Crafty1

great find

depending on the eo used, i tend to be in the range of .2 to .8. i go easy on mints and spices and probably a few others, but can think of those right now

Thanks AJ

Need some help, very confused...(what else is new...lol) Anyway, I have incorporated ABS into one of my batches. When I list my ingredients, do I say African Black Soap or do I list each ingredient in African Black Soap? Looking at the MSDS sheet from AK, the ingredients are

Saponified Shea butter (Butyrospermum parkii or Vitellaria paradoxa) and Virgin palm kernel oil

TIA

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I have a ProPay Premium account and it does a good job for me. ProPay sent me an email to let me know my account was activated after they received my check, seems like it was under a week.

After I return home from a show is usually when I process my transactions as this works for me, I have had 1 declined transaction, so I do have advice about that.

Make Sure you see a drivers licence that matches the CC. Make sure you get that 3 digit security # on the back of the card and the exp. Make sure you get the customers address correct including the zip, and ask if the billing address is the same address as the billing statement. I now make a note of the financial institution the card is from, my decline could have been saved with this info and my sleuthing. I always get a signed copy and run it thru a knuckel buster, available on ebay.

You can process at a show via phone if you have a cell, I don't bother with it that way.

I have the funds deposited in a MC that they provide, that way no more of my personal info is floating around. You can use the MC until it is empty just like a CC and I have only found 1 place that could not get the card to work.

And yes, I think customers buy more when they use them.

HTH's...OH Cathy

i was just doing research on this very issue. after combing through their site, it appears they only require the cc#, amount, exp.date,and zip code. do we have to collect the address, and cvv#?

Whats a paraben?? Dumb question maybe....just wondering...

it is used as a preservative

I would suggest trying Lindsay's (Soaper's Workshop) bases. She offers them with your choice of preservative, one of which is paraben-free. I don't think it feels like BCN's, but it is great and stands on it's own. She has several to choose from and you can get a 2oz sample of each, or design your own custom lotion. I have gotten great response with the Shea Butter base. I'm sure you would find something you like.

Thanks. I thought of her after i hit the submit button. I pm'd her so I will wait to hear back from here

Okay, I know I am probably reaching here, but I thought I would give it a shot to see. I have used the BCN lotion base for a while now and my customers love it. However, the majority of them are getting savvy with ingredients and are seeking products that have no parabens. Therefore, my question is, does anyone know of a base that is comparable to BCN and is paraben-FREE!

TIA

i love it. looks very nice. Becky is a charm. I love working with her.

i am with carebear, i prefer them natural with color accents such as jojoba beads, crandberry seeds, etc.

you can also get the pill form from walmart and put it through the coffee grinder. (just a thought)

i have never done one therefore i can't give any first hand experience. however, i will say any exposure is great. so if it fits your time and budget, i would say go for it.

everything looks lovely. congrats on your show.

i don't prefill my jars and then add scent once an order is placed. however, i do make up batches of things, scent according to order, then fill jar. HTH

i love it

i don't use their soap displays, however, i do use thier lip balm display and it is really nice

i use rubbermaid totes. too keep things together and to get at much product in the tote, i use cardboard to layer each row. most of the time i can get everything in two totes

I was gonna post that I've never seen the sage green boxes on Kangaroo Blue.........Scent Works is the only place I've ever seen them.

It's always good to see both sides of the story.......I've never had a problem with KB!!

you know that is funny b/c Scent Works is the one and only place I have seen the sage boxes.

FNWL also carries the cosmetic grade

i use it in my sugar scrub with success. HTH

i have never had a problem with them either.

try sks-bottle.com

She is down right Gorgeous!

my goodness,that does sound nice

Thank you Crafty1 for your input. And to you again Janelle. I hope I have the problem of having too many customers to be able to provide written receipts. Have a great day all of you!

you're welcome and believe me you'll probably have tons of customers. good luck with your craft season