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I have bars of both non milk and milk soaps that are a few years old, They are fine, incredible lather, Very mild and there is No off smell and the scent is still strong in them. With proper storage they should be fine in my opinion. I do CP and very little HP.

I do. Some days when I do it I curse it others I find it not a hassle. It does not smell after but it does smell while doing it. I feel everyone should at least try it once. Make sure you ask for the suet (fat from around the organs) and ask if he will grind it up for you. The worse part for me is the grinding. Here is the way I do it but use very little water, I do not cover the fat with it. I maybe use a cup to 2 cups. http://candleandsoap.about.com/od/soapmakingoils/ss/rendertallow.htm

You can make any recipe and use the beer as your water. Make sure the beer is flat with no fuzz left and it is cold. Add lye very slow to it as it can volcano. Very lttle of the scent remains after you make it, if any. You can add ground up oatmeal in it also.

I think you mean Swiftcraftymonkey"s blog. Maybe this will help you find what you are looking for. http://swiftcraftymonkey.blogspot.com/

Scented I hope you can make it, I understand about the production part. Yes the FB page is keeping everyone up to date! I see that they announced Kelly Bloom will be there talking about preservatives and something else, lol, a senior moment!

Scented are you going this year, I want to hear you sing (heard you put on a great show!! Emilyspoppy, this is a regional gathering not a national one. It is a small one but tons of info and lots to learn, meet peers, internet friends, goodie bags and vendors. I have not attended one but have heard from the people who do attend this one and I am so excited to be going this year. Small groups are better any day than big fancy 500.00 ones.

Candybee sorry to hear that, maybe you will come up with something before it is sold out.

Is there anyone from here going to the Mid Atlantic Lights and Lathers Gathering. I registered today. I am so excited. I have wanted to go for many years. http://www.blackcatgraphicdesign.com/wordpress/

From what I have read today there was a huge loop hole in the contract. I guess Iwill have to wait and let the legal system hash it out before I can make judgement on this. It seems the manufacturer still has both names on the codes to the FO's which should have been changed upon the sale of them. I am not saying what is being done is right just saying let the lawyers hash it out and see what is fair and then I shall decide if I will be buying.

It is super cleansing, it helps detoxify and draws out impurities. But remember you can not make any claims only that it is cleansing. It is great for acne and helps reduce pores. My grand daughters use it and love it. It odes stain washclothes and bubbles will be gray to black. HTH

This company does and I believe most companies will send it. http://www.essentialdepot.com/servlet/the-Alaska--dsh--Hawaii--dsh--US-Territories-%26-APO-fdsh-FPO-address/Categories

I agree with Cindym recipe and make bigger batches and also make sure you let it cure out for a few weeks, it think you will see a difference. Also watch out for using Sunflower at that high of a % might get dos. Anything over 10% and I have had it.

Your recipe may be too cleansing which will strip out your natural oils. Maybe you could put your recipe here it would be easier to help you with it. How long are you letting them cure for. Even HP needs a cure time to mellow out. There is a big difference between a soap 1 week old and one 6 weeks old as far as not drying your skin, harder bar and more lather in my recipe.

Natures Garden has pet friendly FO's I have used them and neem in my pet soap. My Son uses it on their dog all the time with out problems. I would not use an EO at all, too many risks.

I have tried all types of liners as TallTayl has also. I do the freezer also which works the best. If you oil the mold the oil will go through saponification just as the oils in your soap does.