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I have used both gingers from NDA- the steam distilled is the stinky sock smell, while the CO2 ginger EO smells like the spice. I haven't tried their ginger grass yet, but I understand it's closer to lemongrass.

Soapman- do you KNOW that your image was made with a stamp? I would assume they have custom molds with their company name in the bottom.

I love my KD7000- it's the first scale I've used where the auto shutoff feature can be disabled. That feature alone made it worth the money for me- no more worrying that the scale will turn off in the middle of my weighing.

Certain spice EOs are notorious for accelerating trace, heating up, etc- I would expect the powdered spices to have similar effects.

Another vote for no temperature-taking. I heat my hard oils just enough to melt them, the add my room temperature liquid oils. I make my lye solution with ice cubes, and once it's all dissolved, mix it with the oils. I couldn't tell you what temperature it all it- that's how long it's been since...

I regularly make a lavender soap with alkanet. I package my soap in boxes, and the color stays true, but I make loaves for one of my stores that sit out on a shelf, and they lose almost all color over the course of a few months. I'm going to switch over to a combination of ultramarine blue &...

I use both sheetlabels.com and onlinelabels.com, and have been happy with both. No matter which blank label company you go with, they all give you access to design software if you don't have a program. As far as pre-designed labels, you might want to check out the Soap Queen website- I know...

I think you need wick tabs at the bottom of the containers to protect the container and the table from heat damage. And then you glue down the wick tab to the container- I use hot glue for that.

I make a zombie soap with a combination of mint essential oils, and it is one of my regular sellers. The mint would work with the neon green too, IMHO.

Something you might consider- I have made "sugar scrub cubes"- just cut the bars you have into single use sizes, and package them in a jar. Or if there isn't enough sugar left to feel scrubby, chop and melt your bars slightly, then stir in some more sugar til you like the feel of it, cool in a...

Sorry to be so long in getting back- I've used a few different boxes. I started with boxes from The Scent Works, then Wholesale Supplies Plus (which I still have a load of if anybody's interested- look for my shop on Etsy), and now I'm using some custom printed boxes I ordered direct from the...

I use powdered annatto in my lemon soap- it only takes a little bit though- too much and you will get orange.

I'm sure I read somewhere that "pure olive oil" is a blend of grades including pomace. Whatever it is, it's all I've ever used in soapmaking- no need to knock yourself out for pomace.

It turns out this is the same packaging we've seen on the forum before, from this website: http://www.eco-vision.com/packages.html So they're .90 each, and for an order of over 2000 units you can have custom printing for the same price. The orgess.com website is a good example of the custom...

I like Lavandula intermedia (technically lavandin, not lavender) because it holds much better for me in soap, at lower amounts. And they all cost so much, I can't afford to be too picky about the scent- it's still plenty "lavendery" enough for me!

I just emailed them for wholesale info- I'll report back when I have more information.

I use cardboard boxes with a hole on one side, and labels that I print myself. The boxes cost a little more than the other methods, but they offer several advantages that I'm willing to pay for: Easy to package and customize Unified display no matter what shape of soap I make Never fall off or...

I made soap on a rope in molds like these: http://www.newdirectionsaromatics.ca/soap-3d-soap-molds-c-6_106.html They worked out very well, but I would think you could do exactly the same thing in whatever mold you usually use. I just bought white rope at my usual store, cut it to about 12"...

I think making soap out of bear fat is super-cool- I'm totally on-board with doing things just to try it out!

Far as I know, you will still get sodium hydroxide from burning and soaking ash, but it's very difficult to measure the concentration of lye you'll get as the final product- it would be much easier and more reliable to buy your lye?