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mcornwell

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  1. black, orange and purple liquid b&b dye? i need pretty fast. thanks
  2. for the life of me i can not think of a name. i live in louisville, ky and i do bath and body as well as candles. how did youi all come up with your name? thanks machelle
  3. if your bath rices or whatever it is called after fo. do you keep stick blending or is the mashed potato goo it? i see all these creamy batches and mine look like something on kfc buffet. lol anyone with any help how to make a good cp bar. i would to make layered soap but mine are way to thick to pour like others. (hint mysticglow). Help tia
  4. i did in cpop and where the basil was around it turned brown. but other than that it was nice. i love the smell of basil. no one noticed but me. i am my owm worst critic. hth
  5. alabaster's is like 10 minutes from me. so i have to say them. they are now stocking soaping supplies.
  6. which do you like better to color soap. i dont have any mica or oxides. are they like candle dye chips. does it take alot to make a dark color? thanks
  7. obsession for men. omg, when dh puts it on. well, this is a nice board and i will stop here. lol
  8. i made soap awhile ago and when i added lye at 110 degrees and then fo i ended up with mashed potatos. how can some make such smooth soap when i get goop? i do cpop. maybe i need to try cp what is the difference besides cure time. i hate to wait. any help would be great.
  9. do cpop and make salt bars? do you add salt to lye. if not how? thanks
  10. does anyone use these to color there soap? i found some that i forgot i bought. thanks
  11. where does everyone get there from? need some different colors... i suck at mixing.lol if you ever need a realy ulgy purple. let me know i will give you my recipe. lol;)
  12. can i use regular mixer? ya know the hand held one. i have all my oils measured out and now it wont start. i go through more of these things. thanks
  13. the sweetner steive(sp) sorry but krogers has a 2oz bottle with dropper for 11.99. hth. i dont know if a good price or not but is close to alot of people.
  14. i would like to find a good watermelon. a sweet melony one. i have 6 bottles from different disturbutors. and cant find one i like. any suggestion..
  15. are you using stearic acid? may want to back off a bit on it. well at least you have a good night cream.lol
  16. looks like you got the end of a dirty bottle. i would call the company.
  17. thank god!!!!!! i did not want to melt dh's skin off with the weekend he had.lol
  18. well, i just want to play with different swirl colors and this seems to be the cheapes way to do it. without making a bunch of different batches. thanks i wll google.
  19. how long do i have to wait and how do i do it? thanks
  20. ok, here is the scale: Summary of values:Hardness36 to 47Cleansing14 to 22Condition45 to 80Bubbly lather14 to 33Creamy lather16 to 35 what if your numbers are: hardness 46 cleansing24 condition 65 bubbly lather 32 creamy lather 36 iodine 102 ins 146 if some of your numbers are a little higher or lower than the the scale is it ok. or do they have to be dead on. i have been having trouble getting all my numbers exact. thanks
  21. it was a 3lb batch and 2oz of fo. its my fave. i wanted to reak of it. dh says it smells like the butt end of a oil tanker. but he is still mad about the fbb.
  22. ok, that is it. i am coming to kidnap you and hold you hostage until you teach me how to swirl like that. they are just beautiful.
  23. right now mine is whipped fbb and cp soap. but i am thinking about some scrubs. playing is where the fun is. goodl luck
  24. yes, its cp. will put it to rest and well see. p.s. carol, i think you and i are becoming fast friend. you seem to have become my personal soaping encyclopedia. thanks alot.
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