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I am assuming you mean cera bellina wax. I have used it, I have also used candelilla wax for my vegan friends. I don't remember anything specific about the lotion bar, but it turned out fine. I know you use a lot less candelilla wax than beeswax. Cera bellina has a base of beeswax, so if I...

Make sure you have time set aside. They have a bazillion fragrances. 😁 They are also reasonably priced AND usually around Labor Day (or maybe Memorial Day--@dibbles, help me out here) and at the first of the year, they have a 25% off sale.

GOOD CHOICE!!!! :winner: It's one of my favorites, too.

Bob's Flower Shop mostly smells of lush (not the company) greenery, not flowers. Citrus Tree is a beautiful neroli. I have not tried FB's Jasmin Showers, but it's supposed to be a dupe of Lush's Flying Fox, which is about as jasmine as you can get. And as I mentioned before, most of the Lush...

As usual, I am in awe of your soaps, @Mobjack Bay. They are all gorgeous. As I scrolled through, I kept hearing myself say "ooh, that's my favorite" then I'd see the next one and say "ooh, that's my favorite." Lather, rinse, repeat, as they used to say on the shampoo labels years ago.

If you are familiar with Lush and any of their fragrances, FB's dupes are spot on. Citrus Tree is one of their dupes, and it's gorgeous. You can just type "Lush" into the search feature (w/o quotes) and it will pull up most, if not all, of the dupes they have. I don't know your taste in FOs...

First your questions: I usually use 1 oz of FO in a pound of oils, more or less depending upon the IFRA, fragrance strength, etc. 5gm of mica will make several pounds of soap for me, and that's if I'm using it as the only color. Again, depending upon the intensity of color, your mileage may...

Just a guess, but in my experience with M&P, liquid colorants are nowhere near as vibrant and long-lasting as micas.

I've gotten unrefined mango butter from Amazon, and also the refined stuff from BB. I don't find a whole lot of different is how they behave. Unrefined mango butter doesn't have an odor that I noticed, unlike unrefined cocoa butter or shea butter.

That's an idea. Thanks. I'll have to find out f they take unwrapped soap around here, because some places won't.

I have actually thought about that, and if they would take boxes of loose soap they could have it. But all my batches are different recipes, and nothing is labeled or wrapped. I've asked about it here a couple times, and the consensus seems to be the soap should have ingredients labels and be...

This may be old news to knitters and crocheters, but I just discovered Lilly is selling scented Sugar and Cream yarn that they say "releases a gentle scent as you knit or crochet." Chamomile, lavender, or aloe. Who thought this up? If I want fragrance, I'll play with my soap. Has anyone...

It didn't smell like anything special. A lot of SM FOs make me swoon they are so good. This one was just OK. But I may feel differently if I sniff it tomorrow. If you want a well behaved beach scent, I highly recommend 8th and Ocean from Nurture. No acceleration or discoloration, and it...

I have Beach Walk from SM, but I haven't tried it yet. Her notes on it say it accelerates and separates, so I won't be using it in CP. I can't tell you how it compares to Salty Sailor because I've never used Daystar.

The first time I had breast cancer, they gave me little tubes of Aquaphor. I usually avoid mineral oil products, but this helped and stayed put. If she's not interested in going that route, after trying cream and lotion bases from quite a few suppliers, I have settled on this one as my go-to...

I succumbed. I wanted to see if their more expensive fragrances would also be included when using the coupon. And they are. :nodding: I got some pump bottles, small jars, and colloidal oatmeal, which I have recently starting using a lot more often. I wanted to try their White Charcoal...

I have a bazillion fragrances, molds, additives, several different cutters, bases, waxes, etc. I think I have enough FOs to last me three lifetimes. I love them, they're my guilty pleasure. And in terms of oils and additives, I think I could easily make 50 pounds of soap without having to buy...

My favorite wood mold is this one from Nurture. 2.5 lb Tall Skinny Basic Mold. She also has bigger ones. I know myself well enough to know that having to line a mold with paper would be a major deterrent for me, so I never even considered going that route. Consequently, I can't answer your...

Well, right now all their FOs are 25%off. I have the same coupon you do, but I can't come up with stuff I need to get to the $25.....

I've had people say the same thing about patchouli. I used to make a soap where I blended patchouli EO and Earth from MMS--I called it Dirty Soap. It smelled really sexy on the skin. I had friends who LOVED it and always asked for it, and there were others who said "Why? It smells like...