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Have been volunteering with the huge baby flamingo rescue and hand rearing project. Let it be said that there is absolutely NO soap that can remove the smell of flamingo poo out of clothing, So i have taken to doing a final rinse in vinegar. Any farmers or animal hand rearing volunteers out...

I make quite a bit of tumeric soap for the indian target market and I add the tumeric to the lye water mix same as coffee soap. BUT I do have a batch that is soggy and oily and runny and generally disgusting so instead of throwing it away I am going to experiment with it.

I find Soap Gal very amusing - she is the ultimate in mad scientist and does massive blocks - pity she has no clue about a microphone. She always makes me giggle.

Potato peeler when I am in the mood to bevel 100 bars.

There are some awesome YT vids on Aleppo soap making in the original country. Gigantic pots and then they take by bucketful and spread it out on a huge floor - this is soap making to the extreme.

Just woke up and now I am starving!!!!!!!!!!

And give Uncle Bobs a try - he is this HUGE man with a HUGE beard and about 100 kids. But most of these people _ especially La Fille De La Mere have been soaping for decades so have built up their studios. Makes me completely green with envy and I spend most of my time looking at the...

La Fille De La Mere Arielle Arsenaut (spelling??) Dont know if i love her accent or her general "niceness" but she knows her stuff.

whats tussah silk?

Chuck it in the fridge - its getting to hot

I have had a few people who dont like the "tight" feeling they get with MP

LOVE lard soap love love love it But the other comments are right - try a 20% coconut oil and make sure you put it through a calculator :-) Love lard Love lard soap Love eating pig Most commercial soaps have Sodium Tallowate in (in some form or another) - Dove Soap especially. GOing down to...

oooh - my speed reading failed me again Battery water = distilled water

The b EXACTLY WHAT HE SAID *points up*

Oh well - I see that my other thread topic has been deleted regarding selling your soap. Seems it belongs in the business section and I am not a member of that. Maybe someone who is part of the business section can start that thread for the benefit of the new sellers. So very nice to hear a...

Do you use tap water? Referring to the hard water. Tap water is BAAADDDD Dont use tap water Battery water is the best. NO funny metals or chemicals.

You CAN make a very comfortable living making artisan soap / products. Just dont follow everyone else to markets. I had a food trailer at a market for several years and I can speak from experience - yes you can make money at markets but dont let that be all you target. Use your imagination and...

I agree I have had just over 20 years in advertising and marketing - so I too can speak with conviction (and experience) about what the buyer wants. Carry on being big mouthed - you have the experience to be big mouthed

Dont get fixated on selling at markets. I am starting a thread called "alternative selling spaces for soap" Anyway How many brands of corn flakes do you see in the shops???? Dozens!!!!!!!

I am not a super fan of pumice - I like to use poppy seeds or ground nuts as an exfoliant