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lbtddr

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  1. heartfelt is my main place. but i have a few i am getting from peak.heartfelt has a great rocky mountain pine and sweet pumkin pie. scented bean i am still getting my sage and citrus from. was wonting to cut them out but could not find another one as good.cajuns apple strudel been meaning to try peak and heartfelt apples to try to replace that one but been to busy to do it.love that scent but would like a stronger one.i have to use 1.5 oz per lb of wax.
  2. i did my first craft show every thing went better than i thought it might.i made 200.fee was 25.sold my bath salts, liquid soap,and bar soap mostly sold one big basket and three 9 doller baskets.sold very little candles mostly the small 2. candles.but one lady wonts me to make soap for her shop just buy it and resale it sounds good to me.another lady ended up coming and getting ten more bars of soap for family for christmas. said it was the best she had tried.so even tho i did not make alot it bought my supplies and i had fun.i dont have much time for doing craft fairs since i work two jobs.i wont be doing any more till mabe next christmas.but it made me fell good that people liked my stuff.thanks to every one one the board who has helped me out. have a marry christmas.
  3. i am using comfort blend does any one know a better way to get this wax out.right now i am using a wooded scoop can not find a better way.it takes for ever to get my pour pot filled up this way.
  4. i do not have a lotion calculator.could any one tell me ounces to use to say make a one lb. batch.i have soybean oil not rice bran.have several others to use if others added would help.but i need ounces.i got this recipe off of this site. Anyway, here is my basic recipe that I use in a squeeze boston round: Lotion WATER PHASE water 73% glycerin or honey 2% (using this really makes a difference in my lotions but if you drop it add that 2% back to the water part) OIL PHASE Stearic acid 2% (varies in some recipes I see up to 4%) Oils of choice 17% (I love liquid oils like soybean or rice bran) Ewax 4% LAST PHASE preservative 1% FO 1%
  5. adhesive label but it wont stay keeps coming loose.
  6. does any one no how to get a label to stick to a spray bottle. the keep coming up can you glue them.
  7. i ordered some. but i have a some odd sized containers. thought i would make some for these. since i do not need alot of them.thanks for the help. the sites i looked at i could not read what they said. i can wait till mine comes in to make them.
  8. what wording do you use for the warning labels for candles.i wont to print my own but can not find the wording.is it the same for jars and pillers.
  9. it leaves a ledge ware the colores meat like ware the green ends. and i peeour the next color it sinks in there.i tried the pitcher but could not get it to show up.i have never seen anything like it.i have tried three times now same thing happens.
  10. i have a square piller 3in by 9 in .that i am wonting to get two colores in. but after i take it out of the mold .there is a bent on all sides ware the colores meat. it comes out great one color but not two. i have tried hotter on top thinking that was it. any ideas what is going on with it.
  11. it turned out white the soap looks great so far.
  12. will this bar be white or should i change something soybean oil 35% palm 10% lard 20% coconut 76 20% caster oil 5% safflower 5% sesame 5% lavender oil, lavender buds, lavender color swirls no other trace oils dont wont to mess it up.
  13. yes thats what i was thinking of. thanks for the help.
  14. how do you put the pitcher onto the candle with for diping.wont to try this to see if it is better than puting it in the wax first.
  15. if it is any help i tried theres awhile back and i did not get any throw out of them eather.i did love a few of them but not strong enough.
  16. it does not make any cents to have a business and not run it.
  17. ok i went with wholesales supplies plus.thanks i needed that order fast.
  18. they have most every thing i need but cant get the cart to work.no one answers the phone got no answer from email but it has not been but a couple of hours i have been trying but i need a order fast are they really slow if so ware else can i order that has alot of soap stuff.
  19. thanks for the help. i will try a few and see what happens.
  20. i have to place a order with Heartfelt does any no any more of there scents that throw as good as the rocky mountain pine.hate just getting one scent from them.
  21. ok that sounds easy enough then mabe i can fix it then.i will try not adding any fo .
  22. so far every soap i make is brown in some shade.is there a way to no if it will stay white or not. tried soy bean for a base oil and olive.i thought it might be the butters but there was a pitcher posted of one it was white just not sure what it is.
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