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    World's Greatest Egytian Musk from Sweet Cakes

    in Fragrance Discussion

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    Egypytian Musk is lighter than the regular Musk. It's powderery to me. The perfume that really smells like it is Windsong which my grandmother wears. I think that's why I like it so much because when ever I smell it it reminds me of her.

    I haven't used it in B&B. I just sold it as a straight body oil and I did cut the Ultra with DPG and didn't get any complaints about the strength. Sometimes when you cut the ultra and extremes they smell nicer.

    HTH,

    J

    I had no idea that one scent could have so many VERY different versions! I have a feeling that the one I ordered in this co op is going to be the same....ugh! I will likely order a larger size of SOS' version and test it some more and see how that goes. Thanks for the information!

    World's Greatest Egytian Musk from Sweet Cakes

    in Fragrance Discussion

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    I'm interested in it if you really get rid of it, but keep it around awhile and see if it doesn't grow on you. :)

    Darbla, honey, pm me your info and for the price of shipping only, you can have this, this stuff. NO it's not going to grow on me, it smells that bad. It reminds me of the smell of my History teacher in the 6th grade. She had white/blue hair and she wore Estee Lauder Youth Dew or Chanel something and both of them smelled just as bad....it was a very long semester.

    This is IMO, one of the worst fo's( no matter where you get it from) I have smelled. I dont even bother trying to search for a good one, to many I have tested makes me gag.:lipsrseal

    Now the one from SOS is nice. It smells like the Egyptian Musk that I am used to, I used to buy the incense years ago before I discovered candles. It's just too light. Maybe I should bump up the % a little and see what happens:confused:

    My friend candledungeon got some Egyptian Musk FO on sale at http://madinaonline.com/index.asp.

    She said is was the best she has gotten.

    I like Egyptian Musk and it sells well as an incense and roll-on. I also quickly sold out of the tarts and votive candles I made with it.

    I used the SOS Egyption Musk which I liked but I had to get it in the Ultra Concentrate - the SOS concentration wasn't strong enough.

    My tester is in Extreme and its light. I will try it at 2% this time and see what happens. Hopefully it will work. Can you tell me, have you ever used it in b&b products?

    I've tried several Egyptian Musks, including SC's, and I've come to the conclusion they all really stink!! :tongue2: I personally am a Masculine Musk fan and so are my customers and SC has the best and strongest IMHO!! :cool2:

    Now, I will say that this was not a totally wasted effort. I did like Princess & Amber Romance. Those were nice. Now the Sandalwood Vanilla, I like Vanilla Sandalwood from SOS better. Since the Sandalwood is the strongest all I smell is burning wood in that one.

    But thanks everyone for the comments. I thought maybe something was wrong with me, seriously. But this stuff, man I swear I can still smell it from Sunday.:laugh2:

    World's Greatest Egytian Musk from Sweet Cakes

    in Fragrance Discussion

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    Recently I purchased a sample of Egyptian Musk from WSP & SOS, but they were kinda weak OOB and in my butter so I went to FOF to see who else had one. Now out of all the scents I have looked for NONE of them claimed to be the world's greatest, except the one from Sweet Cakes. So I say to myself, self, this must be a good one, right?

    aHem...lemme just tell you, I am not one for being really negative about scents, BUT, when you throw out there that its the world's greatest....can you make sure it is? It smells nothing like any Egyptian Musk I've ever smelled. And whats worse, I remembered all those posts where they say that OOB is no judge of a scent....man it took me hours to get that smell off of my hands. Maybe its just me but does anyone else use this particular fo? Luckily I only bought an ounce but if anyone wants it, for the cost of shipping only, I will gladly give it away!:yay:

    Still confused- preservatives for bought lotion bases?

    in Bath, Body & Cosmetics

    Posted

    Now I am confused....this is cut and pasted from your other post....

    I just started making homemade lotions and creams for personal use and give to friends. My first batches were used up quickly(I made smaller quantities ) Anyways, I got bigger jars on sale- I think 16 oz

    For the first time I had a very bad reaction when I used my lotion. It was oatmeal honey and had turned a yucky brown but I had that problem before and assumed it was because I didn't use a stablizer for the vanilla in it. However, I am now wondering if something had gone wrong with my body cream because I don't use preservatives either and this body cream has taken me over a month to use( I have several different scents)

    Questions:

    1. Should I use a preservative and not even sure what to use or where to buy

    2. Could my rash have been caused by mold or something from not using it?

    Thanks for any advise

    Now this post says you bought them....not trying to be smart but which one is it....did you make the lotion that gave you the rash or did you buy a base? There is a difference.

    If its a base, there should be preservative already in place, enough to cover the addition of fo added to the manufacturers recommendations. Contact the company you bought it from to find out exactly what can and what cannot be added to their base.

    If it is a homemade lotion, it has water in it, therefore, it needs to be preserved or the uglies will grow in your lotion. There are many preservatives out there and you should research to find out the preservative you are most comfortable with....

    Wilton Icing Colors for B&B colorants

    in Bath, Body & Cosmetics

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    I would also recommend TKB, just make sure to read all the info for each color to make sure it can be used in the products you make.

    I love that you can get the sample sizes from TKB. There is about a teaspoon in the sample and that is plenty for testing. They have a 30 color sample pack that is a great deal.

