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Is there a recipe for how much to use of dye and m&p?

I love them.. so whimsical.. I need springtime.. that would be perfect! Great job

I would use a drill. Mark you hole where you want it and drill with a small drill bit. Or - When you are looking for molds some mold makers(Like me) make the wick hole already in your molds. So you just insert and pour.

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Those are adorible. Your mom should sell those!

There is nothing natural to preserve a lotion, believe me-I have tried for over 11 years now. For all the newbie’s , please take note. I am so worried for the public on this topic. I have watched on this topic for about 2 years now and haven’t spoken up. You can actually kill someone with lotion. I know that is dramatic , but it true. Anyone that is trying to make lotion needs to do testing for their lotion and research every item that is going in their products. I want to see the people here succeed. So here is some information that everyone needs to know. 1. Even though you don’t see green growing in your lotion. Does not mean it not full of bacteria. 2. Every natural ingredient as well as chemical has an effect on the body( Don’t take this statement lightly) 3. 1/3 of herbal extracts can kill or overdose a person. Even just topically. 4. Not every statement on the internet is true. I at one time wanted everything natural . There has to be a way. I thought grapefruit extract would be perfect. I made some lotion with it and it looked fine. But when I tested it for a full spectrum testing. It did not pass. The more I researched on GSE , the more I got worried. My father is on heart medication and just by eating one grapefruit can kill him. Yikes.Thank goodness, I talk with my father about everything. Because I know for a fact my father would have not read the ingredients. He would have taken my product at face value, that I knew what was in the product and it would be good for him. After talking to a chemist, the concentrations that GSE is used as a preservative would have the same effect on him. I almost sent some lotion to my father to test. So this is a lesson I learned almost 10 years ago. I could have killed my father. Please people , I don’t want to scare you but the skin is the largest organ we have. Everything that you put on the skin, get digested as if we had consumed it. After some research on GSE it can mess up your hormones at the levels used as a preservative. SO please , please do research. Test your products and know what you are talking about. Hire a chemist, lab and such. http://www.blood-pressure-updates.com/bp/high-blood-pressure/high-blood-pressure-treatment/food-that-lowers-high-blood-pressure.htm http://www.gaiaresearch.co.za/grapefruitseedextract.html Grapefruit Seed Extract For argument's sake, let's assume that the quaternary ammonium compounds in GSE have similar activity to benzalkonium chloride, a well known hard surface cleaner and disinfectant. Efficacy in a hard surface cleaner does not translate directly to efficacy as an antimicrobial agent in cosmetic formulations nor does it translate to in vivo efficacy against the wide variety of organisms claimed by the purveyors of such products. I could be convinced by properly managed studies published in reputable refereed journals, but to date none have been delivered to me. The cited studies do not include cosmetic challenge tests which are done on formulated products. Basically you inoculate the product with a variety of bacteria and fungi and see how they grow. The desired result is that they all go away or are their growth is inhibited. Since each type of product has a different distribution of components, a wide variety of products must be tested to ensure efficacy. Oil in water lotion has different chemical characteristics than water in oil lotion and a preservation system that works in one may not work in the other. The function of some preservative systems is pH dependent. This effect also has not been investigated adequately. Other naturally occurring preservative systems such as the sorbic acid and benzoic acid based systems have been well studied in a wide variety of applications and meet the criteria for a preservation system. Their restrictions are well known. But there is a far more serious issue with grapefruit seed extract. That is its potential endocrine disrupting activity. The compounds which the sellers claim are in GSE are known to have estrogenic activity. GSE has never been evaluated for its estrogenic activity using the OECD protocols. Phytoestrogens are wide spread in the foods which we consume and mammalian systems have adequate means to cope with low level exposure. GSE will probably not pose a problem for your customers at the recommended usage levels, but your own safety is another matter. Over exposure to endocrine disrupting substances (including phytoestrogens) can have serous impacts on reproductive biology in both males and females. Genistien and Diadzien are the phytoestrogens which occur in soy products. These phytoestrogens occur at levels of 500-3000 milligrams per Kg in soy beans, and in lower levels in soy products such as miso, soy milk, and tofu. Asian cultures understand the dangers associated with regular exposure to phytoestrogens which is why soy beans are heavily processed prior to consumption. This is at about the normal usage level for GSE in cosmetic products. This is why I stated that GSE would probably not be a problem for consumers. The risk is in use of the concentrate during production work. This NIH document examines both the good and risks associated with phytoestrogens. Pay attention to the section on risks. A class of compounds has activity because of its basic shape, but each compound in the class has a different level of activity. Flavones differ from the more widely studied isoflavones by a change in the connection of the phenolic group to oxygen containing ring.

