagine that kind of cold! I hope Alberta is better prepared to cope with it than Portland. Power's still out here for lots of folks and it's "warmed up" to 21F! (Is your minus TEENS F or C degrees?)

Thank you! So glad to have one thing go well after a miserable day!

I made a batch with a FO I'd been avoiding because it is known to discolor and accelerate. I dealt with the color by adding activated charcoal and didn't add FO to the blue parts. I'm thrilled with how it turned out, and extra pleased because an hour after I cut the bar our power went out and...

I'm attempting something similar with my freezer -- buying nothing more to go in there until I use all frozen foods I've accumulated. But as I've emptied any room in there, DH fills the freezer with more ice cream and creamsicles! I'll never have room for "fresh frozen" food at this rate!

Walt Disney: Lotion in Motion presents The Magical Bee 🐝🐝🐝

I can't even count how many times I watched that video, over and over and always amazing!

You've been busy! These are a beautiful collection of soaps! Happy New Year to you too!

If the bars get too warm they will melt in whatever container they're in. And wouldn't they re-solidify in whatever container they're in when they cool? I've had my lip balm in tubes melt in the car. I just left the cap on and let them cool and they were fine.

Seems right now that I'm seeing what a .5 oz size looks like (see my response above 🤣)

@AliOop What a day! DH and I drove to the coast today for a mini-vacation to unwind after all my holiday markets. Google sent us on windy back roads by accident so it took 4-1/2 hrs to do a 3-hr drive. Finally arrived and checked into our motel, and I soon discovered I'd forgotten to pack my...

I'm with you @Misschief . I think people sometimes are focused on the concept of environmentally correct without full understanding of all the issues. You use 1/2 oz for lotion bars? It sounds more like lip balm size.

That's what I was hoping to hear! Thank you!

Thank you! That's a lot of good info, about several things I didn't even consider! So I'll be looking for plastic oval top-fill tubes for sure. As for size, do you prefer the 1 or 2 oz for lotion bars? I'm thinking 1 oz. because the lotion might last longer being used from a tube rather...

I'm thinking of switching my lotion bar packaging from tins to tubes (and maybe my stain sticks too). I'm overwhelmed with all the options. * Plastic vs cardboard? I like the recyclable-ness of cardboard but wondering if they're sturdy enough? And plastic seems more commonly available. *...

This recipe does sound nice, though I wonder if it might be too soft in hot summer months?

@lucycat and @DeeAnna Thank you both, your input is super helpful. Their prices seemed quite high unless usage rates are effectively as low as they claim. I do like stronger fragrances that stick, but I'm generally not a floral fan. I've mostly been ordering from Nurture and Brambleberry...

Good idea -- I should have thought about freezing to unmold easier. I usually soap at about 37-38% lye concentration. Would you go higher? I've wrapped them before and it does keep them soft for later use -- to a point. I recently unwrapped some I'd made about a year ago and forgotten about...