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A suggestion in addition to recipe options: your daughter may already know this but if not, she should use cold water to wash her hands. I worked for a dermatologist and stressed that cold water works every bit as well as hot for handwashing. It also helps cut down on irritation from washing...

I use powdered sugar at 1 tsp PPO and it works great!

It has no effect whatsoever as far as I can tell. I have been using it for a couple of years now - over 13,000 bars of soap.

I use 1 tsp PPO of powdered sugar and it works great for bubbles! I like powdered sugar as it incorporates so quickly and completely with my oils.

I have embraced steaming any loaf that develops soda ash. I used to cut first but find it easier/faster to just steam before cutting. Works great. To cure, I use baker racks with plastic trays for “shelving.” For storage, I shrinkwrap in breathable shrink wrap.

I don’t generally rely on store clerks to have this sort of information. I look at the container, google the company and look it up myself. if it is private label, I would contact the home office. In all honesty, I don’ buy any soap making supplies from craft stores. They are just not worth the...

Fragrance Buddy is another good one.

I’m on a mac using Safari and see it fine.

Simply change the ratio (I thin it is the line below the percentage) to 1.7:1. The percentage will change automatically.

I use these. They hold 78 of my bars, and, best of all, they stack and are free.

I use the boxes that strawberries are shipped in. They perfectly fit bars of soap, are stackable, and heavy cardboard, and are free.

Thank you. I will follow this suggestion.

I am going to try that - will make a small batch however since I have “wasted” too many batches already! I disperse my micas in oil before adding to the batch. I am going to try adding the FO before the lye water and see what happens. I think you are right!

You must have a local person who can re-do your bath at a reasonable price. They are out there. Maybe ask friends whom they would recommend and then talk with them. They do make vinyl inserts for the walls which work great as long as you make sure you have no underlying “issues” which must be...

They are a national franchise.

I am familiar with the brown that vanilla causes and have simply embraced it but know I am doing something “wrong” here. I have made a number of batches previously without this happening. I buy my fragrance oil from New Directions Aromatics so I know it is a good product. I wonder if I need to...

I have made several batches of lavender vanilla soap without problems but the last three batches I have made look like this! What are these brown spots (they are not DOS). I have no idea what has gone awry - any help/suggestions/advice is greatly appreciated.

Grateful that you have people with whom you can talk about this and that your boss is understanding as well. Prayers that you will come through this stronger but never lose your ability to trust - that is a hard one to manage. Hang in there; as it says in the Bible, “And it came to pass…” It...

Fertile Soil

Fortunately, I had installed rubber mat flooring which made clean-up on the floor much easier than it might have been. I used gloves, sponge(s), clay to pick up the really “invisible” pieces, vacuum, broom. Turned off the lights and shown a flashlight on areas to double check. It was quite a...