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No. I have no concerns. Have used it for years and am very happy with it.

You “nailed” it1 I looked at your soap, turned my iPad to my husband and said, “Doesn’t this look exactly like the Northern Lights”? Beautiful!!

It’s just adorable!!

I get the fruit boxes from our local grocery store for free. The ones they ship starwberries, etc. in. They work perfectly and, as i said, are free. They even stack.

Depends on the tomatoes. sadly, many (most) that we buy today are lower acid and need to be pressure canned as well. So annoying!

No. Most Amish do not use boiling water bath to can low-acid foods. We have a large Amish community here and they use pressure canners just like the rest of us.

And, sadly, we used to be able to process tomatoes in a boiling water bath - no more! The vast majority of the tomatoes we buy today are lower acid and have to be pressure canned as well - so frustrating but - I still love preserving my own foods!

I have found powdered sugar (1 tsp. PPO) works wonderfully well for “making bubbles.”

What is natrium hydroxide? I would use a fragrance oil (usage rate as indicated by the company from which I make the purchase). Bramble Berry makes a nice wildflower honey fragrance oil). If you want color, I would opt for a mica or, if you are going natural, tumeric. Honey is only going to...

I agree with you. I do not ever buy essential oils at Michaels, Hobby Lobby, Walmart, Target, etc. I also do not buy for do-terra, Melallueca, or Young Living as their essential oils are simply over-priced (in my opnion) buy only from proven essential oil “dealers” (sounds like we are talking...

Nope - sorry

Rule of thumb - Never ever use a recipe until you have run it through a soap calculator. 125F is way too hot to begin with. Your water is 2.5:1. It should be around 1.8:1. Go to Soapcalc.net and use the link at the top of the page for directions for use. Or go to ModernSoapmaking for tips. You...

The directions for use are in a link at the top of the page.

Meeting house

So, if a business fails, no other company should step up and fill that void? All companies profit from those who have failed in one way or another. It is not unethical to fill a void.

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Does the chocolate flavor come through the mix? If so, how/can it be eliminated? I make lavender/peppermint lip balm and would like to try this butter but not if I have to contend with a chocolate flavor. It would not benefit me. Sounds like a great butter though!

Later on

Will it come off when you plane your soap?