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Here's an all natural alternative. http://www.texasnaturalsupply.com/productinfo.aspx?productid=AVWLG

How about doing a search for "cheese markers" Here's a link: http://www.thefind.com/kitchen/info-cheese-markers

M & P does not contain KOH. I know for a fact that the M & P base from Texas Natural Supply lists all ingredients and is all natural. "Ingredients: Distilled Water, Denatured alcohol, Palm Oil, Coconut Oil, Castor Oil, Safflower Oil, Sugar, Kosher vegetable glycerin, Sodium Hydroxide" The secret isn't some hidden ingredient but rather the ratios and process of how it's made. I know this because I'm the manufacturer there. And no, I'm not revealing any secrets.

Yes they are made just for her but there must be used ones out there somewhere or something else that's similar. I might just have to make it myself. I have a whole garage full of tools that isn't being used right now since I stopped making molds.

Hi everyone. I have a couple stores that are interested in carrying my soap logs for their customers to cut their own bars. I have seen the SunFeather displays and those would be perfect. http://ep.yimg.com/ca/I/yhst-88061449750291_2079_2951072 The problem with buying them through them is that you also have to buy over $1000 worth of her soap. I could build them myself but I have very little time right now. Especially since my 6 year old son wants me to build him a bunk bed. There's got to be some out there from places that used to sell that soap but have stopped. I've googled, checked ebay, craigslist, and other online classifieds. Anyone have any ideas where I could get a display with the built in cutter? I'd prefer one with a wire cutter over a blade. Thanks for all your help.

I understand about the saw. The one I use was $1,750. Painful but you get what you pay for.

I have a couple videos on my site now. More to come when I get a chance to breathe between my 3 jobs. Here's the link: http://loganbearcandles.com/teststore/videos.html

I have 2 videos up on my site now. You can see them here: http://loganbearcandles.com/teststore/videos.html Next one I'll be posting will show how to unmold an 18 bar slab mold. More will follow soon. I hope they help everyone.

I now have the video embedded in my website here: http://loganbearcandles.com/teststore/video_slab_assemble.html I'll be making the unmolding video tonight and will have it posted on my site tomorrow. Hope this helps everyone.

Glad you finally got it. I just posted this video last night. It should help you out a bit. I'll have it and others posted on my site soon. Hope you enjoy it.

Someone more knowledgeable than myself might correct me if I'm wrong. As far as I know, a "tearless" soap like johnson & johnson's Baby Wash doesn't use lye. Instead, it's a bunch of chemicals like SLS, Sorbitan Laurate, EDTA, and Sodium Chloride to name a few. Far from natural. Bottom line is that if it's made with lye, it's not tearless.

As long as the ingredient list says 100% Sodium Hydroxide (or NaOH) and no other additives, I don't believe there is a difference. There is food grade for making things like pretzels and there is technical grade. I have always used technical grade because it's cheaper and have never had a problem.

Gel or not, I try a bar right away with each new scent or recipe. I've never had any problems. The only difference I've noticed between a new bar and a cured bar is that the new one is much softer and won't last as long. I may be wrong but I think what Patka might have experienced was lye pockets.

Ah, gotcha. With CP, instead of melting a base and maybe putting in some additives then pouring into a mold, you develop a recipe of oils and/or butters to get your desired characteristics of the soap. You mix those ingredients along with any additives and lye to get a chemical reaction called saponification. It's much more involved than MP and can be more rewarding and frustrating too. You may go through a dozen different recipes before you settle on one or two that you really like. HTH

CP = Cold Process Here's a link that may help you with other abbreviations. http://www.craftserver.com/forums/showthread.php?t=769