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Hey Janis!

That soap looks very inviting. . . .

Carmen

I suck at names too but here's my contribution:

Citrus Blast

The white spots could be fragrance that that didn't fully incorporate into your batch.

I have gotten white streaks when my fragrance was mixed well. Are the streaks white, I really can't tell from the pics. My first thought was incomplete gel.

The Cute Pup - My Maltese, Mitzi. I am crazy in love!!!

The Racks - They were purchased at a grocer's liquation sale.

The soaps- Magie Noir, Black Pepper & Love Spell:

Hey -

Long time no post! Here are a few that I made about 3 weeks ago.

Dragons Blood (which I renamed Deep - didn't think that name would go over well here ) is a blind swirl. The DB is sooooo much darker now. I will post an updated pic later.

Island Kiss is swirled with Chromium Green oxide and FD& C Yellow.

Carmen

Editted to add the pic

Beautiful, Carrie! I love blue swirlies. . . .

Ooh, Sara. Those are extra, extra special! What type of mold do you use?

Janis,

You can pour warm as long as you don't cap the container. The heat will create condensation - extra water - that will compromise your preservative system.

I always pour cool. After my lotion batch is ready, I store in baggies, unscented and uncolored (though, I rarely use colorant). I use the smaller and larger ziplock bags so that can choose the appropriate size for the order.

I usually scent the lotion when I need to fill an order.

Here's one:

Suppliers by State

And another:

Directory of Soapmaking Suppliers and Resources

Very pretty, Sara.