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@Susie sending positive thoughts your way! I hope you feel better soon.

Cut this diagonal soap. I was inspired by the Ski to Sea race that happened every year in the area I grew up. It starts on Mt Baker and finishes at Bellingham Bay. I used Green Moss and Fern FO for the mountain and Seashore. It smells great and I'm so happy with how it looks.

Just a question for those of you considering leaving the soapmaking business... have you looked into other options beyond markets? Like pairing up with a Bed & Breakfast or boutique hotel to make guest size bars? Do you think you would have any luck getting your products at a brick and mortar...

Those are beautiful!! I hope I can fail like that one day :)

Thanks for all of the great suggestions! I can't wait to try some new combos.

I'm looking for some ideas and inspiration. I have a Wildflower and Honey FO that I don't love and I thought I might like it more if I blended it with another scent. Out of the bottle it reminds me of play-dough but after the cure it develops into more of a honey scent. The obvious choice is...

A partial gel doesn't mean a wasted batch. It's still good soap, even if it doesn't look the way you wanted. And if the partial gel is really bothering you, you could try to force the rest of the gel. If you are really concerned about it being harmful, do a zap test. If it doesn't zap, then your...

I would call the assessment company to get a final answer. My feeling is you don't need a MSDS for each ingredient to sell products. MSDS are typically used during manufacturing the product, so you can safely handle the ingredient. Customers won't be exposed to a single ingredient, but the...

Crock pots are surprisingly hard to come by here. I'll see how it holds up when I unmold it tomorrow. I get nervous with crumbly soap because I think they will fall apart when I try to used them.

Very useful video. Unfortunately my soap was at more the crumbly pastry dough stage instead of the vaseline stage when I put it in the mold.

I made my first batch of HP today! Yea! And overcooked it. Awww. So, what does that mean for my soap? Will it be OK? It was pretty crumbly but stuck together if squished it into a ball. Other info, if needed... It was cooked on the stove top on low for 3 hours. Yep. Three. Hours. Since it was...

1. dibbles - I have a couple of half&half-baked ideas! 2. szaza - I already have something in mind😉 3. amd - I "half" to do this [sorry!] 4. Jerseygirl- Hmmmmmm....it will come to me... :D 5. AliOop- As a Gemini, I heartily approve of this challenge. :) (I am not actually into horoscopes at all...

Thank you! I'd say the color is more pink than orange in person. You're tiger stripes look great! And I bet they smell amazing.

I cut the soaps I made yesterday using the Ione Swirl method. These are some of the prettiest swirls I've done yet!

Another suggestion for shoestring mold ideas is plastic food containers. I have several that I've put aside for small batches. Just make sure they have the recycling number as 2 and 5. Or you can line the mold.

This was a fun challenge and it gave me the nudge I needed to try out layers. I used TD, Green Apple and Jade micas for my layers and Caipirinha FO. For the swirl layer I used TD, Terra Cotta and a little of the Green Apple micas. My FO was Aloe and it was rather naughty. It riced and my swirls...

I'm pretty happy with my layers, which is a good thing, since I have less time than I expected to make this soap. We found out yesterday our 2 kiddos will be home Thurs and Friday due to some holiday (it's hard to keep the holidays straight when you're an expat). So, quick like a bunny, I'm...

Layers poured and put to bed! I can't wait to see what they look like tomorrow :) I changed up my plan at the last minute. I have soap commitment issues.

I haven't heard of this before! How well does it work? I made a batch of soap using orange and patchouli (85/15 I think) and I don't get any of the orange fragrance. I might put listea cubeba on my next order.

If you haven't already, search the forum for palm-free recipes and palm substitutes. It's been discussed here a lot!