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very nice, look how lovely that green came out.

I have made an Emu oil soap, it does yeld lots of mild lather and a harder bar, but you are not able to get the benifits of the healing like you would by using it in a lotion or leave on product.

I get itchy scalp too this time of year. It itches right on top, toward the back of my head. I have caused scabs from itching so hard. I also get itchy shins too. Its just wintertime excema. Use shampoo and conditioner that is extra moisturizing, dont use dandruff or tea tree products.

Jojoba Oil is the best for hair and scalp. Do a hot oil treatment with Jojoba Oil

try posting this in the classy's

Got DH to pick up some vodka and used it to thin the lotion. It's been 6 days now and it still isn't seperating but I know it still could. DH tested it for me and said it has a little sting to it but no more than most after shave lotions he's used and not as much as some. Smells wonderful. Now hopefully I still have my gift sets.

This is funny. Dh told the woman at the liquor store his wife was going to use the vodka to make soap (instead of lotion). She told him he could believe that if he wanted but she didn't believe it.! LOL

I know I couldn't sell it with the vodka in it but I'm not so all should be okay.

that is pretty funny. actually you use alcohol to make clear soap

Combine some citrus scents with a splash of spearmint ... you might get something like an energy scent.

I agree

also cornmint EO is yummy

Huh? oh that is so lame. Why would thye still have their shopping cart working and be able to take your money if they are closed down??? grrrrrr

Oils by nature is a great place to buy oils for lotions

http://www.oilsbynature.com/company_info.htm

I use EOs in mine. For a 2lb batch I use .75oz of EO and mix it with 1.5oz of mathcing FO. With that small amount, I can still feel the EO tingle on my skin and it anchors the FO real nice.

So far I have made the following batches:

.75oz lavender EO mixed with 1.5 lavender FO,

.75oz Sage EO mixed with 1.5 Lemongrass Sage FO,

.75oz Vetiver EO mixed with 1.5 Vetiver FO,

.75oz Sandalwood EO mixed with 1.5 Sandalwood FO,

They all came out smelling Grrrrrreat!!

Next I am thinking of doing .75oz of Lime EO mixed with 1.5oz of Violets and Lime FO

Almost a year and a half before i started selling to my co-workers and about 2 years until i started selling at craft shows

There is Joy Wax from Nature's Garden. I'm sure there are others out there, this is just one I used for a long time. I think that some of the 70/30 blends are like this also.

i agree, this one is pretty soft too

maybe IGI 6006

So far, this one sounds the closest

http://www.soapwizards.com/tek9.asp?pg=products&specific=jopmkqr0

and this one is next

http://www.fragranceandflavors.com/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=7273

I dont remeber exactly where the threads are, but do a search of the board and some threads should pop up, mentioning some suppliers.

eye catcher

Not to rain on your parade but did you weigh your FO or did you use fl oz? Please be very careful with this so FO are heavier than others so their fl oz will be very different then their weight oz. So if your candles are smoking or it looks like the wick is going to drown out decrease to FO some.

Good luck and have lots of fun. This is how I got started making candles and I am so happy I took the plunge.

thats exactly what i was thinking

Looking foward to seeing some more soaps from you in the gallery.

Hello, welcome to a fun board filled with lots of great tips.

that sounds like a lot of fragrance oil. No need to use that much. I would back it down to 1oz of fragrance per lb of wax, which is around 5-6% fragrance load. The most i would go up is 1.25oz of fragranc eoil per lb of wax, which is about 8% fragrance load.

i wouldnt worry about how clear your melt pool is, you should first worry about getting a full melt pool that is reaching all the edges, which should probably take at least 2-3 test burns to achieve.

Their P-2 is way better

freaken adorable!!!

Oregon Trails has one

Heheh, I make a broccoli, cauliflower cheese thingy.

Lots of broccoli, lots of cauliflower, layered with tons of velveeta and topped with crushed ritz crackers that are soaked in butter (1 stick per pack of ritz). Extremely fattening but oh so good!

Thanks for all the help!

Angi

:drool:

I get mine from Costco

Angi

ditto

what a great idea, this would probably make nice guest size bars