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Welcome to the forum, Harg!! I agree with akseattle, the only way to get the soap to cure faster is using less water, or a stronger lye solution. Keep in mind, if you go this route, the soap will set up faster and you won’t have as much time to work. That may not be a problem for you if you are...

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I got mine on Amazon. Shepherd Textiles Tussah Silk... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08RRFLY93?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share It has lasted forever!! I don’t really measure it. I just cut about a dime size amount and add it to the lye. My soap batches are about 55 oz. If you cut too much I have found...

I love it!! You are a hoot!! That sounds just like something I would say. Thanks for making me smile. And one day, you never know, those little goats might surprise you, and give you some beautiful, fluffy powder! :) This is what I do as well. It works beautifully for me. I used to use the ice...

I use Stamps.com for my shipping. The rates are better than the post office. As far as melting, I have not had any customers complain about products melting, but I also don't ship melt & pour. I ship CP soap, bath bombs, and lotions for the most part. I have found that in most instances, I can...

I add it to my soaps that are not vegan. I think it gives a silkier feel to the lather, but to be honest, I don't know if it makes enough of a noticeable difference to be worth it for most people. I am a soap snob...lol. I notice a lot of things about a soap that most of my customers would...

Yes, I have never loved a shower as much as I do since I started making soap. It is wonderful and amazing, and sometimes I lather more than once...just because it feels so good!!

I am with Scentimentally....I would throw it right in a crock pot and hot process it, especially if you know it was too much water. Yes, you will lose most of the scent, but I am not patient enough to let it sit and sit. The newer the soap is, the more smoothly it will hot process. Whatever you...

I use English Bathhouse for my Milk & Butter bombs and Milk Bath. The fragrance is perfect!! It is a perfect amount of light floral with a creamy, milky undertone that I have not found in any other fragrance oil I have ever purchased (and I have been doing this for a couple of years now)...

I can attest to the Caribbean Blue from Brambleberry being green. I love the color, but it is definitely green if you don't use enough of the colorant. Once you put enough in it, it becomes the blue you expect it to be. I have noticed this with many blue micas, but especially this one. I have...

I ended up ordering a couple. They are supposed to be here soon, and I am so excited! I will try to remember to post and let people know how they did for me. :)

I am so grateful to find your post referencing fragrance oils from DOOP. I was looking at some of them, but like you said, no testing notes for soap, and no reviews that mention soap. I am going to order some and see how they work out 😁

Yes, I have found that to be way faster when shrinking. I hardly touch the tops of the bars at all, to avoid holes, but I just wish the seams were prettier. Sometimes I heat the bottom of a product first to pull the seams downward, but nothing seems to save my stamp on the side of my soap. It...

I just received the kit to repair my wand. As soon as I can get it fixed, I will try it with some PVC shrink that I have. I hope the seams are prettier with that one. 😁

I came to this thread to see if there would be anything that could help me with some issues I am having with the NS system. Until a few months ago, I was using (and still do for some things) an Impulse sealer and shrink wrap bags. I purchased the NS system so I could wrap soap faster. I...

Thank you. I will check that out. I haven't heard of that before. I have come to the same conclusion about the goat milk lye solution. It is thicker from the beginning, and I need to choose designs that work better with a thicker batter. I believe most of the culprit has been my nose, which...

It has probably been the FOs. I am the worst for loving accelerating FOs and using them anyway. LOL Sometimes they smell so good, I am determined to make it work.

I have been using goat milk in almost all of my soap recently. I have used the goat milk lye solution method so that I can substitute all of the water for milk. I have definitely found that it makes a creamy lux bar that I am nuts about. I know that a lot of soap makers use water to dissolve the...

I use goat milk in all of my soaps as well. I love the way it feels on my skin. I have wondered about some people not liking it, and I may try the Coconut milk as well, but I am kind of like you. It is hard to please everyone, and I just feel like it would definitely take something away from my...