Katherine

Any must have FO's from Alabaster that are skin safe(other than Peach, Magnolia & Raspberry......I already have that one)? Thanks

"samples"? are they doing sample sizes again? really? where on the site?

ok, how do we figure out how many drops of FO would be added if making a 1/4 oz cyclo roller bottle? Thanks & while we are on it, the 1/3 oz rollers as well?

Does anyone make homemade or use premade base of: "hand sanitizer" (that disappearing stuff like B&BW has) or make homemade or use premade base of: "hand soap" (like the pump style soaps B&BW has)? I know those are just HUGE sellers at B&BW & was thinking of dabbling in that area. Thanks

FAST service!! My friend & I placed an order Friday afternoon, it arrived this(monday) morning............no extra shipping charges, just regular shipping...(which was cheap too)! So far, OOB, like: 90% of the FO's! ( & the 10% I don't like are scents I wouldn't like from anywhere!)

EXCELLENT idea!!!!

Daystars Buttercream Frosting

maybe, we can beg for the $1 samples again! I bet EVERYONE is adding tons more of their scents to their lines as a result! If we all beg together at the same time?

or the neighbors calling the cops & hauling my kids away!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dumb question, but: can Citronella FO work too, or does it have to be the EO?

Monkey Treats Monkey Snacks or, you can avoid the monkey all together & call it a fruity type name: Jungle Fruits Fruity Paradise Exotic Fruits Banana Fruit Salad But, I must say, that the name Monkey Farts/Toots will get people curious enough to at least take a sniff!

If we want to do our own bug repellent & use Citronella, does it have to be EO or can the FO work to? Does anyone know? Thanks

I read somewhere, maybe on here (?) that Patchouli has worked for alot of people as well.

Has anyone tried Just Scents April Fresh Downey? if so, how true to the real thing do you think it is? I've tried Indiana Candle's & think it is a great dupe, but am planning a JS order & was wondering, since I need more. Thanks.

ROFL!!!!!!!!!

It looks GREAT!!! Easy to navigate, easy to read fonts & colors. All categories are explained. Terrific descriptions of products. You have so many wonderful different candles to choose from. Those gift baskets look amazing! I love the: Meet the Chandler. I love the way you represent yourself whe you wrote: All our products are made by hand with love. We are proud of our products and know you will be too. Our line of highly scented soy blend wax candles, and Room & Linen Spray will give your home a wonderful fragrance. Once you try our line of products, you will come back again and again to "Pamper" Yourself or Someone You Love. Just reading that makes you want to try your stuff! You send out a positive, confident, "try-me-you'll-love-me" type message. The only thing I would make any comment about, is minor & regarding the Scent Descriptions page: Sometimes its easier to look through a list if they are listed in alphabetical order.........especially if you have those people who know exactly what they like already & just skim up & down the list looking for what they already know & like. Otherwise: B R A V O!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! A masterpiece! Good luck to you!!! You seem to have a large selection of so many wonderful products. You will no doubt do very well!!! BRAVO:yes:

Has anyone tried, from CandleChem: English Lavender and also, Lavender? They don't have scent descriptions & I'm wondering which one to get. Any reviews? Thanks. One more: anyone tried their Grapefruit Verbena?

JS Sassy Sweet Tarts smells just like the candy. It actually smells sweet, tart & fizzy.

plus you never know what the customer is going to do with it..even if you put it on your warning lable..they could dig dirty wet hands from outside into a jar of salt scrub to clean up and guess what is now IN the jar.:lipsrseal That kind of sums it all up, doesn't it now!!!!!!!!!!!!! Now I don't have to let my mind wander........I've got the vivid picture ! Ok, a few days off for some "down time" is officially over today.........too much time to think of the worst possible scenarios! But, all kidding aside, it IS ALOT to think about & I think it is great that we can all chime in & run our thoughts by each other on this. Thanks for all the opinions.

One more thought. Then I promise to stop thinking! Is there peace of mind when using premade bases from some of the biggies like, WSP, Millcreek, BC, etc.....And when they say a year, I'm assuming they mean discard the product within a year, not first make a new batch of lotion in month 11 & expect people to use it. I guess it all comes down to that word "assuming". There is no room for assuming. Do you all spend way too much time contradicting your own thoughts too ?Ok, done thinking.

It is kind of scarey when you think about it all. Both of you have some great ideas & thoughts. Part of me WORRIES so much about it & then this other smaller part of me tries to console the worries by thinking: nothing bad has happened so far. No complaints, nothing funky......but that is so far. I haven't noticed posts from people freaking out because stuff was returned, or customer complaints. Do we assume that people who use our products know not to use them/save them forever? I guess we are assuming that the stuff is being used up in its entirety, pretty quickly. A 2, 4, 6 or 8 oz bottle of lotion, butter, gets used up pretty quickly I suppose. I actually ordered from other etailers who make homemade B&B & I HAVE gotten lotion that turned to cottage cheese after a few months, when the weather warmed up & that never happened with any "mall" products(as I like to call them!). It is confusing. I guess the bottom line is: testing, testing, testing!!!!! Here is a thought: what would happen if we took a bottle of VS or BBW stuff & used RobinInOr's testing advice.............sent THEIR stuff out over the course of a couple of months, etc...............& see how THEIR stuff comes back? Would that give us peace of mind? OK, my brain is hurting from thinking so much. Anybody else's thoughts, ideas, paranoia's:shocked2: , would be great!!!!

You are probably right! I probably won't even be able to identify some of the ingredients listed! But it is so true & you are so right: NONE of those products feel as good on the skin as the stuff the handcrafter population makes. I guess I was wondering the obvious, huh?

# THREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I know the shelf life of most pre made bases, from most suppliers, is one year(some are less). But I was wondering about something: when I buy lotions, etc..from Bath & Body Works, Victorias Secret, Department Store stuff, etc... those bottles, tubes, jars of lotions last FOREVER! I must have B&BW & VS stuff from two years ago(maybe longer!!! especially the body splashes) that I still use & are still fine. So do you think their bases have different components in them to make them last longer? or: ? I'm still not going to go past the year, (actually about the 6 month mark, assuming people will use the product for about 6 months), because I'm far too fearful of having a product rot/turn on someone! What do you-all think?

Has anyone ever seen a FO dupe for Jacqua's Peach Parfait?