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I did not know that the real danger of getting into this hobby was actually the obsession with FOs. I have so many. Some to blend with. Some that sounded nice on the website, but fell flat OOB when they got to me and some I've gone back and ordered larger bottles of. I have a problem. And now I...

Agreeing with Jules. I've done one 100% lard soap, my Cap soap, but it's strongly scented with an apple/apple pie blend and I cannot smell any lard at all in the cured bars. This soap even accelerated away from me because of the scent blend, got super hot in the process and was ready to cut like...

I think that can be done with an LLC (I'm in Illinois), but I haven't planned to start out at that level. It's not a bad idea and has occurred to me, I just wonder if it wouldn't be better for my sanity to do it all under one name.

Argh!! I've been seriously considering the idea of starting up a little business, primarily with bath and body stuff (soap, butters, lotions, that sort of thing) but including the t-shirt creation/customization, custom vinyl and artwork, so anything that points specifically to bath and body...

LOL, not going to beat you, but not going to agree with you either. It's my opinion that if you're going this route, be perfectly aware why you're using 'natural' and don't come to a group of other soapers and tell them your soap is natural and is sooooo much different from that other yahoo over...

I both love and abhor the soap making facebook groups. I love them for the sharing and the resources and the inspiration but I hate them for the 'chemical free' and 'all natural' crowd. Stop telling me your soap is all natural and chemical free. I'd rather go for the neat looking soap with...

PPO=Per Pound of Oils SB= Stick Blend(er) HP=Hot Process

Looks OK to me too.

Neat! Looks like it's just glycerin rivers to me, but I could be wrong. If it is, it's just cosmetic and it looks really cool. ETA: soap doesn't zap or anything right?

Artemis, that's also what I see, and I have a couple of hard core adblockers/scriptblockers running. Right now I'm in Firefox. What browser and addons are you using, Battlegnome?

When I'm using beeswax I just make a 'double boiler' out of a sauce pan filled with a couple inches of water and a stainless steel bowl set over the top (it does not fit snugly, there's space for steam to vent) with my oils/butters/beeswax in (I microwave everything else). I simmer the water...

I too, would like to see any recipes that you wouldn't mind sharing.

Welcome to the addiction! I'm a graphic designer/web specialist/creative jack of all trades with a vinyl cutter/printer and find it ironic that I get more interest (and people more happy to fork over, even if the bar was given for free) in soap than sparkly t-shirts fairly often! Soaping tickles...

Yup, I think the timing for cutting is just a thing you have to pick up on. I had plenty of time to do a simple sort of swirl if I had wanted to, but I abstained from color this time. I wasn't sure about how much time I would have to get it in the mold, so it's just scented (Rustic Escentuals'...

I just picked some of the better ones. About half are missing enough of a bottom long side corner that they lean like they need a can of V8. But yes, I fully expected this attempt to be part of a pretty steep learning curve, so I'm OK with it. I mean, it's not like I have to waste the batch or...

Sure! The loaf itself - probably the point at which I really ought to have gone cutting it, honestly. But I waited a bit longer. The cut bars. Not horrible, I don't guess, but they won't win any sleek soap beauty pageants.

LOL, I probably should have cut them an hour ago at least. Crumbly. Oh well. First salt bar and it's not going anyplace outside of family anyway, so it's a learning curve! Oh, I totally didn't use gloves either! I like to live dangerously!

I made my first loaf of salt soap today. I just took it outside in the cold for cracking - I think its trying to gel, so I'm keeping an eye on it. It needs to get on with it if it is so I can get it cut! I did 46% salt because I wasn't sure what my 10 inch mold would hold, but now I know I...

Well, I placed an order with CG, so we'll see how I feel about it when it gets here. I'll give doTerra's ginger oil some credit - it smells *exactly* like ginger, but it's way. too. expensive. to be using anywhere near soap. I need to stop ordering for the month, but I guess I'll see what...

Nope, does not have to be a EO! I would also be just as happy to use a good ginger FO if you had one in mind!