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I love their soaps. And that one smells soooo good.

Brad, Soaper's Choice is a great place to order online, but before you do, check in your area for a Chinese grocery store, an Indian store, or any other ethnic based store. I have been pleasantly surprised to be able to find a gallon of pomace olive oil for about $14 (I used that to...

Verdict on Illipe Butter Ok, so I made my regular batch and added 10% Illipe. I really expected this bar to harden quicker and harder than my other bars. I will say that the strong smell of the Illipe butter did not transfer over. The bar doesn't lather as well as some of my others...

I got my order for it from there a few weeks ago and the easiest thing was to take a large pot half full of water and boil it. Remove the pot, then take the lid off the container and set it in the water. I started my batch doing that, while prepping everything else. By the time I got to the...

Yeah, I was thinking about that too. I am going to try some lip balms and salves and wanted to save the Mango for those because I hate grainy lip balms and have heard Shea can be grainy. Mango is half the price of Illipe. Just finished my batch a while ago. I do CP so will know in a day...

Thanks! I am going to try a 10% illipe in my current recipe and see what happens. I did look at some things on Soapcalc last night though and found that Mango butter looks to be a good balance of hard and conditioning. Harder than Shea but just as conditioning. Illipe is the hardest at...

LOL...yuk! It could be this batch I got. I only ordered a small container from Mountain Rose a while back. But it is super hard so I thought it would make a nice hard bar. I am going to try it today and see what happens. Thanks guys!

I have some illipe, kokum, and mango butter that I want to try putting in my soap (as well as other items I am experimenting with). For those of you who use butters in your soaps, have you noticed the smell of the butter in the soap? All of mine are refined, and I notice the illipe butter...

Hi all, I have finally gotten to the point that I have a recipe that I like with just the oils that I want to use. I have tried to find a nice hard bar but also find one that won't melt easily and is still conditioning. Such a fine line indeed. Anyway, I want to add a butter to add to...

sclerotium rolfsii gum - is listed on that page. I didn't know what it was so looked it up. Apparently it acts as an emulsifier. Could be of interest. Here is where I read it: http://www.auroma.com/Everyday-Aromathe ... ing-agent/

Thanks Carebear! Actually after posting I just kept going through other posts and found that even just a few ounces of water can make a difference. I left the default on soapcalc and didn't realize until after several tries that soapcalc was more water than Brambleberry. Since I am...

Probably so. But I think there are some other blades that are taller. I know there are really long taping blades that look like a wallpaper blade.

Hi all, I am new to the forum, as well as being relatively new at CP soapmaking. My first few batches turned out decent for a beginner. So now I have been experimenting with other oils. I also started out using the Brambleberry calculator, then just learned about Soapcalc. I really...

I have been trying to come up with a really good cutter now for several weeks. I like wire better but if the bar is even remotely hard it is a real pain. I used the taping knive this morning and it works really well. I used a plastic miter box that I was going to return to Home Depot...

I am really new at the soapmaking and selling process. But when I think of how I want the impression to be made of my products, selling ends would not be something I would even consider. One thing I will say. If the person selling this soap continues in this pattern, they will not have...