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I put in 5 offers before finding where I'm living now on a last minute looksee... it'll happen! Took me a year, my real estate agent said she never saw anything like it-so many offers and nothing. One was good thing it didn't close because it ended up being a wood frame even though advertised as...

Ok I'm guilty of monetizing my hobbies LOL. Music? Go play in a band. Photography? (try) to sell online. bwahahahaha But its so true, I no longer feel guilty for spending $200 on soap when a friend yammers about the "bargain" motorcycle they bought...and we make the same paycheck....

I'm with Efficacious Gentleman, don't start with this! The volcano is dangerous even to an experienced person! Don't do it! Just do it as a normal HP thing, don't stick blend that much. Still can do the yogurt and all. Stick blend until it looks like pudding then cover and wait and watch....

Yep, and just ordered some more. But I'm not bothering to line them. I am however washing them twice and including vinegar in the rinse water!

Go scrub the heck out of your silicone molds! Use hot water, dawn, and a splash of vinegar in the rinse. Take them into good light and check the edges/corners for a shiny yellowly look-if found, scrub again. Use a toothbrush/chewed toothpick to get the corners. I narrowed my issues down...

Nuture soap usually ships micas fast if you are veryimpatient :)

Look at your molds too-do you reline every time or are you using silicone? Look at where it is dos'ing, if it's always the bottom its an environmental issue not an oil issue. If it's the whole bar, then I'd eyeball your oils too. I just went through this myself.... and where do you live? that'll...

I noticed something that might help you on my last few batches-using plastic wrap over the top instead of the lid seemed to lead to a more even cook (I was a stirrer), kept the batter more fluid, and I didn't have much batter drying around the edges during the cook. Might help? I used the...

Wait, you tasted it?!?! AHAHAHAHHAHAHAH How many times has it been washed? I remember reading somewhere that the army would treat uniforms, but it only lasted 30 washings....

Too much castor and way too long of a cook! The oils don't smell that much by themselves, if they do, they're bad. Coconut might have a whiff of coconut, castor I'd have to stick up my nose to smell, olive just has a oily smell but not yakky. Castor should be around 5% or you're gonna have a...

Mahogany from BB for me morphs into a suspiciously dos'y looking color (not to mention it did actually dos in some batches). Lemongrass looks like DOS after six months if I don't color it...it could've been the colorants. The smell would be the giveaway. Lavender and I are not friends because so...

Look into masterbatching your recipe if you have one that you use a lot, then you don't have to worry about it anymore? :)

What about a 100% rice bran?

I'm odd man out because I used to use Pine Tar soap on my dog who had allergies to I swear everything in the yard. Never seemed to bother her -my bigger issue was leaving the bar outside and finding teeth marks in it!

Lin19687, unfortunatly they are shrink wrapped. Fortunatly, the perforations make it not so bad LOL. waiting is no fun...............

Happy birthday! My boxes came in, so I'll be printing new labels and labeling boxes ....next week I'll be swapping out the old for the new. Not looking forward to unwrapping that many soaps but oh well LOL

Some of you may remember my attempts to figure out what caused a round of DOS'ing in my soaps. I decided to post the battle in case it helps anyone else! It all starts a few months ago.... Same recipe I've been using pretty much since I started, hundreds of bars and a ton of batches successful...

Thanks! I needed new molds! My budget isn't happy but my production will be

I love the "I'm UP! I'm UP!" after almost falling over

Thinking of buying an easel (they have a great sale at michal's) so no more excuses for not painting. Always just painted in my lap before. If that happens, continuing to reorganize the "craft" room (i.e. storage) so I can access my paint box easier, make some coconut oil vegan soap, and go find...