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bubbly, chalky "wax" Thanks so much for the response - it's the strangest thing, we've tried everything we can think of and it all just looks awful. It feels like what they used to use for casting broken bones. When it dries it's hard as a rock. I think we'll have to pitch it since it seems to...

Hi everyone! We're a small retail shop in central Mexico and we purchased 50 kilos of soy wax (smallest amount they would sell) to make candles - it came in big, unmarked sacks and looks kind of like detergent flakes, very hard and chalky. When rubbed it leaves a weird residue. It melted fine...

Thanks so much, I'll do exactly that!

Hi everyone! I work in a lab down in central Mexico and the cleaning staff moved everything while doing the cleaning... Somehow we ended up with an unlabeled tub of white round pellets... It could be cetyl alcohol or maybe emulsifying wax? I'm pretty new to this so I don't know how to check...

Hi all I grew up in Mexico City, then spent many years in the US but have returned to Mexico and plan to stay indefinitely. San Miguel is a charming colonial town about three hours north of Mexico City. Not the easiest place to find soap making ingredients however!

I'm Nancy, new to the forum and fairly new to soap making. I thoroughly enjoy it - especially the challenge of finding new and interesting ingredients to replace the ones I simply can't find down here!

I'm very happy to be a part of this forum since my very first batch of soap appears to be permanently stuck in the mold... Nevertheless, I had so much fun making it that I'm determined to keep trying. Clearly I need all the help I can get!

I've yet to attempt my first batch - finding this forum gives me the confidence to stop researching and just do it! I'm looking forward to being a part of the smf family!