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What Bath & Body Thing Have You Done Today?
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Not to discourage @KiwiMoose from @dmcgee5034's excellent suggestion, but....
5. Remelt them and pour into different containers. Lotion bars and lip balms can be remelted many times.
6. Next time, put them in the freezer for an hour, then let them sit on the counter for 5 minutes before popping them out of those thick molds.
5. Remelt them and pour into different containers. Lotion bars and lip balms can be remelted many times.
6. Next time, put them in the freezer for an hour, then let them sit on the counter for 5 minutes before popping them out of those thick molds.
Aw yeah! Gosh you're clever @AliOop! I completely forgot about that.Not to discourage @KiwiMoose from @dmcgee5034's excellent suggestion, but....
5. Remelt them and pour into different containers. Lotion bars and lip balms can be remelted many times.
6. Next time, put them in the freezer for an hour, then let them sit on the counter for 5 minutes before popping them out of those thick molds.
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how do you get the lip balm to look smooth in the jars? it looked quite thick when Marie made here and tried to scoop it in the tubes
I pour it while it's still liquid.
@skyngeek
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oh, thanks! i will be trying out the formula in the coming week, though i will be tweaking as i don’t have kukuinut and jojoba oils
You might also be able to use a heat gun or blow dryer on the tops. That'll melt the top portion and smooth them out. (Works for candles too.
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My bath and body thing today is becoming an accidental seller - something I keep resisting but apparently without much success. Someone who received one of my sugar scrubs as a gift wants to purchase more, and is coming by tonight to pick them up. Despite my desire to keep this a hobby and not make it a business, there were some extra scrubs from the Ladies' Christmas Boutique, and it will be great to move these off the shelves.
Think of it as a return on investment!
Or just a contribution to your costs. I don't sell either, and sometimes it seems really stupid to spend so much money to make things that I only give away (I probably can only use about 5% of the things I make, there's just too much of it.) I think not having to treat your soaping/making as a business but getting some money back on unsolicited sales is a good way to keep doing it without feeling guilty about the expense.
Today I made my first attempt at tinted lip balm. I made a small batch, which made 5 partial tubes that I colored with some micas I had on hand (I didn’t realize how many pinks I had!). They’re currently setting up. It’s been quite a while since I’ve made lip balm!
How does it look today?
I made two batches of 20 lip balms today (Double Bubble Gum and Cocoa Butter Mint) for upcoming markets and some magnesium oil just for myself. I'm thinking of making some Epsom Salt bath bars (recipe from the Moon Cake Cult group on FB).
It smells just like the real thing, too!Double Bubble gum sounds super yummy and throw back! I love it, @Misschief
And then, a little later, I came across this MSM cream recipe from @Zany_in_CO that I really wanted to try. I made a 200 gram batch, some for my husband, some for me, and maybe some to share with a couple of friends.
Pretty good! The color that MIL chose was so sheer you couldn’t see it at all. I re-melted it and added about triple the mica. It’s still pretty sheer. The one I’m wearing today (BB rose gold mica) is quite sheer, but it’s perfect for me. I don’t like a lot of color on my lips, and especially want to be able to apply it without needing a mirror. It feels wonderful!