    If you want to go with Bramble Berry colors, I have a set that I'm not using. Let me know if you're interested.

    Thanks Carrie! I will definitely let you know....

    ??? about Kokum Butter

    in Bath, Body & Cosmetics

    Posted

    Well, I told her I was going to pitch it and they gave me an offer of 6% off of an online order...they currently offer 3% online. Although the flecks are not large and there aren't a bunch of them, I am just not ready to deal with unrefined products just yet. I am just getting my formulas down for butters and lotions, I just don't want the added headache of unrefined products....they are just too tempermental.

    I will start soaping really soon....as soon as I get some lye, can't find any local other than Rooto. Maybe I'll hold onto it until I start soaping and use it then.

    Thanks everybody!:yay:

    Wilton Icing Colors for B&B colorants

    in Bath, Body & Cosmetics

    Posted

    I am testing each color in a butter recipe that I scraped that was uncolored. The culprit could be how I added it. I was adding the color in with my fo and all those morphed. But the one I colored after the preservative and fo was added and immediately put into a jar is still very pink. So I am thinking maybe the fo did it....who knows. I am going to use my liquid color from Peaks for the time being, which by the way, also changes colors from time to time, and just watch these Wilton colors to see if they can hold there color.

    Thanks everyone for their replies. I think I will likely invest in some BB colors after the holidays.

    Wilton Icing Colors for B&B colorants

    in Bath, Body & Cosmetics

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    Might be on Wilton (what you say), but was always preached to that they were a no no for B&B coloring so I don't use them. If that's what they're saying you can use, go for it, but it's just what I've heard and read in other places that said no. Personal use was OK, but not for selling ... when it gets drilled in enough I listen lol.

    I understand. We have discrepencies in the nail industry like that too no harm done. Thanks for your honesty.

    I could not get TKB to come up either....does anybody know of any other colors that I could try? I really have overspent with start up and would hate to lose more money buying colors that just don't work. TIA

    Wilton Icing Colors for B&B colorants

    in Bath, Body & Cosmetics

    Posted

    Scented, I just placed an order with Sweet Cakes for fo's...an experiment of sorts. Anyhoo, I was going to purchase some colorants and these are the colors that they suggest for bath & body and m & p soaps so I figured what's the harm? According to what I've read on the SC website, here and on other forums, most are saying that these colorants are the same as the ones the FDA ok's for skin? I tried it today while the color was still in the product and it did not stain or anything. ETA: as a matter of fact the thread I read was in the b & b gallery for parfaits...

    Can you tell me what TKB is? Can you give me the link?

    ??? about Kokum Butter

    in Bath, Body & Cosmetics

    Posted

    Heres the response from NDA...

    We’ve just had a response from our supplier. They said that there is nothing wrong with the butter. They said if you have purchased Kokum butter elsewhere, it was probably refined and theirs is not. The refined would be bleached and filtered. Theirs, the unrefined, is all natural and that’s the way it comes. It’s not uniform throughout. The black pieces you found were chunks of the kokum nut.

    They said their other customers melt it down and filter it before use and it is absolutely fine. However, if you are not happy with this suggestion, please let me know. I will provide you with a return authorization number. We will reimburse or leave a credit on your account for the cost of the product, minus the return shipping. There would be no point in re-ordering as it would be the same product.

    New Directions has decided that if we get enough requests for the refined Kokum butter, we will do our best to bring it in, so please let me know if you’re interested in that also.

    Ok so do I keep it? I mean I am not going to use this stuff....its a little high maintenance for my preference.

    I think I finally found a recipe I like for body butter!!!

    in Old Style B & B Gallery

    Posted

    I have not been brave enough yet to try lotions, body butter...But yours inspires me to want to...:D Could you go one step further, and give step by step directions...I would love to make some...Scented if you will try,,,I will too..:) ..

    My instructions....honestly....I used the instructions from the lotionmaking 101 tutorial. I read it about 20 times. It is really a great tutorial with excellent pics. Just change the ingredients so it applies to your butter, else you'll be making lotion instead:laugh2: . The one great thing in that tutorial is the instruction not to use a stand mixer but to use your stick blender. This is where I kept sabotaging my butters before by incorporating way too much air with the SM. I only use the SB to mix the water, additives and oils and then I put the pot in a sink of ice cold water and let it cool. Every 30 minutes, I scrape down the sides and hit it again with about 5 shots with the SB and walk away. I do this until it gets really thick...you soapers call that trace, I think. Once it drops under 90 degrees I add the preservative, cover it with a clean, white towel and leave it overnight. Sometimes if I did not have a towel, I just covered it with wax paper, only after it was at room temperature though. You would not want the wax to melt in your butter. Read that tutorial and give it a shot.

    I think I finally found a recipe I like for body butter!!!

    in Old Style B & B Gallery

    Posted

    That actually looks like something I may want to roll in :D Looks great!! Wish I could make this stuff.

    Thanks. And why can't you Scented? You can do it....I was struggling until I found Jennie and this board. I'm telling you my butter was less than, well I can't tell you what it was but it was awful. It went from disgustingly greasy to aired out to the point of seperation from just the air! You have to try....you can do it....I have faith in you!:yes:

    I am still working on candles too. See you can make those and I struggle at anything larger than a hex jar! But I am getting better with every new test candle....I can't give up, so you gotta try!

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