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Made these with cocoa butter instead of Kokum yesterday. They are pretty hard! Once I got it worked in it was wonderful. Very different feel from a lotion or butter. Almost like a skin protectant. I used push up tubes - I hate them! I thought they would stay up once pushed, but they just slide back down so you have to keep your finger in there while you spread it on. it can also fall out the top. I will be searching the net for twist tubes. Is microwaving it all ok? That's what I did because this first batch was so small. Thanks for the recipe! Bethany

How do these hold up in heat? I will be selling at a farmers market this year. WE get around 90 at the hottest . I would like to have them in push or twist tubes. Thanks, Bethany

How do you find your craft shows? I'm in NW washington and have looked all over the net and can't find anything promising this spring. Are lists that you pay for worth it? Bethany

She is local so I don't have to ship. But I was thinking of the layaway too. I will suggest that. Thanks, Bethany

She will use some each month for her family and save the rest for christmas gifts. I guess it is her way of budgeting for it. Bethany

I believe (and please correct me if I'm wrong) that if it is real soap you don't have to list the ingredients. If you look on a package of ivory there is nothing (at least last time I checked) but if it makes some kind of claim like "deoderant" "acne soap", etc. like most commercial bars do you do have to list all the ingredients because then it is a cosmetic. Being that most bars in the store are detergents they have a mile long list of stuff I don't even recognize anyway. I do list all my ingredients - I even put the sodium hydroxide there but have been contemplating listing the oils as saponified instead. Bethany

Sorry for the cross post if you are with me in other forums, but I'd like some opinions on this. I've had a customer make a proposition I was pretty excited about, but then I got to thinking...(I do that sometimes:smiley2: ) She would like to buy 8 bars of soap a month until Christmas. She wants pay as you go Christmas gift buying. She really loves my soaps and wants to make baskets with my brochures in them and things, so this can be a really good deal for me. Problem one is the labels - you know those bars will shrink at least a little (if not a lot!) but I think I will sell them to her for a little less and give her the labels to put on herself at Christmas. But I wonder if the soap will still be pretty by then? The only soap I have had longer than six months is this HP rebatch that looks REALLY ugly because it shrunk and shriveled. I make 100% GM CP have been soaping with at mostly 30% lye solutions (I go to 33% or 28% depending on acceleration). I use mostly micas for colors, but some labcolors, TD, and Aquamarines, teas and clays. Hope that helps. So anyone think this is good or should I think of a better way? she has a huge family and is well known in the community so this would be really great advertising! Bethany

I make these huge (nearly 8 oz.) Oatmeal milk and honey bears. The mom's of kids who have eczema really love them! Something fun for thier kids to use. Bethany

I am interested in these. I'm wondering if the cutter cuts even everytime. I have a lot of play in my mitre box and don't get exact cuts everytime. Thanks, Bethany

Thanks! Bethany

Do you glue the two piece lids together? If so what works best? Thanks, Bethany

I live an hour away from Brambleberry (aka Otion - their brick and mortar wholesale store) and noticed that they carry it. They had it by there soap colors though - is it the same thing? They may have some with the candle supplies but I wasn't looking for it. Bethany

I've been using the ball paltnum lid jars I can get at Walmart, but I would like to try the square masons. Where do you all get them? Thanks, Bethany

How much uv inhibitor pp?

Nope, not so far! Bethany

Oh believe me, I know! Thanks, Bethany

Besides FO and coloring? The more I read here the more I think I am doing something wrong! Bethany

Ok, I misunderstood about the melt pool. I was using a 2 inch diameter container. Thanks for the information! I'm currently awaiting about 12 new FO's so soap and test for candles. Then I have a whole list of soy tested and body safe FO's I'm dying to try - not enough money or time to be had to do all I want to do! Bethany

Hi! I'm Bethany. I own Capella's Garden Soap Co. in Sedro Woolley, WA. I specialize in goats milk soap, but am currently experimenting with soy candles to match my soap line. My first question is about testing candles. I made a couple and the wick size was too small (rrd29nst2) I think they must be for votives or something. The melt pool was fine (in a 2 inch container with naturewax) but the flame height was miniscule! Will that affect throw? I have been sending these candles out for friends to test and having them bring me back the container with thier findings. The reason I do this because my small house is so overscented from curing soap I can't smell a thing when I burn the candles. Also, to what length do you cut the wicks? My other wicks are CD12 and Cd 16 and I heard that wick length can affect if the candle soots at the top of the container. And how much FO per pound are you using in your initial tests? I have been using 1 oz per pound. Thanks so much! Bethany