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THANK YOU ALL for the extremely helpful advice! i appreciate it! you all are so helpfully honest. i am going to narrow my feild for now and concentrate on soap. i have contacted a fo supplier and they have sent me free samples for m & p white and clear base and 4 fo sample. i am going to play around with them to see if the scents really adhere well. i am also going to READ while i am on bedrest! I am taking notes on all the tips and tricks that are mentioned in the soap forums.thank you very much for the links. if all goes well with the m&p then i might try cold press further down the road for my boys and i to try first. ill definetly check out the nj supplier. i can't thank you all enough for the help! excellant advice form sweet people!!!!!!! thank you again, jess

hello, My name is Jessica and I am looking to start making soap and candles. There are so many different choices out there to choose from!! I am asking for the members that have experiance to please please please help me direct my focus to a rewarding and successful path. Q 1: what is the perferable method for the newbie starting (hopefully) her own soap and candle business? m&p, cp, buy base, make base? Q 2: Is there a reciepe out there to make your own m&p base? i was hoping to make my own base and just remelt it when i need it but if that is not an option then i will make the base as i go. Q 3: Is there any suppliers that i should use or should stay away from conserning fragrance oils? I am strapped for start up funds (single mom and disabled though i am fighting to get my life back in a new direction (former nursing career) to be able to support my family). wasting money is not really an option for me lol.