The perfared edge is only 1/16. So not to much, but enough to close them up.

I used to live in washington.. Pomeroy. LOL anyways. I use swans candles http://www.swanscandles.com/

I want a pair.. My toes are froz..:pHow do you sign up for the BFF club.. Luv em

60 % of the retail is my cut. 40% is theirs

I do about 9 lease options. I put the prices on the products. I have a sheet, I made in excell with all the products. It has the whoelsale price and the retail. It is 40/60. I was doing 30/70 and the huge retails where telling me the market is 40/60. Yikes.. Well I learned. I got into a lot more stores when I did 40/60 . I dont put on the sheet suggested retail, just retail. Also I price everything before I go. So there is no dicussion about it. So far no worries. Just go in a explain that you are concerned about the price increase. Tell her if she wants that choice she has to buy it out right. Just bite the bullet. It is hard when they are your money makers.. Just kill them with kindness and you will get er done.

Hey Guys! I have been talking with mike at sheetlabels.com. I was talking to him about the lip balm labels and how much work they are to label them, shrink wrap and all. `He came up with an idea where the label would have perforated edge that would over lap onto the cap. So that it is tamper proof! It would tear at the perforated edge when you opened it. So no shrink wrapping anymore. He said they would come in waterproof and other choices. He ask me to ask you guys what you thought? I am so excited abou this one. I had a lady open a lip balm at a fair, try it and put it back. I almost hit the floor with my mouth open.. Can you believe it.

You are right Corey, it is from them being left in the molds to long. Also the wax sometimes will do that. I buy a cheaper wax somtimes.. like the 140 and I always regret it. I like a higher temp... No probs then. Have her try to heat the mold first with a heat gun. Sometimes that helps.

Darn.. I know of a place in the bay area... YOu can try a health food store.. They carry it.. SO sorry....

So sorry hun... I hate that when you get all geared up and then your haulted.Maybe you can get some locally.. where are you in Ca?

I bought a HP CP1518ni and I love, Luv it... I bought lazer toner powder to fill the cart. myself.... Wow. they work and the whole set is 60.00 for all of them. You replace the micro chip, burn a hole on the side of the cartridge, and refill. Simple . I print all my labels and I was going through a set of catridges a month. It was crazy. I bought it on ebay and hands down it is the perfect for saving money. Ö¿Ö

Please do... We would love to see them !!!!!! There where many that had problems... Alot didnt get there supplies. I think suppliers are still in time off mode. I am still waiting on my boxes... Hopefully they come tomorrow. Yikes

Carol those balls are perfect.!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Those are the hardest to do and they look Great! Great I tell ya... Thank for showing.. Ö¿Ö

Too bad you didn’t get in on the swap...They had a bath bomb swap. That is a perfect way to try new things and ideas. The bath Fizzies are a personal preference. If you like more fizz, Oils or suds. And of course what scent is pleasing to your palette. You will know it’s good when you sigh in the bath... Ö¿Ö

Welcome.... Happy New Year! Ö¿Ö

OMG.... that is so beautiful.. Wish I could smell it Ö¿Ö

Carol , Please post............ I have lots of experience... I also used to teach wilton... no fair right......so I dont count.... !!!

Thank you for all joining my Bath Bomb Class. Please post your picture here so we can all see them... My cup cakes are Coffee Latte with Carmel Chocolate Toffee! Yummie!

How do you not eat those... Yummy looking Ö¿Ö

Ditto and the relaxing is divine!