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Maybe there is variability in the FA profiles of different high oleic sunflower oils - I love how my soap has been coming out, I don’t think it’s any softer and it soaps beautifully. Traces more slowly than olive oil, and I’ve had less soda ash. I can’t afford olive oil. I have cocoa butter and...

This is super helpful - thank you!

I feel the same way, I have 100% switched to HO sunflower.

Gorgeous - another project on my list of things to try!

I just finished a run of seven farmers markets in ten days. It was a lot - mostly because of all the stuff I’m not doing when I’m off at a market. This is my third summer doing markets and it has been really heartwarming to have returning customers who are excited to see me and want to stock up...

More great ideas! I think I will go with “Geo” - I like the simplicity. Thank you hive mind! 😊

😍These are all brilliant, thank you!

Hi all! I’d love your help. I’m going to sell this soap as “Fancy Soap” and I can’t think of a good name. It is scented with “Lust” from Stock Fragrance, “KEY NOTES: GARDENIA, BLACK FERN, SKIN MUSK.” 🤷🏻‍♀️ It smells good but I can’t describe it. It sort of looks like a quilt but I’d like to...

Yesterday I started assembling twelve buckets of master batch - phew what a job. It’s going to be in the 90s next week so I’m using that heat to get things melted. Today’s task is to chop up a 50 lb block of cocoa butter. I’ll have 330 pounds of masterbatched oils when I’m done.😮‍💨 Enough to...

They have been running this for a while. I wonder if they are going out of business. They say they are streamlining but it’s 40% off everything on orders over $100. https://www.camdengrey.com/

That’s great - I bought 25 pounds a while ago from makeyourown.buzz for $80 - it’s now WSP and $84 but still a good deal. Weirdly, their 5 pound bag is more than the ten pound bag at Muddy. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Here’s a good thread about madder - looks like others have infused in oil, but @Mobjack Bay had the best results soaking in isopropyl alcohol and creating a gel Post in thread 'What’s the madder with my madder?'...

Madder root works well in the lye water in my experience - you don’t need a long soak just put it right into the hot lye. I don’t think it’s oil soluble. I strain it out with a paint filter.

Oh wow… maybe now I will try to go! (Starts researching flights to Reno…)

Hmm is the OO gone? I can’t seem to find it.

Might not be what you want but I use firecracker from Nurture - notorious for not making red. I like the very slightly peach tone it makes.

Last conference update! I heard from others that the insurance talk was very good, so shame on me for assuming it would be boring. Yesterday morning was a talk by Cassi Hall from Candle Science about telling your product’s story and about using social media. It was pretty good and she gave good...

Oh no… we were all hopeful she was in the clear. I’m so sorry. I can’t imagine how hard this is for you.

Hi all! I think my conference info is now in two threads. Anywho here is today’s update. Day two! Today started with a demo by Belinda Williams. She made a sculpted layer soap in a loaf mold - she was demoing new wider scrapers she is making. It was a great demo even if I’m unlikely to buy the...

She Alex! She was great. Oh also Debi Olson - medoitmyself. Also great. 😊