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firegirl

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    West Coast
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    I work too damn hard.. well... sort of..
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    Married.. 2 kids.. I have been a firefighter for 18 years.

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  1. Thank you for the reply! I will certainly give them a try. I LOVE the foaming bath butter & was hoping that their M & P was good as well. I must admit I am very excited to give their rebatch soap a try!
  2. I am sorry.. not sure why that is.. I use goat milk base & add extra oils to my soap.
  3. I am thinking soap was just too cold? Perhaps it would not have crumbled if it warmed up a little and was not so "brittle"?
  4. Hello.. I was just curious if anyone has used mysoapbase.com yet? They are located in Irvine,Ca.. Which does not really matter because shipping is FREE! This is Stephensons soap base & they also sell the foaming bath butter as well.. & yes.. Shipping is free for that as well.. They will be selling re-batch soap in 5 weeks or so. I have only purchased the foaming bath butter so far.. For me on West Coast shipping has always been a killer.. They are also starting to sell coconut oil & others as well.. Free shipping! Please share your results with their M & P bases.. I have always been a die hard SFIC fan but I will give them a try.. Teri
  5. WOW.. that is very good information! Thanks for all the advice! Will keep it all in mind. Teri
  6. Cibaria.. thanks so much.. You live in Riverside.. I am in Hemet.. THis shea smells definitely old.. Will have to figure something out..
  7. 8 Gran Ones.. yes.. I know exactly where you are located. If I decide to change waxes, I would be happy to get some of my wax to you.. Teri
  8. North or South? My boyfriend lives in Modesto. I will be up there next Monday.. how funny!
  9. Here Here!! Where in warm Ca are you? I am just east of Riverside.. If I find a new wax that works, I would give you my last few cases of GB415. Teri
  10. Okay.. the comparable waxes are on the page I pasted. Here it is in their words "We have 2 paraffin based soft container blends that are comparable to the Astorlite J223. They are called Accu-Par #22 & Accu-Par J60. They are both very soft, creamy & opaque & have very good hot & cold scent throw." I at least have somewhere to start. All these years.. if one of these works.. I will be ecstatic and hopefully will help support Swans so they get more customers and stay in business. We west coasters are really hurting for good wax suppliers.. to say the least. Teri
  11. Thanks so much! I would love to hear your results as well. I think my link showed which container blends they were comparing to the "J223". So overwhelming trying to get back into the swing of things. Now, I keep reading about weak oils to boot.. sigh.. oh the joys of testing..lol.. I will post when I get a chance to test some of their waxes so that those interested can possibly save themselves some headaches and unnecessary costs. Teri
  12. Thanks! I did do a search and found most info on the soy or soy blends. I was hoping to find more information on their "J223 type" waxes. I am looking to replace my J223. Any input would be great. I probably just need to head to La and check them out in person..
  13. This may sound pretty lame.. I have MANY pounds of shea butter that has been stored covered and sealed in my living room for over a year.. This is the ultra refined shea. It now has a slight "old" smell. I will never be able to use it in lotions but was wondering before I toss over 20#'s in the trash, could this still be used for soap? Not to sell but for someone to practice with or???? I spent a LOT of money on this and hate to completely waste it.. I know.. should have sold it.. went through a divorce and EVERYTHING came to a screetching halt.. If you could only see the Hundreds of FO's I have from all the best suppliers... I am overwhelmed.. any advice appreciated.. not looking to make money.. just hate to toss it. Teri
  14. You have not been on here long enought to do a coop. Not a biggie. You will get there soon enough. Basically several people go in on a product to cut costs. If IFT has a minimum purchase of 20#'s several people could go in on it and each buy a few pounds a piece so you reach your minimum. I have not tried the version from SOS. I thought they would send me a pound since I supplied the sample, but no such luck . I had purchased my fragrance oil from a gal who had IFT duplicate her candle. She was looking to sell some of her oil off so I bought it and it is to die for. I never imagined that SOS would charge $28 per pound for the Ultra Concentrate. That is way too much for an oil put in a candle. I just have no idea how IFT works anymore. I thought that they had changed their name. Henry Bendel Vanilla Bean is such an amazing scent. When you get more candles poured and decide if you want this scent bad enough.. you could send your own sample in to a perfume manufacturer and have it duplicated. I have done it and it is worth the effort. HTH Teri
  15. Hello, I have recently returned to candle making after a hiatus.. sans husband! lol I have been using a parasoy blend for years. I have enjoyed the benefits of the two. My problem is this. I am not able to get J223 locally anymore and it is not cost effective to continue using it anymore in my blend. I wanted to know if any other chanldlers on the west coast are using any of the container blends from Swans? They are comparing them to J223. I was hoping for some input. I am able to pick up locally so this would be a huge cost savings to me. Here is the link in case anyone else on west coast is looking as well. Thanks! http://swans-candle-supplies.com/store/candlewax.html Teri
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