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Love it very nice

no tips for you but the young i ordered some wedding labels from on Etsy uses this machine and the labels were beautfiul, vibrant and centered on round 2" label stock. They looked so nice that I have even considered getting one of the machines.

That is too funny

I get mine from Scent Works, however I did order one with my last order from Oregon Trail and their's smells the same if not better than SW. Not sure how OT's performs in products yet but I will be testing it soon

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Not sure if she is still around or not, but try over at the Dish

I am stopping impluse purchases. For the items I don't buy in bulk I will start that. I will also be limiting my fragrance selection.

i can't make the comparsion b/w OLL and LBS but I will say I get all my labels for onlinelabels and one style i get are the laser crystal clear. and they live up to their name. I have only had one issue with them which was I got the wrong order, however the fixed it immediately.

cool. that is a good idea i will weigh the bar after each use

Candybee just wanted to make you aware of my results with your suggestions. I added 1 tsp of stearic, 1/2 tsp of coconut and olive to 1 pound of base. it made my bars much harder that they were with out and i tried a bar in the shower last night and generally after one use the bar would look as though nearly half of is disappeared. this time the bar looks like i was hoping as if you still have a great deal of soap to go.

Thanks again. I will try this tonight.

can't answer either of your questions because I am still experimenting with melt and pour myself. However, to combat the problem with the powdered oxide, I add a little glycerin to mine in a cup then incoporate it into the warm soap. It worked like a charm for me.

:yay::yay: Thank you very much. Your information has helped alot and possibly solved my dilemma with my test bar. I added 1 TBS of Castor Oil PPO and boy it felt really good on the skin but it disappeared too fast. I will be experimenting some more tonight so I am gonna try your recommendations with the stearic, olive and coconut oil.

thanks I am using the SFIC base and I love the way it feels on my skin particularly the bar with added castor oil but it just disappears too fast for me. I guess because I have gotten use to CP bars.

i think if i want cocoa, shea, goats milk etc. in my base that i will just buy that base. i have been experimenting with additives to the clear base and it seems that the soap tends to disappear faster than those that are just melted down with added fragrance opposed to added fragrance, oils, butters, etc. any thoughts on this?