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looks like it is two layers... one layer is just a shea M&P soap and top layer sugar cube soap with added jojoba beads colored green...Just guessing . I would guess the top layer is a recipe with more soap that oil so it will adhere to the bottom layer. Or maybe it is just soap with sugar and jojoba beads

country bee or anyone that has tried this cp recipe to make into liquid soap...please help I did countrybee's recipe exactly as she said and it is lye heavy so i am affraid to make into liquid soap and use it that way. I did go to the soap calc and put ingredients in, in ounces and seems that the lye is .891 countrybee's lye amount says 1.6 oz sodium hydroxide And if someone could explain the 10% discount she said she used, how do I figure that on the soap calc???

Usually in a body butter, there is no water . this link has a couple recipies so you can get an idea what goes into body butter. http://www.skincarenaturals.com/recipes/body-butter-recipes.shtml You can also search these boards , there is a recipe section and I am sure you can find a bb recipe there.

I have never used a lotion bar so this could be fun...ill test too

Sorbitol Propylene Glycol Water Sodium Stearate Sodium Laureth Sulfate Sodium Myristate Sodium Laurate Glycerin Triethanolamine For the white base add Titanium Dioxide after Triethanolamine at the bottom of the list, otherwise they are the same. I sent them an email and this is the list columbus foods sent me. this soap is a good price but not the ingredients i was hoping for

You would only be adding less than a pinch if water depending on how much soap u use i think it is only a tb for a lb of soap. also you are making sugar cubes and you can keep them in a jar away from the shower and take them out with dry hands ... ...The milk and water are being added to soap Check out the link she has some ideas as far as preserving. here are some instructions for rebatching your soap http://www.pvsoap.com/instructions_for_rebatch.htm

Thanks so mych Red! Where do i find cetyl Alcohol?

Maybe you could use that African black soap in your sugar cube recipe. I have read that adding a bit of milk powder and a splash of water to remelt soap helps it liquefy it if it is a natural cp soap. You may have to play with it as far as how much oil to add I have a recipe that I use soap shreds to make body scrub and i whip it in the blender with hot oils and it turns out nice. So maybe (not sure on amounts but there are recipies you could estimate from) soap shreds warmed or melted oil ..heated then.. either magic bullet or blenderize it cool then add sugar

Ditto, love to see your recipe Red. sounds just like something my skin needs

if u do a search on the internet for Melt and pour sugar cube recipe you will find one with no ewax. m&p soap is the part u need for washing and it is what makes the sugar cube slightly firm. You can purchase natural m&p bases. Other idea maybe try using cocoa butter shea or mango and sugar with the addition of a bit of a carrier oil. I think this would be oily but no soap in it.

Nature's garden has a natural gm soap base and it is white...I ordered it and it is nice.

Country bee thanks for the recipe , I am going to try this soon. Does the 1/4 cup grated soap need to be smooshed into the cup tightly or is there a certain measurement in ounces?

Rebeccajo99, I so get what you are feeling. I am almost feeling guilty for wanting to use M&P cause it is not my recipe etc... For me cphp has been a big challenge. some scents are horrid in cphp and then some scents dont last, I have had to pitch at least 4 different 3 lb batches that just weren't right. some batches have even turned out too soft using the same exact recipe...go figure. My biggest seller is my Almond (wellington fragrance)...no other almond measures up to this one from wellington. then I add baby oatmeal, calendula and honey. Baby oatmeal cause customers have sensitive skin and this has no scratch factor and is inexpensive, easy to find. So far (5 yrs) my almond always turns out perf. I did make this recipe in m&p from NG and only have had one tester so far and she loves it.

The reason I list mine is because of customers with allergies. I have had people in my booth say they can't use anything with coconut or shea butter in it because they are allergic. All my soaps contain these 2 ingredients. I would hate for someone to have an allergic reaction to my soap by not listing the ingredients just so I could make a buck or two. I agree 100% with listing ingredients and I am really getting the feeling that I may give up my search for a good natural M&P as some of the ingredients I am not familiar with and I feel like offering a natural product should have simpler ingredients than some of the M&P 's i have tried. Like what is sodium myristate?

Candybee, Husband loves cp soaps and he has been my tester the last couple of weeks with the m&p but I have only let him test the ones that have passed my usage test first as far as the burning feeling from some bases. I have tried Sfic, wsp, stephensons and Ng's ...I ordered EBC natural base so not tested that yet. Yes Sfic is very drying. NG's natural bases are not soft and do have a nice creamy lather...the cocoa butter one is has the best bubbleage although they are all very close. Without giving out my recipe for my NEW product ...the m&p and liquid castile are way above 1%. I will check with the supplier as far as % of their ingredients. Receccajo99 thanks for the link...will read that today.

Ok, just wondering how .....like in what order to list ingredients. The main reason i even started making soap is my husbands violent itching reaction to store bought soap...since I have been doing cphp he has no itching issues and many of my customers. I thought i'd get into melt and pour cause it seems less hassel without the issue of lye and curing time etc.

Candybee...I did check out the bases at C&S but they contain sls and that is not an ingredient I can have in my soaps...I have a few customers allergic to this ingredient, my husband being one of them. The SLS is where you get the bubbles from. yes adding things to melt and pour is getting me down. I just want a base that is Natural that performs like my cphp.. The other reason I was asking about labeling is because i made a product with m&p and liquid soap and some other ingredients that turned out really good and I may start selling if I can get this labeling right.

How do you all label you M&P soaps if you are adding liquid soap for added bubbles? Not quite sure how to do this. Of all the bases i've tried in order to get a base that is natural... it seems that the lather is nice but bubbles are few so adding a bit of dr bronners liquid soap helps but then I need to add a bit of CB or another oil to make up for a bit of the dryness. I am I think going with NG's Natural cocoa butter base ...has the best bubbles and is not drying ...I still feel the need to add a bit of dr bronners liquid castile to it though.

Thanks you candybee!

Candybee what is C&S please

I offer one soap in many scents but plan to offer goats milk soap and honey cocoabutter soap.

everything looks wonderful...i especially like the clear label on the sugar scrub...do you have trouble with the clear label smearing or do you seal it with some type of spray?

Does anyone know the ingredients in the soapers choice m& P base? doesn't seem to be on their website

Tried to post this last night but had computer malfunction. I was concerned that the 2 lbs of soap are making 8 small bars compared to my larger cphp bars but I did some figuring and it figures to 35 ounces of soap base to make a batch that has bars that match my cphp batch...so each bar would be 4.38 oz each. The cost per bar with fo is about .75-.90 cents a bar depending what I add to it. Plus packaging.

Wow Great reviews guys thanks!! I think Im gonna do the Natural Soy body butter since I am also getting the Natural soy soap base. It sounds like it will be good of a lotion and maybe i will have to test it for a face eye cream maybe with some added ingredients.