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Those are just gorgeous! I love the swirl! I love this photo gallery - it is so inspiring!

What is INCI?

Nope, I've never used anything but pureed pumpkin. I'd be curious to hear about pureed avocado though, if anyone has done it.

My biggest piece of advice (based on experience, believe me), is to PLAN your business BEFORE you go into business. I had this idyllic vision of "just selling soaps to fund my habit," but selling enough soap to fund my habit meant running a full-fledged business. Which is way more involved...

Welcome Rene! You've made it once... there's no turning back now.

WOW! Those are GORGEOUS! They are so luxuriously girly!!!!

Welcome! You'll find a ton a great information, and lots of friendly folks here. Enjoy!

Welcome! I think you'll like it here :-)

Welcome! Wow, you live off the grid? You're my hero :-)

I wonder about this myself, but it has not yet stopped me from washing my pots in the sink. My biggest concern is the pot I melt my solid fats in. When I do cold process, I do NOT wash the bowls/spatulas/stick blender without first wiping the batter off with rags. I DO, however...

Welcome! I'm just now starting to use goat milk, too, so we can learn together :-)

For sure! I'll definitely post pics and let y'all know how it turns out. And I'll let you know if the soap helps with my friend's skin issues.

'' I am TOTALLY with you! I won't go into my own feelings on breastfeeding, since this is a soapmaking forum, but I just wanted to let you know I'm with you.

Well, a dear, lactating friend of mine who has been suffering some serious skin issues lately, asked me yesterday if I would have a problem making a breast milk soap for her. For all of those in the "ewwwww" category, perhaps you should stop reading now, but this friend said she accidentally...

I've only knit, so I don't know which is easier. I find knitting to be pretty simple once you learn how to do it, but if you've already crocheted before, that would probably be easier for you. The cloths I've used wash really well, and they get softer with each washing. They may shrink a...

Knitting (or crocheting) washcloths is a wonderful thing to do while you're waiting for fats to melt, then while lye and oils are cooling (then sitting in front of your curing soaps, watching them and waiting for that "ready to use" date). I just knit a couple of rows at a time. It might take...

Thanks Tanya! That was exactly what I needed to know. I'll let y'all know the first time I try it :-)

WOW!!!!!! I didn't think it was possible for them to be any more beautiful than when they were in the mold, but the cut bars are gorgeous! Wow. I have soap envy.

Hi Lindy, I would definitely be interested if I can afford it!

Ah yes, I should have specified - I'm almost exclusively a web-based business, so most of my advertising is web-based. I think if you have a storefront, a local magazine/weekly would be an ideal place to advertise, or even the Sunday paper.