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Oh my, these are really fantastic! They are intoxicating and a treat to the senses. FO's are from The Scent Works -- my new favorite supplier. Instant Karma Lush Type Blue Sugar DKNY Be Delicious

My 6 yr old daughter has had eczema since she was born. I did not hesitate using the prescription med her Dr gave us when I saw how misirable she was (3 months old) with her whole body covered with eczema rash from head to toe. The rash is quite itchy so treating it sooner the better to prevent infection from scratching. I only use the prescription creams now for occassional flareups especially in the winter. Rx meds are safe if used as directed. Untreated eczema causes unneccesary discomfort and may affect school age children's performance and self esteem. I make an 80% Olive Oil 20% Coconut oil castille soap for her and have recently developed a Rice Bran oil soap (with Castor oil, Coconut oil, Palm oil, Soybean oil) for her which is just as good but not slimy -- it's my facial bar . Soaps are completely scent free and colorant free. I also use Vanicream (not lotion) and the whole Free & Clear line (shampoo, conditioner, laundry detergent for everyone's clothes). Hopefully, your son and my daughter are one of the 70% of children who will eventually outgrow their eczema. I'm more than happy to send you some of the handmade Castille soaps I make. They are Free even shipping. My email address is RNccu7@yahoo.com

I don't do CPHP anymore, mainly CP now. I'm actually going to try this recipe again with Coconut Lime Verbena using CP. I say, let's go for it !

I really love shea butter in my soap. Ooh, I bet your soap is incredible -- vintage soap is the best!

Here's an update with pics. It's the most luxurious soap I've ever made and used. 5 months later, it's unbelievably wonderful! First photo (9/07) and latest photo (2/18/08) -- very prim looking but no DOS whatsoever on any of the bars.

It's spelled "Psychedelic". I love the very colorful swirls! Such talent.

Lovely display! I really like your presentation. Congratulation on doing so well on your first show. May I ask what kind of mold you used for your diamond tarts and where did you get them? More success to your candle business.

I personally won't have any qualms about discontinuing a product that is not selling well. I also think that your response to the complaint was very professional. Educating your wholesale buyers about the proper use of your candles is very important as you've discovered since they will pass that along to their customers avoiding any future complaints.

Your listings are quite entertaining! I will have to sit down tonight when I have more time to read some more. If I didn't make soap, I would definitely buy from you.

Wow, I have been wanting a wooden soap dish for a while but just couldn't fine one I really like. I came here to browse through some wonderful posts when I saw this thread. Needless to say, I just bought the last lot of Soapmaker Man's oak soap dishes. I tell you, CT members are priceless! Thank you so much for making my shopping adventures so much fun. All my purchases for my addiction have been wonderful. :smiley2:

I was quite addicted to HP but the labor involved made it monotonous after a while. I've been doing CP for the last 2 weeks and love it so much more! Everyone's right, it still takes at least 4 weeks for HP soap to dry. I have to say that my HP soaps from a year ago are ultra luxurious! I also used some of my CP soaps after 2 weeks and love the smooth texture and the loads of creamy lather. CP is so much easier in my opinion as well. BTW, my avatar is one of my HP soaps (Black Raspberry Vanilla) made a month ago.

I love my heat gun, can't do without it. I use it mainly to clean my metal tart molds -- on high setting. Completely safe if you follow all the precautions stated by these lovely candlers. I plug all my electric gadgets that I use for candle and soapmaking in a high quality power strip then I just turn off the power strip when I'm done. Fire safety is a must as we all know.

