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hmmm, i was doing some research and I don't use canola or safflower oil. Usually olive oil, cocounut oil, and palm oil as a base, then either shea or cocoa butter, apricot kernel oil, sweet almond oil. (but all in pretty small quantities). For some reason I was under the impression that...

thank you all for the great advice. i was worried that I was doing something wrong... a cooler is a great idea. I do, though, think I'll hold off until fall. Too much hassle!

hello all, i have little packaging covers for my soaps. The only part that is exposed is the outer edges. Sometimes, the outer edges turn yellow. What is this and how do i prevent it? It's weird, because i store my soaps in boxes with holes drilled in them. The yellow edge won't be on all...

thanks for all the good wishes! my eye still hurts and is my vision is blurred, but the doctor said that will be normal for 3-5 days bc i have to put a cream right on my eye. yikes!

jojoba oil!!!!

Hey all, so earlier i was making soap (I've made literally like 100 batches, at least). As i poured the lye mixture into the oils, it splashed up into my eye. i immediately flushed it with water for 10 minutes and called a friend to bring me to the eye doctor. Turns out I burned a whole in...

what's the difference between body oil and massage oil?

I am going to make body oils. I have a bottle, and it's super simple. The ingredients are peanut oil, olive oil, lanolin, vitamin E, and fragrance. I make vegan products, and am looking for a substitute for lanolin. Why is it in body care products? I've read that jojoba can be substituted...

I sell soap at the Farmer's Market. This week, I introduced my new body butter. (shea and cocoa butter, jojoba and sweet almond oil, essential oils). it was hard when i got there, and almost completely liquid when i left!! it was like 95 degrees out. Is this normal? how can i avoid this...

ok great, thanks for the tips. it's sat for just about 2 days now, and it's finally starting to harden a bit. also, i made a mistake in my posting. i didn't use hempseed oil, but coconut oil. does that change anything? body butters are awesome! can they be used right away?

i'm a soapmaker new to the body butter scene and i'm confused. my first recipe was: 5 oz shea butter 5 oz cocoa butter 3 oz sweet almond oil 3 oz jojoba oil i combined everything, and melted it in a double broiler (do i melt them all the way, or just until soft). then i whipped...

check out the About Me section for the answer to that ! ;) Also, i played around with a bunch of names, and i wanted something earthy. I thought of things that i've loved for a long time and wouldn't get sick of...like moons and roots! Before, i went through a zebra obsession and wanted the...

ok! thanks everyone- i think Brad fixed it for me. It'd be great if those of you who had troubles could try again and see if it worked. were you using internet explorer, by any chance? we did some tests and it seems like the only problem was with IE. hope it works for ya'll! Christelle

huh, i wonder why that is?? i'll have to ask my tech expert!! thanks!

Wow, zajanatural! Your soap looks AWESOME! what a great idea! do you make up all your own recipes?

hehe... i just noticed that too!! my friend is in the process of changing it. thanks for the heads up! fyi, soaps are 5, massage oils are 8!

Hey everyone! My website is up and running! Give it a gander! Enjoy!! www.moonrootsoaps.com p.s. my friend made the website for me...let's home the pay pal works ;)

I read somewhere that it was also a preservative, but who knows! If you use it to anchor scent (which i've heard too) do you use grapefruit seed extract as well to preserve?

I'm experimenting with these preservatives. Anyone out there done the dirty work already!? I made 2 batches of soap, one with grapefruit seed extract and 1 with orris root, and I am going to compare the 2.... i'm afraid it'll take a LOOOOOONg time!

what's the recipe? did you use a FO or EO that colored the bar?