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The only scents that survive are EOs and FOs. Not coffee, tea, flowers, herbs, food products...none of them!

If you buy in bulk, then yes it can be. I figure that my recipe for 50 10 oz GM salt bars is roughly $40, give or take, and I sell them each for $6 or 4/$20. Even if I sold them at $2.50, I'd still be ahead. Of course, add in my packaging costs, site costs, business costs, etc. and it'd be a...

I think you are confusing shea in lotions/butter with shea in soap. Butters in soap should never feel greasy if you are soaping correctly. And if they do, it's probably because your fragrance oil is leeching out.

All oils need to be melted before you soap them. Scoop out what you need, melt it, and soap.

It's not that the smell is strong, it's that the oil is harsh on the skin. Imagine rubbing Red Hots on your skin...not fun!

Are you sure you didn't just see it as it was gelling? When soap goes through gel, it looks like it is completely liquid again, even if it was a gloppy mess at trace. How much clay did you use? Typically 1 tsp PPO is more than enough. I've used it a lot in soaps and never had any setting...

Looks just fine to me. I don't think a rebatch would end up looking any different than what you already have. It'd probably end up looking worse!

Bodhi is correct. I didn't notice the mango part. And really, no matter how fine the mango puree is, it's not going to absorb into the skin like oils or butters. It'd be like smearing baby food onto your skin....yuck! And this is going on after a tattoo? Is this after the skin scabs or right...

I find that anything with tea tree is going to smell like tea tree even if you try to cover it. Is that what you think the smell is coming from? Glycerin won't act like a preservative in small amounts. You don't technically need a preservative since there's no water in your recipe.

I use full milk all the time. Sometimes my mixture heats up too fast and ends up looking dark orange, with chunky stuff on top. It's super gross looking. However, each time it looked like that, it ended up turning out the same way my other soaps that remained cool did. I could also never tell...

I use e-wax in all my lotions and have been pretty happy with that. My "scary" additives now are e-wax and the Phenonip. My recipe will include a blend of several butters (~60%), a bit of my favorite oils (~20%), e-wax (5% or less), lesser amounts of goat milk & water than lotion of course...

Hey, my dogs get a ton of raw goat milk...that's got to count for something! LOL But really, how essential are the "scary" ingredients?

Yes! I can't even get out what's unique about the bar they pick up before they're onto the next one! I secretly want to sneak in..."and that one's made with dog poop and farts..." and see if they even hear me.

No! LOL You have some who sniff and decide based on scent without looking at the label. Some study it like there's a test. Some read the label and freak if there's a word with too many letters. Some read and have no idea what they're even looking for. Alas, I want a quality product that no...

I have a rather nice product line of lotions already using Phenonip, and since my company is based on my farm's fresh goat milk, I explain that the preservative is necessary. Most understand. I haven't needed stearic or cetyl in the lotions. Since I already have the "scary" Phenonip INCI on the...

My customers generally don't like to see any ingredient they cannot pronounce. I see lots of body butters have the addition of things like stearic acid, cyclomethicone, cetyl alcohol, etc. While I know what those things are and am not afraid to use them, they send up red flags for my...

Mine are 10oz salt bars. They are HUGE. But I've gotten great feedback saying they like a bigger bar because most don't last long enough. They sell for $7.50 retail or between $5-$6 on my site.

It works just fine. It's just not long enough to go into a double batch. For 25 bar batches, it's perfect. For larger, it needs to be longer to reach the bottom. I'm tempted to try the drill. It's worth a shot for the price. And if it doesn't work, I haven't lost much!

I'm on the lookout for a commercial grade stick blender. Preferably one that's not several hundred dollars. Business is booming and my little Hamilton Beach has been kicking for 2 years, but it's not long or strong enough for my 50 bar salt bar batches. Any recommendations?

It looks like it overheated in the center. I bet you'll cut to find a partial gel. Next time, try to force the gel so that doesn't happen. Post pics because I want to see the color. I was sure it would turn brown.