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Ditto. I use Avery labels and I've never had that happen.

Congratulations. It looks great.

Where can you get good straight patchouli fragrance oil?

Recently, I've been working with CO, OO, RBO, castor oil (which is not a luxury IMHO), soy wax, and shea butter (thank you KiwiMoose, I've tried your recipe and quite like it!) and a little avocado for label appeal. I don't use palm/lard/tallow. The shea and soy create a REALLY hard bar. Other...

One consideration is having enough soap on your table to make a good display and have a good presence. Even if you know that you won't sell that much because it's a small market, you don't want things to look too paltry.

I started out lining wood molds. No only did it take a long time but my edges weren't always straight. I also used silicone molds but they tended to bow. I found lining wood molds so time consuming and frustrating that I got some wood molds with silicone liners from Nurture Soap...

That's really helpful, szaza.

Cool. Thanks.

Do you use palm container or pillar wax? I have some left over palm container wax from Lone Star. Do you think I could use it for tarts?

I have also gotten good fragrances from Lone Star Candle Supply that stick in soap. The Flaming Candle also has nice fragrances but haven't used them long enough to see how they stick.

I like Nurture Soap a lot. Their fragrances are great and shipping is quick. There is free shipping, but I'm sure that just means there is some shipping cost added to the price of the item.

I agree. I think their fragrances are generally good and I like a lot of them, but they are REALLY slow with processing orders. I've placed an order with BB and others on a Friday at the same time and the other shipments will arrive on Monday or Tues, but I don't get a shipping confirmation...

Like Gardenia from Lone Star Candle Supply. I mix with their Sparkling Mandarin Tangerine for a great soap fragrance.

Yes, when I said "batch" I was including oils, lye and water. (It is confusing; there are so many ways to describe things.:()

This is an issue I grapple with all the time. Customers do like "smelly" soap. In the beginning I did not understand the importance of the IFRA Category 9 but pay much more attention to it now. My question has always been is the usage rate percentage based on the weight of the oils or of the...

I have about 600 bars on hand with plans for more. I've got several fairs coming up and have no idea how many I'll need.

How I wish I'd not seen this post about a 50% off sample sale. Someone stop me, please.

Most of my molds are wood with a silicone liner. I turn on my heating pad before I start soaping. After the soap is in the mold, i cover with cardboard or lay newspaper over the the mold and cover a towel. I turn off the heating pad after about 5 minutes. Occasionally a top will crack.

Not a failure. I think it's lovely!

I don't sell much except during the holiday season so I'm not in a rush to package during the year and tend to leave my soaps on the rack for at least 6 weeks., sometimes longer Then I shrink wrap with banks that leave the sides open, or in bags where I cut off one of the corners so the soap...