Beth-VT

Our natural foods store has Stevia liquid in two types. *One is a Stevia Concentrate which is dark brown in color and contains Stevia/water 4:1 *One is a Stevia Extract which (although in an amber bottle) appears to be clearer in color) and is Stevia/vegetable glycerin at 60% I think. I'm sure that the concentrate, because of the dark color, would darken your balm, but if you only need a drop or so maybe it's not a factor. But I'm wondering if one is better than the other, or gives noticeably different results. TIA.

NO problems with scents mixing. They are a standard slip cover tin and will keep the scent in.

What they said. You need to check both.

I'm finally going to attempt soaping, have all my stuff except lye. Have been checking everywhere..... Home Depot Agway Feed (chain) Aubuchon Harware (chain) Called several Industrial Plumbing Suppliers Called Paper/Cleaning suppliers I swear I checked 14 different types of stores, and FINALLY, the good old Tru-Value Hardware stores (2 of them none the less) carry the Red-Devil. Hadn't checked the grocery stores but ours are so flakey I doubt they'll have it. Once I get tot he point of needing more I'll probably order on-line, but for those still looking, Tru-Value was my best bet.

I've used both the 2-part and the 1-part UV and have had no troubles with either or see any noticeable difference between the two. I now use the 1 part just because it's so much easier, and can get it for about $17/lb.

They are usually somehwere in the kitchen area, sometimes hanging, sometimes bunch up in a basket. Don't have a pic handy but the tins are about 1-1/4" in dia, stacked in 3's and shrink wrapped together, you'd know them when you saw them. $0.50 is a great deal, they are usually $.094. Off to Wal-Mart

I like the top one too

Heathre, I have that exact same program and have done that process. Just PM'd you.

I believe anothe name is "Naples" bottles...and SKS carries them. HTH.

I get mine from a distributor who gets them from Richards Packaging. Richards is the manufacturer of these jars....here's their link, maybe you have a dist. near to you. http://www.richardspackaging.com/catalogue/locations.htm If not, there are several suppliers that carry them. I pay $0.44 ea for mine (and $.16 ea. for the zinc jj lids) which is $5.28/dz, right in line with annareeb. I believe they are $3 something/dz direct from Richards. If you're paying over a buck I think you can do better.... Off the top of my head, I know that Bitter Creek Carries them, and Ruth at Flowerpatch I think. HTH.

LOL...now THAT'S what I was trying to get at, just didn't get it out quite right . Thanks Michi, that is exactly my concern. I think I would think it kind of odd, so maybe that answers my own question.

Hmmm...I would try a pink (of course), an maybe try and mute it some by adding something more neutral, maybe a bit of brown, or ivory or vanilla'ish..something along those lines. HTH.

Heh heh...I bought about 100 of these last year, love them! They are perfect too for making little samples to burn, I've sold many of them to out-of-state customers who want to try a certain scent from my container line.

Expensive? Time consuming? Really?.....I hadn't noticed Forgive me, but that statement just chaps my a$$. Too many people come to a board and want answers givent o them so they can forego the expense and time of testing themselves. Well I'm sorry, but it doesn't work that way. If you're going to make a go at this, you need to do it yourself and do it right!! This is not a cheap nor easy venture, it's not a get rich quick scheme. I (and many other serious peeps here) have spent thousands (yes t-h-o-u-s-a-n-d-s) of dollars to get where we are and it's really frustrating when someone comes here and says "..to save me, and I'm sure a few others who are making these or interested in making these, some time and money as it could get pretty expensive testing!!" If you can't afford to test, then don't make the product. This is not an issue of not wanting to help, I have no problem helping with many types of issues, but youre question as worded sure isn't one of them. Testing is important. Testing requires that you learn about the product, the process, the outcome. If you don't test yourself but take someone elses word for what works, then you have no clue as to the real outcome. It's dangerous for your customers and for your own liability.

There's no easy out for this. You'll just have to test your own. Each FO will bind (or not) at different ratios. The same fragrance from different suppliers might bind differently as well. HTH.

I've been testing sprays using cyclo and FO and am loving it. I use it in my hair, on my skin, on the linens, even on the dog areas like her bed and futon (yes, she has her own futon). My question is, do you make just one spray and market it as a kind of an all purpose item, or do you do seperate ratios. Like for body sprays (using skin safe oils of course)...do you use a lower percentage of oil in your body/hair sprays and market it as such, then maybe use a stronger version and market it for room/linen sprays? I don't think I'm writing this the way I want it to sound. Example: a common ratio for cyclo/FO seems to be 8:1, which is roughly 11% FO. For a room/linen spray this is great and would have a strong scent, but is that too high a % for even skin safe oils? I've not had any skin reactions or problems myself but wondering if others might find it irritating??

Woo Hoo!! Way ta go 'T'!

Oh, I'm sure that flat-rate shipping won't work for a fundraiser, lol. The FR boxes are small and not applicable for what you're doing. If you're looking at shipping the complete fundraiser order, your best bet will be either Fed-Ex or UPS.

Make it a triple!!!

On BCN's site, go to the Shopping Cart, then Containers, then Flowerpots & Misc. Jars, they are on the second page.

BCN has them, they fit the Wally World pots perfectly.

Yes, there are a lot of differences between soy & paraffin. There are pro's and con's to both, neither is best. There are also blends that are great as well. Only you can decide which one would be best suited for your purpose. I wouldn't necessarily choose to go with soy just becasue you can pick it up all though there's certainly nothing wrong with that. There are several suppliers in the Northeast that you can get wax from at good prices (all types of wax) and shipping will be much less than what you pay on e-bay. When you have the capabilities to buy several cases at a time, the discoutn is even greater. However, if you decide you like the EcoSoa and can pick it up, it's cetainly the most cost effective way to go. You sound like you're new to the game, I would suggest you do some research. Read the tips for newbies and FAQ's on the CT main boards, Google for some other boards as well and read about waxes and their properties. Then I suggest buying some sample slabs from a reputable supplier and test them out. Then you can make an educated choice about what you want to use HTH.

I think she's referring to making tapers from a mold, not hand dipped .

Tammy, don't think there's any suppliers in NH, in fact, not many suppliers of anything up here, lol. Here's a link to a wax supplier in VT, down in White River Junction, which should be close enough for you to pick up. They carry EcoSoya and Beeswax and some natural wicking and EO's, not sure what type of wax you're looking for. Did you buy that slab from someone in the region? I don't even pay that much for a case. http://www.vermontsoywax.com/vermontsoywax/products.html

I prefer the text layout from #2, on the pic in # 3