getting close...

[charlotteda]

With help from this forum.... I have amassed materials to begin...

My ultimate goal is to produce 2 varieties of soap...to complete my honey and beeswax candles at my bazzar booth. Maybe someting with honey and something else with goats milk.

For now.... I have the follow materials that I got locally

Coconut Oil (louana) Walmart 31.5 fl oz
Extra Virgin Olive oil 17 fl oz
Palm Oil ( organic all veg shortening- Ingles) 24 oz

The only EO I have on hand are wintergreen, spearmint and clove bud so I may have to obtain another.

Now to find a receipe that allows me to use what I have on hand ! I will be looking but will appreciate any input if a great idea pops in your head...

thanks
charlotte[/quote]

 

[Dixie]

Have you checked your local health food stores? Some of them carry EO's and other goodies You should be able to find castor there as well.

With your oils you could go: 40% OO
30% CO
30% Palm

 

[artisan soaps]

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[dagmar88]

Maybe you could look for a honey, or oatmeal milk & honey fragrance oil?
At artisan; yes, irritating characteristics do come through in soap.

Have your read my post about selling soap?
http://soapmakingforum.com/forum/viewto ... 536#110536

 

[charlotteda]

no rush..

I'm not going to use the wintergreen at all.... it was purchased to use in some experimental grease patties to combat mites in the bee yard

I dont think the cloves smell soapy either but I will look around town and see if I can find something more suitable. PS.. I word at the local health food store but dont make enough to buy anything there :twisted:

Yes... I did read the business tutorial.... I'm already in business as a beekeeper and have insurance... I'm a LONG WAY from being ready to actually sell the soap but if I enjoyed it ...it would give me something entertaining to do during the winter when the bees are sleeping !

charlotte

 

[Artephius]

Re: no rush..

I'm already in business as a beekeeper and have insurance... I'm a LONG WAY from being ready to actually sell the soap but if I enjoyed it ...it would give me something entertaining to do during the winter when the bees are sleeping !

charlotte

I'm completely off topic but...you're a beekeeper? THAT IS SO COOL. My DH adores bees, although he doesn't do much but take pictures of them in the garden. We just spent over $700 buying camera equipment for him to take pictures of bees. No joke. :roll:

I agree with artisan about lavender. It's a very popular smell, a great match with honey, and it's inexpensive as EOs go (I bet you can find a place to order online that will give you a good rate, even with shipping). I only bought a small bottle of it at first because I didn't think everyone would like it, but now that I'm giving my soap away, both lavender batches 'sold out' first of anything.

 

[Guest]

Oatmeal Milk and Honey soap is always a good one to add to a line , everyone seems to like it . You have to grind your oatmeal very fine in a grinder . You could use oatmilk( ground oatmeal steeped in water, ) , goats milk . coconut milk , buttermilk any kind of milk really .

Kitn