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great site! love the little-one at bottom left! i'm still in the "I wish!" category. everything costs so much today, and i dont need any costly mistakes. i dont know if pay pal/shopping cart is extra. they promise alot, refreshing sites several times daily. its a little baffling, since i...

considering setting up a virtual estore through them, where it automatically does credit cards, paypal,etc. has anyone used this site? any suggestions? it has to be dummy-proof! (for me) and pretty easy for customers. your thoughts are appreciated. monet

sugar scrubs brown sugar with sweetcakes brown sugar and spice. or pecan pie! yummy!!!!! monet

coffee grounds i use expresso grind, and if you use a strong lemon f/o or just a little allspice e/o, about .5 oz ppo, it will get rid of garlic odors monet

new stuff! i just love opening my order boxes! it always a joy since i've forgotten half of what i ordered! monet

lye soloution problems i've never made that much in advance before.. questions-is this a new batch of lye? is it pellet or flake? did you change brands? on a smaller scale this has happened to me before when i didnt stir or agitate it thoroughly and the undisolved lye hardened at the...

square one... check your message box. dont get discouraged, it happens to us all! before we had our forun family here, were were all doing this alone. we're here to help eachother become better soapers. monet

salt bars sweet! thanks for the pic's! i love the swirls! i think i'll scale back and try a more manageable 2 pound batch. i've heard of TOG molds thru this forum, had no clue what they were talking about. you do nice work. monet

g/m soap really great looking soap, congrats! i keep saying i'm going to try g/m again, and you've inspired me to do so. some my results were scary looking! couple questions: did you use canned or fresh goat's milk? room temp? when you added the lye to the aloe, did you ice-bath it...

salt bars you're so smart and so patient! we're blessed to have you here! one last question: (i think for now!) would it be better to pour into individual molds rather than try and cut this? i'm scary with a knife...also how long should i wait before cutting? if only there were 8 days...

soap recipe hi there! i think you're on the right track. my suggestion would be to hand stir this recipe and watch it carefully. some pomace oils are solvent extracted and may accelerate the trace, give you a false trace or sit there and refuse to trace for a long time. i would make a...

i have a receipe for a 6 pound slab mold that i would like to add fine-grade dead sea salt. researching this i found that this is beneficial for skin problems like non-specific dermititus...exzema and psoriasis. how much salt should i add? how much soap do i not make? like if i add 1...

i have a can of coconut milk in my cupboard that i never made into curry sauce for dinner. has anyone used this before? is there any benefit, increased lather, etc? i assume that you would treat it like anyother milk for lye processing. i was thinking 50% chilled aloe juice and 50% coconut...

goatsmilk soap howdy! i came by a wonderful book called "milk-based soaps" by casey makela at storey publishing- www.storey.com (105 pages) i have been toying with the idea of milk soaps, and she was very thorough on how to prepare your milk (freezing first), how to add lye slowly in an...

olive oil hi there! no, you have virgin olive oil. pomace oil is usually not sold in grocery stores. if i run short of olive oil and i buy in a grocery store i buy olive oil that does not say extra virgin, or virgin. it just says olive oil. it's cheaper and it's usually on the lower...

aloe juice if memory still serves me www.wholesalesuppliesplus.com has powdered aloe, which would probably save you a bunch on shipping. simply reconstitute with distilled water. aloe gel that contains carbomer as a thickener should not be used. i found it hindered lyes effect. if i may...

silicone spray i've got 3 plastic 10-bar molds from www.chaseco.com that i just love, but no matter what i use or do--freezer, mineral oil, petroleum jelly, etc i cant get the mold to release for about 3 weeks! it must be because it's 1.5 " deep, and the soft soap on the bottom it still sticky...

help with receipe hi there. just posted new info i found on foodgrade silicone spray for c/p tray molds. you may find this helpful. monet

a c/p soaper gave me this website for food-grade silicone spray. she said she uses this on flexible tray molds and individual molds. soaps release easily in a day or two. she uses molds that have some "give" to them. she didn't know if this would work with m/p soap or hard/rigid molds. just...

silicone lining found the answer! kitchencollection has large blue silicone cookie sheet liners ON SALE! i found by the makers of crazy glue a silicone caulk/glue that works. will cut out pieces to fit the mold, then glue. ordered stuff today, but may be a couple weeks before i can get to...