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Thanks for the responses. Do you all calculate fragrance percent based on oils or based on net weight including water? This has been a problem with all my soaps from E/O to F/O, regardless of whether it's reported to be a strong or weak fragrance. It's when I go to market and smell other...

Hey all! I've gone around to many soap booths and smelled their products and they seem to have MUCH stronger scents than I'm achieving. With CP soap I've generally assumed to put in 5-6 percent fragrance oil but I'm wondering if this is true for all things. Some oils, like the new Jolly...

So does that mean that the rules are different for Melt and Pour? Could I do MP in an apartment? That'd give me something to work with. I am reading a post by Lindy where she says she uses a PO BOX but it is from 2008. The US rules say you cannot use a PO BOX for your company address, but...

Thank you for responding, I'll do that. I wanted to come up with a solid based recipe for "ethical" palm and palm free so I can build more intricate designs from there, as well as what scents I should stock. I just registered my business name and am waiting for the paper work. Several...

Hey everyone, this is my first post in the business forums (I just reached the requirements!) I want to start by saying thank you to anyone reading this. Let me explain who I am for a moment. I am a youtuber who lives in TORONTO, CANADA who is looking to promote and sell soap and body products...

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My thing is that, with my last soap I put it in the oven for a few minutes to warm up and then took it out, put it in a box and covered it with a blanket and left it and it still didn't gel at all :/ I put my hand on it a couple hours later (top of the box) and it was warm to the touch. Still...

Should I just try a heating pad with my box and thick towel instead? A heating pad is cheaper than a pizza stone. It also means people can use the oven. Is that good enough to ensure gel?

I did that too, I was hunched over staring at the lye as it dissolved. I wear gloves to cut, but then I go and admire my soap without wearing any and eat with my hands. Pretty sure my lip ring rubbed against the still soft soap when I stuck my nose to it too lol. Not offended at all :) I...

Moved them downstairs. Will be soaping earlier in the day to give my room time to air out. Thank you so much.

I think I will start to mix the water outside ahead of time, good idea. I do open a window but I know for a fact my window air flow goes inward rather than sucking it out. I think using the drier sheet will help with the beads sticking to my containers/funnel. I'm also sleeping here with all...

lol I'm not a troll!

Hey all. I've just started making soap and I've mentioned before I soap in my room. Every time I make soap for the next couple of days I imagine that my skin is irritated, my lips, mouth and throat are stingy and I have a dry cough. When I make soap in my room, my goggles fog up (I'm...

I know I just posted but I'm really proud of this one. lemongrass essential oil (plus a little left over oakmoss sandalwood) about 18 grams total for 400 grams oil Coconut Oil: 25% Olive Oil: 25% Rice Bran: 25% Shea:12% Castor:8% Cocoa Butter: 5% water: Almost full, just took away...

Your designs are the soaps I want to do....Instead of what I actually end up doing haha Great stuff.

Really like the "cloud" on the top :D

BAH! Oakmoss sandalwood soap Excuse the ugly chop stick drags and top. It seems that "men's soap" is often synonymous with "ugly". Coconut: 10% Olive Oil: 22% Palm Oil: 25% Castor Oil: 8% Rice Bran: 24% Palm Kernel Oil: 10% Beeswax: 1% SF: 7% Full water Sodium Lactate: 1% + ROE added to...

I live in Toronto Canada, so in the warmer months it can be pretty humid. I spend my winters in Arizona where it's very dry.

Whoa that's complicated, thank you, I've never heard that before with the litter. I got a small amount (enough for 7 test batches) from Candorasoaps, pretty similar container actually, just opaque and a little thicker. I keep it in that, then a plastic bag, then a food grade bucket (for safety...

Thanks!