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Paul the soap and the packaging looks great!! I tried some salt bars and they were really crumbly. Did I do something wrong? jackie

I gave my soaps out for Christmas presents this year. I wasn't sure about packaging. I started out wrapping it in tulle and tying with a ribbon, then I bought some sachets in the wedding section at walmart. It was really easy to just drop the soap in the sachet and pull the draw string...

I made a batch of salt bars tonight and here are oils 24 oz. coconut oil 38 oz. vegetable shortening 24 oz. olive oil (added after melting the above) 28 oz. goats milk 12 ounces lye crystals I was going to put 80 oz of salt in it but when I started pouring the salt it just didn't...

Thanks Paul! I don't have any of the butters now so I will have to see what oils I can use. I'm sorry I didn't make myself clear the sugar I was talking about wasn't in Salt Bars but just in regular soap. I have Fibromyalgia and have missed a bunch of work so for a while I will have to...

I have been reading and research about salt bars and some places says add it to the water before the lye, add before trace, and others say to add after trace. :? So I'm all confused!! Also I've read that sugar helps with the bubbles. So when do I had that? jackie

What can I use to make my soaps smell great and not cost an arm and leg? I wonder if the fragrances will stay on your skin when you use it? Thanks, jackie

Trish, I am so excited for you. This is Jackie from the BYC forum. I knew you would do great!! jackie

Thanks everyone!! You guys are so nice and helpful. I double checked the ingridents and it only list Soybean Oil and Extra Virgin Oil. Paul, thanks for the info. I love this soap making!!!! jackie

I was in the Dollar Tree today and saw they had Olive Oil, 17 oz bottle for $1.00. I got like 7 bottles! When I got home and was unpacking I read closer. It's a mix of Soybean Oil and Olive Oil :x So how do I count this in the calculator? It doesn't say what the percentage of each oil it...

I bet you guys are tired of us newbies and our questions. I thought I would just substitute some oils and it didn't turn out well. Here is what I ran through the Lye calculator Coconut Oil 16.7 oz 17.9% Hemp Oil 18.2 oz 19.5% Olive Oil 28 % oz 30% Soybean Oil 30.4 32.5% 10 oz...

Thanks for the advice! Tonight I'm going to use the evaporated goats milk but hopefully Friday I am going to a farm to buy some fresh goats milk. I would have never known that if it had been for this forum. I've been reading all the past post on GM and on other websites. Paul has had a...

I made my first batch of soap last night. I used my kit from Sun Feather so everything was measured out. I'm not particular happy with the scent. It was suppose to be Lavender, mmm doesn't smell like it much and my house smells like it. I had 2 - 2 oz bottles of Lavender oil. It did take a...

Thank you so much for the warm welcome everyone!! jackie

I live in central Arkansas south of Little Rock. I've been to Springfield several times since Branson is always a place we like to visit and normally to go Springfield while we are there. I read where you buy Rice Bran Oil from Riceland. I worked for Riceland before getting married. My...

Hi, My name is Jackie and I am going to attempt my first batch of soap this week. I am a computer lab teacher at an elementary school. I have a very understanding husband, 2 daughters 14 and soon to be 12 yr old, 2 stepdaughters and their husbands, 3 stepgranddaughters 10 yr old, 18 and16...