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I've been doing a lot of analysis of the soap business lately. I have purchased multiple bars from local craft shows/soap shops and from Etsy. Because I was just curious about what other people are doing and how they go about doing it. I've compared my knowledge of soaping (things I've...

Actually awesome idea. I may have some of those from my baseball card collecting days.

Based upon previous posts on soap storage, I decided to store my soap in plastic containers with lids. My goal in this storage method is to preserve as much scent as possible. So now, I've started shrink wrapping the soap. I like the shrink wrap as it protects it somewhat and gives it a...

I make foamer bottles of hand soap. I usually use about 3 ounces of my liquid soap (similar to some of the other liquid soaps people on this forum make) and about 5 ounces of water in a foamer pump bottle. I like to scent at about 2-3%. When I use essential oils, my soap has an amazing...

Seems like a common theme here is that there is an over-saturation of soapers, locally, Etsy, etc. Many people doing it. But, that is every business in today's world. What business can you start today that does not already have an over saturation of people already doing it? NONE! There's...

Which IFRA category do you use for liquid soap? What about liquid soap diluted with water for foamer pumps. For example, cold process soap is category 9. But where does LS and Foamer LS fall?

If this post is too old for posting, please slap me; I'm not sure what the thresh hold is for posting. But I thought I would share my experience as it may help someone else. I've been testing both the Michael's EOs and the ones from our favorite suppliers in liquid foaming hand soap over the...

Hi everyone, I have 2 quick questions regarding scent retention. Can a water discount help with scent retention? I'm thinking as the water leaves the bar during the curing process, can it possibly be picking up some scent molecules and taking them with it? Are there any base oils that are...

Has anyone tried this shave soap tutorial? https://www.modernsoapmaking.com/tutorial-shaving-soap-recipe/ The one from Modern Soapmaking. I've tried the exact recipe a few times with my only variations being the additives after the cook. My problem is that is seems too thick to work with...

Yes that's what I get all the time! Mine looks exactly like that. It is too thin to strain and it goes away as soon as you start moving the container around.

So So Strange. Last picture I gave you was 1 month ago. Now that I flipped the calendar to June, here is the exact same bottle you saw on May 1. https://drive.google.com/open?id=1ud9-VujqdgwUgVaVh07KkdglwghDyqWp About 1/4 inch of settlement on top and cloudy. I've done nothing with it other...

Interesting @DeeAnna Mice will eat soap? I was thinking the saponified oils must taste different than the pre-saponified oils (not that I've ever tried it). Therefore I was thinking not to worry about rodents.

Some people say it also helps with the unmolding. I've never had any problems with un molding so I haven't tried it.

No separation at all in this particular test. Lack of lather was the issue.

I'm making foamer bottles from my liquid soap. I'm doing 37% liquid soap and 63% distilled H2O in my foamer bottle (works out to be 3 oz and 5 oz for total of 8 oz). I'm then adding fragrance or essentials at about 1-3% depending on which one I use. Some of them have started to separate...

So would shrink wrapping have the same effect as putting the bars in the clam shell containers? Assuming you don't get the wrap that allows the scent to pass though. This may be a good argument to support shrink wrapping.

Thanks for the great replies. I think I have a temporary solution (I'm just kind of only experimenting now anyway). Printing the front and back of the label on the same sheet creates the need for a consistent cut. Without consistent cuts, you'll almost never perfectly center the back of the...

Whats the best way to get the most consistent cuts? For example. I have a homemade miter box style cutter that I made. When I made it, I used my hand saw to create the channel that the soap cutter travels through to cut the soap. Unfortunately, the kerf of my saw (and most saws) is larger...

That's a good post as I knew 65% was insane, but I think this answers my "How high should you go" question. Thanks!

The IFRA for one of the fragrance oils I'm currently working with says that it's safe up to 65% in rinse off products (category 9). I've been using it at about 4.5% and it's been fading. I really like this scent (that's why I want to keep working with it), but how high can I really go on the...