Old Mill Goddess Green Tea OMH Peach and Lotus Bacci de Miele Oldtimer and Lily blueberry honeysuckle love spell pomegranate (sp?) white tea and ginger witch's brew Oregon Trail Amber Dawn (discolors to brown) Angel Black Raspberry and Vanilla (no discolor even with the vanilla!) Cool Mountain Lake Creamy Coconut Dragon Fire (discolors to yellow/tan) Frosted Wineberry Sunkissed Currants Green Irish Tweed Gee Your Hair Smells Terrific Baby Bee Buttermilk Chai Tea (discolors to med brown) Mardi Gras Tahitian Melon & Passion Fruit Crisp Cucumber (super strong) Flowering Herbs Sapmoss (yummy) Yuzu Karma Rosemary Mint Bonsai (super strong) Spring Mountain Mint Almond Gift of the Magi (discolors to dark brown) Lime Sugar Vetiver Sandalwood Vanilla (discolors to tan) Peaks Asian Sandlewood ( I mixed this with Green Tea ) Banana Nut Blast Blackberry Sage Black Raspberry Vanilla (No discoloration)* Clean Cotton (1/2 oz ppo awesome) Coconut Banana Blast (discolors dark brown, but amazing at 0.7 oz ppo) Cool Citrus Basil Cucumber Melon Fruit Slices Green Clover and Aloe (accelerates a bit) Green Tea Honeysuckle Jamaica Me Crazy Jasmine Lemongrass & Sage Love Spell MacIntosh Apple Mediterranian Fig Nag Champa Patchouli ( I mix this with blueberry) Pink Sugar (Discolors to DARK brown) Rose Bouquet Sunflower Sweet Pea Warm Apple Pie Wild Raspberry Key Lime (discolors to a weird yellow) Scent Works http://store.scent-works.com/index.html Acadian Homecoming (discolors to light tan) Andelusian Olive Blossom Black Raspberry & Vanilla (does not discolor) Bourbon Geranium {super strong} Buttery Vanilla Cabernet Sauvignon Coconut Lime Verbena Fresh Sugar Cane (great A in CP, best for HP but awesome) Hawaiian Black Ginger Instant Karma Lemon Geranium Lemon Poundcake (discolors to dark brown) London Lemon Curd*(Discolors to med tan) Lovespell Mandarin Coriander Mango Lassi Neroli de Orsini (strong at 0.7) Oakmoss (discolors to tan) Oatmeal, Milk, & Honey Pink Sugar Pomegranate Noir Raspberry Rice Flower & Shea Satsuma Guava Tonic Vetyver Zen Tea Sanguigno Orange & Patchouli Sweet Violet & Sassafras (no discolor) Clementine Lavender (.7 to 1 oz pp) Green Irish Tweed (no A, not sure on d) Tonic (Clarins type -- No A, No D No F (funky) at 1 oz pp) Scents for Soy Coconut Peaches & Milk Fall Leaves Home sweet Home Raspberry Guava Sweet Pea Simple Soothings Chamomile Pear Sage & Citrus True Antique Lilac Snowdrift Farm Black Raspberry Vanilla Coco Mango Island Coconut Oatmeal Milk & Honey Passion Fruit & Guava Satsuma Snowtops Orange Blossom (very strong can definitely cut back to .5 pp) Baby Hugs SoapNCandles (now Rustic Essentials) Angel Heart Blackberry Sage Black Raspberry Vanilla (No discoloration) Lemon Slices Ozark Forest Ruby Red Grapefruit Tangerine Lavender Cucumber Mint SoapSupplies Aloe Almond, Milk & Honey Solas Candles http://www.solascandle.com A Touch of Spring Be Delicious Brooklyn Biscotti Cantaloupe Lily Citrus Splash Energy Eucalyptus Guavaberry Honeysuckle Kojiki Lavender, Cucumber, Sage Lemon Sugar Lily of the Valley Lime Mambo type Mango Tea Milk & Honey (discolors to a creamier white IMO) Orange Clove (will discolor to a slight off-white, cream, ivory) Patchouli Gold Pear Tea (slight acceleration) Pink Sugar (after two weeks, a light tan) Sage & Blackberries Samsara (discolors to a light/med. caramel, but scent sticks and does well otherwise) Sandalwood Rose (no discoloration) Strawberry (it's a thick oil) Sweet Pea White Tea & Ginger Southern Scentsations http://www.greatcandle.com/ Apples & Berries Sweet Pea Supplies 4 Candles http://www.supplies4candles.com/pilot.asp White Tea* Sweet Cakes Applejack & Peel Black Raspberry Chamomile Christmas Spice Fig (smells like Orchid Tea BNL) Gentlemen's Bay Rum Gin Martini Ginger Essence Jasmine Lemon Verbena OMH (discolors to tan) Peaches & Cream Sandalwood Sandalwood Vanilla* Secret Crush Snowplace Like Home True Rose (the BEST ever!!!) Taylored Concepts Mexican Vanilla TCS Love Spell True Lavender *Tennessee Warm Orange Gingerbread (turns very dark) TwigsNBerries Tuscan Olive Tony's Baby Magic blackberry sage Dragon's Blood evening mocha flowering herb frank/myrrh green clover and aloe green tweed Honeysuckle Grapefruit Hawaiian White Ginger Lavender Flowers Love Spell mambo mambo/green tweed 50/50 masculine musk Moroccan Rain Nag Champa red clover tea Relaxation* sandalwood musk Stress Relief sweet pea Very Sexy White Tea & Ginger Winter Ambrosia TriState www.tristatecandlesupply.net Almond Clean Cotton Coconut Cool Water Lemongrass and Orange Lovespell OMH Rice Flour and Shea Patchouli Rain- some acceleration, no discolor The Scented Bean Citrus Blast Sweet Serendipity Lavender Fields Tradewinds Banana (discolors to med tan) Blackberry Sage Coco Lime Cooler Emerald Sea Herbal Essence Indian Summer (tan but it was a milk soap so not sure if that is accurate) Mandarin Bamboo Plumeria Sassafras Tiny Bubbles (slightly accelerates but kid's love it) *Wendy Winter Candy Apple Bedtime Bath (Turns very dark) WSP Asian Plum Black Raspberry & Vanilla Chocolate Mousse Sea Glass WYW from BCN Buttercream Crunch (dark brown) scent fades Hibiscus & Thai Palm Island Kola Nut (light tan) Lemongrass and Star Anise Vanilla Grapefruit Custom mixes.... Green Tea (Peaks) mixed with Pear (Just Scents) Pear (CC) mixed with Vanilla Voodoo Peaks Mac Apple/Lavender from ICS and Spearmint from SC SC Black Raspberry/Gin Martini SC Chamomile/Sandalwood BCN Lavender/Snowtops Rose* MMS Patchouli, Sage & Lemon EOs/Peaks Lavender* MMS Peppermint, Spearmint & Eucalyptus EO, JS Invigorating, and Snowtops Peppermint* ICS Chocolate Kisses and Sugar Milk blended (discolors to dark brown

