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I've used those syringe things that come with cough syrup - for kids or whatever. works pretty well, but you need both hands to fill it/suck stuff up into it.

I've been getting clear 1oz tubees from Scent Works.

Looks good!

Don't forget you need to have the size on the label too.

I played around with these this weekend. Tried 3 different recipes, because you just never know what will work. I had one with warts, one that looked like bread dough that just kept rising and needed to be pounded down, a batch of half-bombs (wouldn't come out of the molds, dag-nabbit), and a couple of decent efforts. Of course, if the de-humidifier hadn't been running, I think it would have been even worse.

Yeah, you have to use it when you're wet. then just dry off with your towel like normal. It really made a difference for me. I'm not like a lot of women who do lots of lotion - just my hands, please - becuase it never helped my dry legs in the winter. But this stuff did the trick.

It did get hard from me when I used the recipe on KB's website.

I added more soft oils and it became creamier, not as hard, although it still stiffened up some.

So how would you figure it with a added oil like soy, 6oz cyclo, .5 fragrance.. and what about 5-6 oz soy or grapeseed?

I use 50/50 cyclo/oil and then it's 1/7 FO/cyclo mixture

so for an 8oz bottle it's 3.5oz cyclo, 3.5oz oil, 1oz FO

I LOVELOVELOVE this stuff!

I call it an after-bath spray - spritz on, smooth over skin, dry off... It was so moisturizing it actually stopped the alligator-leg-scales. I just added it to my line and it's doing quite well so far.

I didn't even see the 3rd color (for the crust) until after it was cut.

very cool!

I use EcoSoy and like the LX28. Thinking of bumping down to a 26 and see how I like that. I saw on another forum a guy who uses the LX26 with the masons successfully.

ETA - only one wick for me.

I've got a package from UPS waiting for me. the 'home spa' club from FNWL. can't wait to see what I get to try.

other than that, I have some lotion base I'm going to play with - and I'm hoping to try my hand at parfaits too.

I was already wanting to create my own lotion instead of using a base, which is what I was doing. What's bad is not only did she catch me off guard with the info, but when she confronted me with 'why does your product have parabens in it?' all I could think was 'didn't know it did.'

Oh well, you know how these Iowans are - they can get something like that in their teeth and the play with it until the mole-hill becomes a mountain.

THEN I made my 1st and 2nd batches of lotion (which I was pretty pleased with BTW), and I realized this morning that the preservative I have also has parabens in it. grr.

Has anyone ever used or know of a preservative without parabens in it?

Both the LiquiPar and Phenonip have parabens and I was chewed out by a lady at a show for listing this item in my ingredients. She said that parabens have been linked to possible causes of cancer (another sky is falling?).

I've never used the soy flakes before, so can't give a good answer. can't hurt to try and see how it works out.

I had tried the recipe as KB's website said (without the additional soy oil) and I didn't like the consistency. I wanted a creamier body butter. the added soy oil really makes a difference IMHO.

Soy butter inci: Soybean Oil (and) Hydrogenated Soybean Glycerides (and) Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil (and) Hydrogenated Palm Glycerides ( and) Stearic Acid (and) Hydrogenated Soybean Oil (and) Plam Glycerides. - so yes, this is 'premixed' to some degree. it's in flake form like the soy wax you use for candles, but it's a cosmetic form.

I had seen some ISO posts for this kind of thing and thought I'd share a recipe that I'm over the moon on.

20.5 oz Soy Skin Butter (I get mine @ Kangaroo Blue)

4 oz Soy oil

2.5 oz Olive Oil

1 1/4oz Shea Butter

1/8 oz Squalane

1/8 oz FO

Melt in microwave in 45second bursts until butters are softened - 3 times does it for me. Then use a mixer/blender and blend until smooth, and starts to peak like whipped cream. Add FO

This makes about 32oz after being whipped. This is lighter and creamier than most body butters I've tried, sinks into skin quickly and isn't very greasy - leave on for a couple of minutes and you won't know it was greasy at all!

I got some at Scent Works and they're awesome!

http://www.candlesandwoodcrafts.com/woodendisplays.html

I noted another site for this at home, but can't remember what it is... I'll try to log in later and leave that one too.

some of the other 'bakery' candles had embeds - when I looked they were gel. could this be gel too?

What's everyone's favorite supplier for FLAVOR oils?

I bought the Prairie Kraft Labels from www.brownkraftlabels.com ... LOVE THEM. They have a texture to them that's unlike anything I've ever seen - if you need a rustic look I highly recommend them!

I've seen something like this before. Have you tried it? How'd it work for you?

I have several gift sets available this year, and the most I have invested in cost on any of them is $6.00

I also throw in the basket/container, etc for free, but the most I'm willing to pay for that is $1.00-1.50

Retail for my gift sets range from $10.00-24.00 (my cost $2.50-6.00 plus basket/filler)

HTH

BCS carries a sample tin/case that will hold 20 or 40 scents (depending on which one you buy). affordable, easy & light to carry.

Bitter Creek North

www.candlesupply.com