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Contrary to many third parties that do not have actual factual information about the business contract that Denise & I had, I did NOT sell my company to Denise. I sold her ONLY the Southern Soapers trademark so that she could rebrand her Full Moon Herbs products under the Southern Soapers brand. She LICENCED my fragrance codes. She did NOT buy them. My LLC has always retained ownership of that information. Denise paid a licensing fee to be the ONLY other supplier other than myself to order and distribute these fragrances. I did not have a non compete in the contract. Our contract also only gave Denise usage of the copyrighted materials I developed on the Southern Soapers forums and domains. Kelly Bloom, CEO Soapalooza Soap Arts Studio http://www.soaplooza.com

2009 Saponifier Readers Choice Award Voting Time! I can not believe it has been a year since the last Readers Choice awards! Hurry and go cast your vote for the 2009 Readers Choice Awards Event at: http://saponifier.supplier-awards-2009.sgizmo.com The annual survey has started! The deadline to vote is Aug 27, midnight. For the third year now the Saponifier Magazine is sponsoring a Readers Choice survey where you can vote for your favorite suppliers and vendors. From Favorite Fragrances to Favorite Packaging supplier, to even Favorite Label source! This annual survey has become a much anticipated and exciting annual event for our industry. Southern Soapers goal is to continue to make your businesses successful, because our success depends on your success! I want to take this opportunity to also thank each of you for your continued support and patronage of Southern Soapers. It is a pleasure to serve amazing artisans and businesses such as yourselves! Kelly Bloom, owner Southern Soapers http://www.southernsoapers.com

2009 Saponifier Readers Choice Award Voting Time! I can not believe it has been a year since the last Readers Choice awards! Hurry and go cast your vote for the 2009 Readers Choice Awards Event at: http://saponifier.supplier-awards-2009.sgizmo.com The annual survey has started! The deadline to vote is Aug 27, midnight. For the third year now the Saponifier Magazine is sponsoring a Readers Choice survey where you can vote for your favorite suppliers and vendors. From Favorite Fragrances to Favorite Packaging supplier, to even Favorite Label source! This annual survey has become a much anticipated and exciting annual event for our industry. Southern Soapers goal is to continue to make your businesses successful, because our success depends on your success! I want to take this opportunity to also thank each of you for your continued support and patronage of Southern Soapers. It is a pleasure to serve amazing artisans and businesses such as yourselves! Kelly Bloom, owner Southern Soapers http://www.southernsoapers.com

Southern Soapers DOES offer a 5% discount on 5 lbs of the same FO, 10% discount off 10 lbs of the same FO, and a 25% discount off the 25 lb drum of the same FO. You simply put the number of pounds you are ordering and request the Volume Discount. The info is located on the FAQ page also, http://southernsoapers.com/cart/index.php?main_page=page&id=11&chapter=0 JUst don't forget to put a note that you are requesting VOLUME discount.

I just added the actual link to the SoapSheet3.1 excel spreadsheet calcultor: http://www.southernsoapers.com/tools/SoapSheet.31.xls

This will be the very first gathering that I have ever attended. I will be giving a demo/presentation on Big Batch Soapmaking also. I will only be attending two gatherings this year... the other one will be the Texas Soapmakers Association gathering in Austin, TX later in July. I will be giving a Big Batch Soapmaking presentation there also! Most of all, I am really excited to put faces to the many customers and names I have communicated with over the years! Kelly Bloom Southern Soapers Fragrances ~ "We Have No Common Scents!" http://www.southernsoapers.com

Yes, they turn a blackish color. I thought this would be perfect for my Blackberry Sage soap.. So I added some with some violet Ultramarine. Soap turned out fantastic looking. But my hairy chested hubby started complaining to me that he does not appreciate having to pick/rinse cranberry seeds out of all his chest & pubic hair!! So, I only use cranberry seeds for external visual appeal nowdays. Hubby is happy now too, lol! Kelly Bloom Southern Soapers Fragrances ~ "We Have No Common Scents!" http://www.southernsoapers.com

No, that is not quite right... you need to use a factor to determine just the amount of OILS needed to build your soap formula for this size of cylinder mold. For a 3" wide tube that is 15 inches long you will do this: [(1.5 x 1.5) x 3.14] x 15 = 105.98 radius squared x pi x length of tube then do this final calculation to compensate for you only needing the OILS calculation, not the ENTIRE volume of finished soap: 105.98 x the factor of .38 = 40.27 oz of base oils the full math formula to determine the amount of oils for a cylinder is: [(1.5 x 1.5) x 3.14] x 15 = 105.98 x .38 = 40.27 radius squared x pi x length of tube factor oils needed Now calculate your lye and water. If you want a faster way, and have Excel on your computer, download the Chris Mathes SoapSheet3.1 .. it it at the TOP of my website as a download link: http://www.southernsoapers.com called SOAPSHEET3.1 Build your soap recipe normally, then CLICK ON THE AUTOSCALED tab at the bottom. That worksheet lets you toggled between Rectangular molds and CYLINDER MOLDS! And it does ALL the Math For YOU, grin! Here is a link to a screen shot of my using the Cylinder function for a soap formula: http://www.makeitsoap.com/images/math.h1.jpg Kelly Bloom Southern Soapers Fragrances ~ "We Have No Common Scents!" http://www.southernsoapers.com

I am pretty sure that Soapers Choice sells this by the block or pail if you need a large quantity also! Kelly Bloom Southern Soapers Fragrances ~ "We Have No Common Scents!" http://www.southernsoapers.com

my southern soapers fragrances store sells a single note strawberry (Fresh Picked Strawberry), a Nectarine (Nectarine Bianca .. White Nectarine is what that means) and several other single note fragrances, Kelly Bloom Southern Soapers Fragrances ~ "We Have No Common Scents!" http://www.southernsoapers.com