Your soaps are beautiful! Wonderful variety and stunning photos. :smiley2:

Does the UV inhibitor prevent the uncolored wax from turning brownish or yellowish? I make soy tarts with the Ecosoya Pillar Blend. I don't use any colorant.

Ooh, I love your soaps. Love the swirls and the upscale look on the 2nd pic. Very nice!

You're in luck because I printed her instructions along with some photos of the soap stages. The sentences that are highlighted coincides with the photos (instructions and photos printed separately). I never really started the liquid soap project I had planned ages ago so I sold my unused KOH. Therefore, I will mail you the printouts if you PM me your address. Hope this will help you. The author's instructions are very easy to understand.

Oh Wow! Your soaps look decadent. You did an awesome job!

Not very successful on this one. There was a huge pool of oil sitting on the soap when I took it out of the oven the next day. I rebatched it. I'm now doing the regular CP method which I seem to prefer lately.

Thanks everyone for their compliments! I've been on a soapmaking spree ever since having Tog Cutter. Just love it!

I don't think they're ugly at all. I love the Prim look. I like both .

I used the Tog Soap Cutter today to slice my 4 lb log CP Soap. I love it! So easy and slices beautifully. I'm getting into CP (taking a break from HP) once again and seem to prefer it lately. Soaps are scented with Sandalwood Vanilla Amber. I left a wonderful feedback for Paul since he deserves it! I will definitely buy from him again if I have the need for his wonderful items. Thanks for looking.

I tried your CPOP method today. Soap is in the oven as we speak and I'm having such a hard time trying not to open the oven! I'm always peaking in there though. I'll post my results in a few days.

Girl, I'll take the ocean anytime. We used to live in Palm Beach Gardens, FL where we were 10 minutes to the beach. Of course now that we live in Utah, I had to come up with a hobby to keep me busy so I don't get depressed . Thank goodness for soapmaking, candle tarts, working out and being a mom. Life is good!

Thanks! I think I'll have a fit if my babies ever become a victim of DOS . If DOS does happen, when does it usually occur? Fortunately, I haven't had a problem with it even with my CP 80% OO castille soaps. I store my soaps in my insulated basement shop where it's always cool even when it's 100 degrees outside so hopefully that helps. I shall give you an update w/ pics.