Crystala25

Thanks. I had thought about doing that, do you tape them shut after or just leave them open a little bit.

Okay , thanks so much.

I usually order the 7 lb. containers from soaperschoice, but when the oils harden I have to sit them in the sun and wait for them to melt a little before getting them out of the container. I know they have 35lb. containers, does anyone know how wide the opening is for these. I mean would I be able to scoop some out and melt it that way or is it a small pour spout like the 7 lb. size. TIA.

I live in California also and I order my shea from columbus foods also, it has been the best price I have found so far.

Eww, can they be seen or do they have to be tested to be found. I just use this particular lotion on myself. I've heard so many things about lotions and such I would be too afraid to sell it for awhile. I keep checking it everyday to see if I can see little buggies. LOL.

I used a hand mixer to blend it and it didn't turn to a mousse texture until after about 2 weeks. It has stayed this way for a few days. I attached a pic, but it looks more light and airy in person.

I do have it in a jar right now and I thought the same, sell it as a body mousse. The texture is real light and sort of like cool whip.

I have been playing around with a new lotion recipe and at first it came out runny, after a few days it was the perfect lotion texture, now (after about 2 weeks) it is like a whipped creamy mousse texture. Still feels amazing, but was just wondering why the texture changed like this. This is the recipe I used... (it was a 1 lb. recipe) RBO 1 oz. FCO .92 oz. water 12.64 oz. ewax .8 oz. stearic .48 oz. cyclo .16 oz. germaben .02 oz. any suggestions of why it did this?

My pictures aren't the greatest, but I am still learning to use Photoshop. I bought Photoshop Elements 5.0 at Costco, it was regularly $79.99, but I had a coupon for $20 off. I've heard that you should take a class to learn it or at least a lot of people have. It does so muc, I am just reading as I go along. HTH.

Thank you all. I am so excited, it's half the price and I don't have to pay for shipping, off to try it.

I absolutley love those. They are so cool.

I was about to fry chicken and I was reading the back of the vegetable oil. The only ingredient is soybean oil? It is Wessen brand cooking oil. Has anyone used this in soaping, the only soybean oil I use is the organic one from soaperschoice. Does anyone know if they are the same or do they have different properties? TIA.

I just tried the strawberry the other day and it was great. Smelled like a strawberry dessert.

That's the thing, according to the last email they sent, I thought that I was getting the proof in the mail first I didn't know that it would be my order already. julia44: they are going to try again and send me another sheet no charge, so I don't want to post their name yet, I will give them a chance to fix the problem first.

Yes, they are emulsified. Thanks everyone, the strawberry one is the one I had to tell myself, "don't lick the spoon" I kept smelling it and wanting to taste them. My sister kept asking me why all of my products look and smell like food.

Your scrubs always look gorgeous. I love the colors and texture to them.

I made these to use as Neopolitan gift sets, just haven't decided how to package them yet. They are Chocolate, Strawberry and Vanilla Sugar Scrubs. Haven't edited the pics yet, but here they are...

I had finally figured out my label and decided that it was so difficult to print circle labels that I would have them done professionally for me. Well I just received my labels in the mail today and they are not what I expected at all. First I wanted 1 sheet of 1 /15" circle labels in white glossy, but there are two different sizes on the sheet. Then the background of the label should be brown, but the ones I received in the mail are a green color and notclear at all. Then, about 8 or so of the labels have extra color marks and/or scratches on the labels. I am unable to use these labels. The ones I did myself are more appealing even though some are not straight. LOL. I contacted them and am waiting on an email back. Just thought I would vent in the meantime.

Has anyone soaped with a sugar cookie fo before and how well did it behave in cp? I love this scent and want to try it in soap, but was looking for any experience with it first. Thanks.

Cybersix, yes that did make sense thank you. LaVida, I am so excited, but I am so stressed. They order in cases and usually about 5 cases of each product at a time. But, they want the first order in 2 weeks. Here is how I feel right now... This is what I need to do right now

Thanks. I just found out that if this one goes well, there are two other places that are interested in my products as well, one is another hotel at the beach and the other is a spa and hotel. Cross your fingers for me.

A local hotel is changing from a big franchise name to a private hotel and wants to know if I can make all of the little lotions, soaps, shampoos, etc. to go into each and every room of the hotel. There is over 100 or so rooms and they want to buy in cases, they even said that my name can still be on the the soaps. This is good news, but now where to start. I know if I buy in bulk I can get my prices down, but can I get it low enough and still make a profit. Any ideas or suggestions? TIA

I haven't tried either one of these, but I was looking for the scent also and these were a few I found... http://www.pinemeadows.net/oils.php and fromnaturewithlove.com also had it if I remember right. Also here, http://www.chemistrystore.com/soapscents.htm and http://soapsillywholesalesupplies.com/.

Right now the majority of my products are going to have no color, but I was going to make a chocolate scrub this weekend, so I'll wait and try it on that. My family and friends are all split on the labels, for some reason all the men are choosing clear and the women choosing white. Thanks for the opinions.

A friend of mine drew my label for me in black and white and thanks to BizzyBs (she did a great job adding color for me) it is now in color. Now I have one more dilema, I was going to do my labels on white vinyl because I cannot get my clear labels waterproof without going professional, but I tested it on both white and clear and I think I want the clear label now. Here are pics of both, any opinions? Thanks, Crystal