Lorrie

That's too bad. There was a weather of information there. I'm sad to see it gone.

thank you for replying Vicki.

Is the old candle tech board still up? I'm talking the one from 2003 until it crashed?  There was a weather of information over there.  I am sorry if it's been asked before, but i can't seem to find it.

Thanks

Beanpod closed down when Enchanted lites closed. They were sister companies.

Since el closed last year, I've been working to dupe some of theirs.

If I can help anyone let me know.

Bumblebeebabe are you making a profit in your business? If so, then don't worry about what she is doing. If she can't make a profit and you can great for you!

Launch date on the website it 12/16/13. I am waiting to see what they are going to be carrying so I can decide which ones to restock and what I need to replace.

El will be sending out a letter letting everyone know who the new supplier is for their products. It is American Soy Organics

I have the actual copy that was sent to me in a email. I know that they will be carrying some of their fragrances, the millennium wax, and container wax. Votive was is being discontinued.

The new suppliers website is not up and running yet. I checked it out. americansoywax.com

I am a distributor of them. I can tell you that some of the top ones which sold out right away were. Hot Apple strudel, pumpkin pie, pumpkin thyme, harvest, mistletoe, holiday memories and lavender. those were right off the top of my head. So I would assume that those will be in the line up. Now, that is just an guess. I know I am working on carrying white cake, love spell, oatmeal milk and honey, lemon cheese cake, and a few others. They won't be el oils because I am sourcing them else where. I am testing out all the oils that I plan on carrying to make sure that they work in soy. It is a very slow process right now because I am really not liking the waiting game.

If I hear of anything I try an send out an email even it is no news via my newsletter.

The new supplier will only be carrying the top fragrances. I believe it is something like the top 100 or so. I am waiting for them to release information so I know which ones to I can restock.

Sounds like this will be happening right around the week of the 9th of December. Which is good. I am expecting to see a slight price increase on the waxes since it will be manufactured in one facility and shipped to the warehouse. I have gotten an update on what the pricing might be. I am hoping to see it stay close to what it all ready is. (hopefully) I pulled all el oils off my website because I was having issues with trying to get oils when I need them.

Nice to see you again, Jen! I wondered what happened to you!

Yes, they will be closing. It is sad to see them go! I will truly miss working with Bruce and Jennifer. From what I understand they sent out a letter to everyone in their database. I personally have not seen the letter but I did place a call to confirm this.

As for the distributors, once Enchanted lites closes I will no longer be carrying their waxes once my stock is gone.. I am assuming that the same will be true of their other distributors.

I have sold and used their products for almost 10 years but I will be working to find a suitable replacement for my customers. I will be working on this in the up coming months.

I carry a nice blackberry- It's not bitter at all.

Maybe this is nuts, but I would have gladly shared my photos, until a local competitor used our product photos as her own without permission and as misrepresentation. Had she been able to recreate my soaps, I would have gone after her for that. But to use my photos and try to sell her sub par soaps as my pretties, HELL TO THE NO!

Brandy is this the same person that I have had issues with also?

I make all kinds of different items you can check everything out on my facebook page, I've been slacking on updating the website since I am going to redo it after the first of the year

http://facebook.com/jandlcreationsllc

We sell soap http://www.jandlcreations.com

Are you looking for the kraft boxes that hold 18 votives? If so pm me you zip and how many you are looking for and I can get you a price.

$5.95 for a 4 oz bar of soap.

I don't know how some people do it but you see it all the time. I would worry about what other people are selling their stuff for. I only worry about my own stuff.

Wool has antimicrobial properties from what I understand. I have a bar of felted soap in the shower that I use from time to time. It doesn't get dirty but I don't care for the way it feels on my skin so I use it on my feet.

Cover it will plastic wrap and throw in on the porch. It'll be fine.

Ok so no gel. I'm glad you guys mentioned that, because even if I put my soap in the coldest room it will gel lol. Ocean did you get any sweating when you used those bases?

Jen set your molds outside. As cold as it is in Michigan that should keep them from gelling. I set my molds on our porch all the time when I am soaping and I don't want them to gel. Then once I fill them I put them back on the porch for a few hours.

Good lookin soap!

candybee don't worry about it gelling. It may take it sometime. I have some batches that seem to take forever and a day to gel, some just don't even gel, and some are in full gel within a few minutes. It not a must-

Kitn- was your batch an fo or eo batch? I have noticed a few of my fo batches latey are accelerating and gelling faster.

Did you cover the soap with a towel or anything? Lately I have been leaving the lid off of my molds because the soap is heating. I also don't put my soap on a heating pad. It is also ok to take a peek once in a while;)

And your recipe looks ok to me and your soap will be fine.

how much lye did you use and how much water did you mix the lye in?

If your soap is over heating it will start to expand and crack. Kind of like bread. I keep my soap wrapped until the next day.