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3 hours ago, debratant said:

Oh My.....GREAT set up Candybee!  It looks Awesome!  I love the colors, the way you have everything so nicely laid out!

Your soap boxes are such a great idea!  Well done! 

 

So....how did this one go?  I know if I was there, I would be buying lol!

Me to:)

I know I'd be bringing a lot home, that's for sure lol!

Thank you Scented, yes I was wondering that, I just ran across them and they seem to offer a lot of 

choices depending on your needs.  

Has anyone ordered from this supplier?

thought maybe I could save a little on shipping.

I apologize for this late posting, I am stunned to learn that VIcky has passed. She was very helpful and a kind presence. My condolences to her loved ones and may God's light always be with her.

I like the look of the ribbon or woodwick, not sure about the tube candle wicks tho, guess I could get a test kit....

TaĺlTayl

Just go to show what I've not kept up with in 2 yr time span of not making candles ,soap to for that matter,but this week I've been in my work room everyday . Don't know if I'll purchase any ribbon wicks, I think I'd like to get a candle and see how it burns tho

KandleKrazy

I'd buy it just to see how it burns:)

Pretty candle tho:) found them at northstar candle supplies, they had some rather interesting wood wicks to, but I've not tried those

2 hours ago, Incendia said:

Do you have a link or photo? 

 

Thanks.

Found them at northstarcandlesuppy.com

Has anyone tried these wicks?   It's been 2 yes since I've made candles and I didn't know these were around.

 Thinking about trying woodwicks, I read a review on some listed on amazon and the manufacturer suggests that theirs should be soaked in the wax for 10 mins before applying to the container. Don't know if that would apply to all brands tho, I'm just starting to do a little research.

its a good thing that I check in from time to time, I was getting ready to order samples of 6006, I've been wanting to try it for sometime, think i'll just wait

would the amount of EO added to wax be the same or less than FO?

Lime leaf & Lily does real well in cp. no discoloration. Smells very nice & clean.

They have the best creme Brulee , does well in soy.

thank you, thats good to know, can't wait to try them

Hubby noticed that we had 3 bars of soap left, I said "we have another small  basket of soap (roughly 10 big bars), He said " but thats STORE BOUGHT soap."

So this sounded like a good opportunity I decided to order some FO's that were recommended on this board.

From BCN:

Country Clothesline

Lime Leaf and Lily

Pine Plantation

Rosemary Mint

Verbena Berry

Old Fashioned Christmas

Creme Brulee

All 8 oz bottles, I got tired of ordering 1 oz bottles and if I found I liked it, had to wait for a bigger bottle

So, I'm using some in soaps, but I've never fooled with soy wax much, thought I'd give it a try.

Has anyone used these scents recently?

They are one of the first suppliers I tried some years back and I still order from them, one of my favorites is Christmas Splendor too:)

thank you, i'll try that.   I'd wondered if I also poured too hot, I didnt worry about matching temps that much and to make matters worse, the soap is cracking in spots

Hi there, its been awhile, life kind of got in the way, retirement being one of them

I ordered a silicone mold, shaped like mickey mouse head and its red.

Poured my soap, umolded---they came out easily, BUT the edges of the soap were stained red from the mold.  I rinsed the mold before use, is there

something else I could have done to prevent this?

was looking forward to giving soaps as gifts from this mold

Many thanks for your help

Everyone probably knew this before I did, so my apologies for posting twice just in case I just found out about BCS closing down

DIdn't order from them often, but they were closer to me, liked the FO that I got tho.  Guess its all from BCN now.

When something you enjoy doing becomes a chore its time to take a break.  You won't enjoy your soaping as much if you feel like you "need" to do it , you'll know when your ready to get back to it.   It might help to gather your ingrediants slowlly, put it all together a little at the time, I've done it that way when I felt like that, but its still gonna be there, so just wait to enjoy it when your ready

Top, thank you for the great info.  I'm going to try your suggestions today....now that I'm no longer thinking about dumping my supplies and finding a new hobby!

Don't  do that You'll enjoy soaping, lots of helpful people here, you'll learn a lot

Beautiful  now, if i could smell them---

I formulate my cocoanut oil spa bars much the same as others' have said. 100% coconut, high superfat, high salt. I love a good spa bar. Yummmy! 7 pawz, glad you found a formula that works!

Thank you, got a lot of knowledgeable people here and I appreciate the help

Thanks everyone for the great suggestions

Candybee, you'll probably get to those bars before I do, post some pics

The Jar that I was given can be found at walmart, but if I were making bigger batches, I'd have to find a cheaper source

This one is scented orange spice. I used my orange 10x with clove, cinnamon, and allspice essential oils with a little bit of honey FO thrown in for sweetness. I can smell the clove. It didn't seize on me either! Yippee!

 

Pics in the mold:

Beautiful!