Shari

I think they are very pretty.   I quit getting glycerin rivers when I lowered my water amount/lye concentration.  I soap at 30-33% and still encourage gel but haven't had rivers since I started using less water.   I find the more liquid, the hotter the gel, the more likely to get rivers.

Love the jar with copper lid.  I saw one similar at BBW.  Didn't like the scent though. 

As stated above, you're going to have to check out different suppliers and their stock of MP bases to see what's in them.  They do vary somewhat.   Also, you can't have any kind of soap without lye.  No such animal.  

A couple suppliers to check are Wholesale Supplies Plus, Nature' Garden, Brambleberry.  There are others but I don't use much in the MP world.  Only for imbeds. 

21 hours ago, Grani L said:

Hello -

Does anyone that have smelled Peaks Botanical Orchard and Nectar in the past know where I can find a dupe of this scent? TIA

Peak is back up and running and they have it. 

On ‎11‎/‎30‎/‎2018 at 11:53 AM, Candybee said:

Cocoa Therapy was my fav until I tried Peaks Sea Salt & Cocoa Bean. Yowzer! Now that's a brilliant chocolate! Makes Cocoa Therapy smell cheap by comparison.

 

I also love WSP's Chili Pepper Toffee. Hmmmm..... maybe I found my match! Naw..... I still think a light cocoa note blended with a creamy butter salty finish would be the ticket. So the cocoa doesn't overwhelm you but the other notes are soft so you still get chocolate but a mellow creamy type.

Did you ever make one?   I'm gearing up to get my soaps made for the upcoming year and looking for some new scents to try.  I just ordered Lavender Marshmallow from Just Scent as it's the only candle scent from BBW that I fell in love with.   Going to give it a try in some soap and sugar scrub.    Also ordered Sea Salt & Citrus and Godiva Berry Truffle.   I get tired of making the same thing year after year.  I have some standards I have to keep but want to add some new too. 

@Ginger Aneshansel hello and welcome!   I'm a soap, B&B maker.  Been at it for 8 or so years now. 

They turned out beautiful!  

That turned out really pretty.  Love it!

I do what Barbara AL does in the oven sometimes.  I generally just cover them with either a lid or some cardboard then place 3-4 towels over the top and then put one of those   I always get full gel.  If it's cooler than usual, I'll put a heating pad under the molds.  I use wood molds with silicone liners.

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Hello and Welcome!

I will never put all my eggs in one basket.  Too many suppliers have gone out of business leaving people in a jam.  Nature's Garden is one I use quite a few from, WSP when they have a sale, Elements Bath & Body for a few, Rustic Escentuals.

I don't make candles but soap/B&B.  I've used true lilac and it's a nice one.  Discolored my soap an orange/yellow.  Almost looked like DOS at first.   50 Shades I make and sell in soap and shave soap.  Good scent.  Not super strong like some men's scents.

Beautiful babies.  Being a grandma is the greatest thing ever.   Also, congratulations on your business success!  Hard work pays off.

I'm kind of thinking their oils are diluted for skin use as well.  I have a problem with sites that don't give much information or even a scent description and only offer 1 size.   I personally would pass.  You could contact them and ask.

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I don't worry about what others do though I probably would have been like you and explained why I couldn't like their page.  I see things all the time and just move on these days. 

I'm sure it's harder as you are friends.  Hope she gets over her butt hurt without any damage to your friendship.

I've only ever made bath bombs with SLSA.  Interested to see what you come up with.   I have SCI but haven't used it as yet.  Bought it to make shampoo bars.

If you have an empty glass bottle I would wash it out well with soap and water, let it dry upside down for a bit,  then I spray it with 91% Alcohol and let it evaporate.  I transfer FO's in plastic to glass bottles as they become empty. 

That stinks.....I've gone to make a soap and realized I somehow overlooked the fact I used the very last of it.  On to plan B.

It's possible it's the FO. Hard to say sometimes what causes DOS.  I've only ever gotten it once in a lavender soap and once in a tea tree soap.  After doing some reading it seems that it can happen with both for some reason. 

@Barbara AL  I may have to give that a go sometime.   I hadn't made soap since June until this past weekend and I had to make a special order.  I really need to get back into the swing of things to get restocked for the spring. 

Time most importantly . An amazing soaping shed.   Lots of oils and butters, a few more molds, jars for scrubs and did I say time........

What about a cranberry citrus, I don't make a lot of holiday scents in my soap as they just don't sell.  I have an apple cinnamon that was a pretty slow mover....I use a fairly high lard % in my slow moving recipe.  That's a hard call.  Love spell is a slow mover for sure....just rename it to something holiday?  

I use 5% and use aged Indonesian  as well.  I have some die hard customers who lover their Patch.