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Thanks for the great reply guys. It sounds like fairs and farmers markets are a good place to get to know your customer (and get your customer to get to know you), but not a place to earn a living. Thanks for the blog link, should provide some good information.

Hi guys, Just wondering if you guys use cinnamon essential oil in your soap. I know it can be irritating. Have you ever had customers (or yourself) break out from it? Also, which variety is safest on the skin - bark or leaf? Finally, how much to you use ppo? I want to do a patchouli spice...

It worked beautifully! Thanks for saving me from wasting those ingredients.

According to my calculations, I would need to sell a minimum of 200 bars of soap/week to make a (slightly meager) living. That's retail price. Double that amount for wholesale. Oh yeah, and this is averaged. Not just around Christmas and summer months. Anything is possible, of course. It...

Great news! Thanks, guys! Have yet to try a crockpot/hp method. I just upgraded my kitchen crockpot, so have an old one that's been waiting to cook some soap. Will try this evening and report back. EDIT: Quick question - all the instructions I am reading for rebatching have be grate the...

Hi guys, Long time lurker, first time poster. After a year of soap making, I have my first truly failed batch. It is an essential oil bar made with coffee as substitute for water. I made the same recipe the week prior with fragrance oil, it turned out perfect. The recipe works. After...