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    The Candle Source

    in Fragrance Discussion

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    6 hours ago, Trappeur said:

    Oh yeah!!! It is exactly as the name to a T!

    I don't care for it to burn for myself as that is not my cup of tea fragrance but it is spot on and a big seller in 1 store.

     

    Trappeur

    Who do you buy it from?

    Warning ⚠️Rustic Escentuals

    in Fragrance Discussion

    Posted

    1 hour ago, Nickie said:

    I have never ever tried oils from WSP and what is holding me back is the price. I do believe you get why you pay for tho!  Do the price not effect the end price of your finished items?  

    I can totally see your point about the price of WSP's oils. However, I'd say about once a year they have a sale for about 35% off their fragrance oils. If you buy from them then, and also pretend that you're getting another $2-$3 or so off per pound (depending on how much you buy) because of the fact that they offer free shipping, their prices become as good as anybody else, sometimes better. But I must advise that you have your list all made out and ready to go when the sale hits, because pretty quickly they run out of stock on some of the more popular ones.

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    I need help finding a medical grade lanolin for less

    in Bath, Body & Cosmetics

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    Thanks, TT. I'm pretty sure cosmetic grade is the same as pharmaceutical grade (USP) which falls into the stinky category. I was looking at what TKBtrading.com sells, reading the comments, and someone specifically said they were disappointed that it wasn't flavorless like the Lansinoh stuff. I'm sure TKB's is the same stuff as what bulk apothecary and all the others sell. Someone in the comments of BA's lanolin also mentioned the smell. At Brambleberry's, someone's review of their "Ultra Refined" lanolin reads: "While it still does have an unpleasant smell it's much less than the unrefined."  Most people rave about lanolin because of its properties (on all the sites) but turns out it smells like sheep. IF the odorless stuff was available for a reasonable price, there's no way a crafter would choose the USP variety over it. Here's a quote from lisaliseblog.com:

    "This lanolin has all the lovely, skin-loving properties that lanolin normally provides, but it is not heavy-smelling, sheepy-smelling, or anything else undesirable-smelling.
    It's scent-free!
    (insert little happy dance here)
    Even though I have learned to blend essential oils that work with heavier-smelling ingredients like lanolin over the years, it's always a joy to have a little more freedom.
    And unscented lanolin is pure unadulterated freedom."

     

    She is referring to the aforementioned Medilan lanolin being sold by a company in the UK. Which won't ship to the US.

     

    I need help finding a medical grade lanolin for less

    in Bath, Body & Cosmetics

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    I am in the process of formulating a lip balm, and I hear lanolin is the bomb. After researching, I've discovered that there are basically two types: 1) the sheepy smelling USP stuff that has more impurities in it and can be found many places, and 2) medical grade lanolin that is pretty odorless and cleaner. The names for the clean stuff are Lansinoh and Medilan. Lansinoh may be using Medilan, not sure--didn't look too deep on that. Well, it turns out that about the cheapest I can find Lansinoh is 1.41 ozs for $6. And Medilan is made by Croda which I guess only sells to the big guys. There is someone in the UK who has managed to get some from them and sells it for a reasonable price, but, sadly, they don't ship to the US. I must say I'm quite surprised that there isn't someone (in the US) supplying this superior product to the small crafter. I saw many people mentioning their dislike of the odor of the regular stuff, and yet, no one is out there meeting the obvious demand for a better product. I should do it myself and make my millions. Well, I don't think there's a source, but just in case, I thought I'd ask all you nice folks here. 

     

    3 Rebatches a la Lilly

    in Old Style B & B Gallery

    Posted

    Nice job on the rebatching. I did some too, but had to push the envelope and try 50% soap shreds to new oils. So, I'm gonna let them set a while to harden up more before I unmold. Actually, what I had wasn't soap "shreds". It was soap "crumbles". I found out what happens when you don't use a stick blender and pour fairly runny. It ends up like crumbly soft sand! After curing for almost 2 weeks, I could take it and break it up into crumbles.  It was actually very interesting...if I broke it up and then continued to massage it, what I ended up with was something almost exactly like playdough!  So If I ever need to sculpt some soap, I'll know how to make the playdough for it (assuming I can replicate what I did the first time).

     

    I do see the horse; cool :)

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    What is your #1, VERY favorite FO?

    in Fragrance Discussion

    Posted

    5 hours ago, Candybee said:

    Fillmore's Lemon Biscotti is TDF! Fillmore is one of my FO suppliers. They have some seriously good keepers like Cedar Garland, Christmas Tree, and the fabulous Nutmeg & Ginger.

     

    Currently my all time fav FO is CS Mistletoe followed by EBB's Patchouli Honey. Just the opposite of my original answer in this thread from page 1. I just love candles with this FO although it makes some pretty decent smelling soap too. But I only use Patchouli Honey for soapmaking now.

    Have you tried the Cedar Garland in CP soap? If so, how did it perform?

    Ugh! or Why I don't like Crunchy People

    in General Candle Making Discussions

    Posted

    I spent several years living on a coconut plantation, and they never did any pesticiding or fertilizing of the trees. I think the virgin is better for you than the refined, but as far as "organic" don't know that you could buy anything but (I could be wrong). But of course to market it to certain people, org. certification was necessary, but I don't think they had to do anything different for it.

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    Weirdest. Order. Ever.

    in Fragrance Discussion

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    Why throw away a perfectly good bowl? I got one with my order too, 2 years ago. We used it for awhile, but with kids all our bowls break eventually, and so did this one. It's the perfect size and was nice while it lasted. But being suspicious is way more fun. I should've hired a detective.

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    Hotel Costes

    in Fragrance Discussion

    Posted

    On 9/12/2014 at 2:21 AM, ChandlerWicks said:

     I think we've agreed to send the 1ozer of gold to AFI, after OG tries it. I really, really wanted to send it to FCC, but I had such trouble getting HT with their fOs in my wax. Their scents are wonderful smelling OOB, strawberry is the best I've smelt, better then Sweetcakes Strawberry but can't get any throw. It's a shame, but not switching waxes at this point.

    I bought straight from AFI to see if their Sugar Cookie Royale is the Moonworks Dupe, it's very, very good at 6%, think could go down to a much lower %. My sniffer is really off right now, so I don't trust myself & will be getting opinions on it, as soon as I can get samples sent out. Which is looking far off  from the way I'm getting things done. I'm taking some to puma, who will give to OG & then she'll get it done!

    OBTW, Sun & Earth from FB is not so good, I can't stand sniffing it, BLECH. At some point I'd like to send the 2 FOS to you to compare. If that's ok.

    May I ask who FCC is? I'm curious about this Strawberry that you say is better than Sweetcakes'. 

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