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A finished melt and pour soap scented with Musk Sticks.

Last night I was watching Soap Queen video tutorial about rolling the soap then using it in a mould and I thought I would give it a shot.

So I poured some white goats milk soap then waited, then poured light pink on top. Waited about 7 minutes and removed it from the cooking paper in the pan.

The started to roll to soap to create swirls then cut them into 2cm wide lots. Once I had swirls I placed them into my plastic mould and since then added more white goats milk soap.

Scented with Musk Sticks FO. Smells so amazing.
Will know more tomorrow when I put them out but here is a photo pre pouring.

Thanks, I love the Amazon Lily & Rain too. Plus I made an extra one for myself and it's so nice.
 

I have to work on my display as it's getting a little messy.I was thinking of small wooden steps to put on the table, then I can have the soaps sitting on each level.
I'm going to have to do some research.. Any suggestions and im all ears.

Scent: Monkey Farts

Love this one specially for the people with kids.

Clear soap

I think I will just keep posting here rather then creating new threads.

Yesterdays soaps. 
Amazon Lily & Rain

Thanks Candybee,

Here is my current soaps. They are selling quick. I think I need to make more then 8 of each at a time.

Current candle customers are now asking me for custom soaps. This is just amazing to me. Not that long ago I made my first melt and pour and now I am taking orders.
Finished off some Strawberry and Love Spell soaps today. Im starting to really love soap making.
Photo below.
 

It's amazing what you can learn on youtube
I was a programmer/web design/graphic designer for 10 years before starting candles.

My labels are round 4.5cm - printed by inkjet printer on sticky paper, then stuck to a sheet of colour cardboard then cut out with Scissors by hand.

I am going to need more ribbon colours.

I wrapped them all up today and they go on sale tomorrow morning.
 

I have 4 Champagne & Strawberries but I just made anther 10 - ready for tomorrow, 3 x Lime, Basil & Mandarin, 4 x  Lemon Myrtle and 20 x Chanel No5 Type.

If they sell well then I will be sure to make more of the,.

Here are some photos.

I ended up wrapping up one of the heart soaps in the shop just to see how it would look and it sold as a lady walked in. Thankfully I got a photo before that.
I've made another 50 hearts yesterday and hopefully with a little luck I can get them all done in the next few days.

Here is another one I did yesterday and just got them out of the mould. There is just 3 of these soap bars as it was a test.

It's Lime, Basil & Mandarin in Goats Milk M&P with clear soap in yellow and green swirls.

As I was un-moulding them, I got an order for 20 of them from a lady walking around my shop. yay!

BTW - I put the heart soaps from the first post into a small container and today they are not "wet" any more. I will check them tomorrow.

Some photos.

I've just come home and had a look at the soap and I noticed it's got what looks like small bubbles or sweat bubbles on it. It's very wet but its not been used all day.

Does anyone know how to fix this. Maybe I have done something wrong.

I tried it last night, it was great.

I think the supplier of the m&p soap said wait 24-48 hours after pouring to selling just to let it set and wrap it in plastic wrap to hot let it sweat.
I think my bars need to be bigger though. 80 grams is nice size but might be a bit small. Most bars of soap at 90-100 grams.

Hi everyone,

I've been a candle maker now for 3 years and work only with Soy wax making melts, votives and jar candles.
I have a small retail shop (50m2) in my town and I needed to expand my selling options so now im trying my luck at soap.

I have been watching youtube videos and ready blogs on melt and pour soap as I simply don't have months to wait for the soap to crue.

I purchased 5kg of goat milk soap and some colours and scent and I started working on my soap yesterday.

Here is a few photos of my Champagne & Strawberries soap with Clear soap red hearts.

I hope I have done ok, I will be giving these a try in the next few days.

Well, I finally purchased my table and it's awesome. Nice and solid with metal top and it's 97cm tall which is great because im 6f4" tall.

Here is my new table.

Hi Everyone,

I have been making candles for a few years now and finally got a retail shop where I make my candles and sell them. At the moment i'm just using a plastic fold up table but I am seeing areas that are not flat anymore from the candle weight and hence need a new work bench fast. Something a little more solid and taller as im 6f4".

I have found this (link below) and just wondering what other candle/soap people use. Would this be suitable do you think?
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/MAXIM-WORKBENCH-Garage-Shed-Workshop-Stainless-Steel-Top-Table-Storage-Worktable-/261152107170?pt=AU_Tool_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3ccde0eaa2

Thanks.

-Dean

My customers also love my melts using PB (no mix), even 8 months after I made them they still smell great.
The ct is amazing and they just leave them in sock draws, or on the window ledge for the sun to hit it.

I don't use flourescent dyes. It was lipstick pink and yellow liquid dye to might bright orange.

Yes all my votives and melts are scented.

My first preference for my candle business name was Guardian Candles but I found some company already registered it. When I contacted them about buying the business name they only wanted to make a license deal with me. So I moved on and found a better name.

Sentinel Candles

"A person who protects or defends something." In this case the candle light.

Im very happy with my choice and wouldn't think about changing it - ever!

Thanks very much Vernie and Puma.

I use Ecosoya Pillar Blend Soy Wax for my melts and votives.

I have tried to blend with palm wax and it didn't work for me.

The melts don't last long before they get sold, the entire trays get sold every 1-2 weeks so their is always new ones being made.

However I still have some melts in my kitchen that have been there for 8 months and they still smell amazing.

Regarding the earrings, I can ship them to you. Your in the United States?

Thanks for the replies. I have uploaded the file to my server and you can watch it with the flash player. Or download the 26MB file to your computer.

http://sentinelcandles.com/video/

No Audio as I forgot to turn it on. sorry.

Enjoy!

P.S. If you have a video of your setup or shop im sure the rest of us would like to see it too.

Post them here.

I made a little video of my shop, it's turned out at 26MB in the file size, I can't get it any smaller then that.

I can upload it to my site, just wondering if anyone wants to see it?

Let me know.

I had a client today walk into my shop and she wanted a mix of fragrances.

Here is the list.

Lavender

Juniper Breeze

Patchouli

Sandalwood (with Jasmine version)

I explained I could not be responsible for the end result and she was willing to take the chance.

I had these scents in 20 gram melts, so I put them into my pot and melted them down.

DAMN! It smells so good. Loving this fragrance.

Just thought I would share.