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That’s excellent news.

Thankfully no. We have had a really nice year, very little smoke this summer. Glad the smoke hasn’t gotten too bad for you. Our area has a tendency for micro-bursts, tiny swaths of storms, some of which can do some pretty good damage. We have a couple small trees on our shop but all in all...

Thanks, we are in Idaho. We also had a storm but it wasn’t anything like the southeast experienced. We had internet through the storm and until a day after. No idea what the problem was and Zipley’s communication is less than adequate. So happy we switched providers.

I really like FCO in my bath bombs. I use SCI in mine so I get a bit of bubbles in the tub and when I’m done bathing the tub is also clean. Win-win. 😊

Yes, in general the longer the cure the better the soap, as @Ekuzo mentioned some require a long cure to become nice. My salt bars are a year or more old and are lovely. They weren’t nice at all at 8 weeks and were ok at 6 months. Sorry for the delay. Our internet went out 10 days ago. If we...

I agree! The longer you cure the better the soap. I forgot to mention that I add TEDTA as a chelator.

Beautiful!

I second this recipe. It makes a wonderful soap! @GIGITOM i have a couple of older friends with really sensitive skin. My recipe is the same as above. I do 3% SF 33% lye concentration Sub aloe vera for water for more bubbles. 2% sugar for bubbles and 2% salt for a harder bar. Let us know...

@ackosel I hope you so share your photos! I have been quiet as I wasn’t sure I would have time to make a soap, it has been a really busy month. Sure enough, no soap made this month. I am definitely going to try this technique though! All the soaps entered so far are beautiful. I’m loving the...

I just figured out the linking thing! Well, I think I did…. When looking at the message you want to link, at the top of that message there is a date and/or time the message was sent. To the right is a little triangle with circles on the tips. Click on that and paste it in the message to link...

Choice of oils would be my first place to start. I love a high lard or tallow soap. For the below soaps I used 75% lard or tallow, 20% coconut oil and 5% castor. Some people will say that’s too much coconut, you could always use 10% each coconut and another liquid oil. I understand not everyone...

Very interesting. I am off you look for one now. 😬 As @AliOop mentioned, it would make a great Christmas present. You all are such great enablers. 😂

You are awesome! I have issues with FO and some EO’s. Your friend is lucky to have you and I’m sure they appreciate you very much. ❤️

Please let us know how it works. I am envious that Shay and Company is local to you. Although now that I’m thinking about it, it’s probably a good thing they are not nearby, I could be in trouble quickly. 😬

I have not used this product and I try to not reply when I don’t have first hand knowledge. Since no one else has replied I’m giving it a shot. I looked at the questions and answers on WSP and it appears that this is not a full replacement for beeswax. You would still use beeswax and replace...

Very pretty. Love the colors.

Bath bombs took a lot of testing and many failures. I am using a bubbling bath bomb recipe from Swift Crafty Monkey that is really nice. I live in a climate that is dry in the summer and more humid in winter. And these have performed well. I haven’t tried making a body wash yet and...

Lots of advice for you to sift through already so I will try to not add too much. Several people have mentioned blacksmith soap, which is a really wonderful soap, but it is a more advanced soap. I would absolutely NOT recommend it for your first batch or even your first 10 batches. It’s asking...

After reading this I went over to Eocalc and clicked on the support us link. They have donation options but also affiliate links where they earn a small percentage of sales from certain sellers. If you are going to buy something anyway, it would be a great thing to click on one of the affiliate...

Last night I put together 20 bubbling bath bombs. My horse trainer buys them 10 at a time. I really only sell to friends and she is by far my best customer. I haven’t used any color as I don’t want them staining the tub. If anyone wants to reassure me this won’t happen I welcome those comments...