Miadrianel Candles

Yup, it became work rather than a nice way to pass time and now I can't think about making candles again. anybody here has been on that situation and bounced back? Dan

What an irony would be if anyone survived the apocalypse to then die shortafter from a "crisco candle" fire.

No tartaric acid? I think that tartaric acid might help them dry a bit more. Also you could reduce the amount of oil. I made a few bubble bars the other day and the were oily for a while but dried after a day or two. i know when mine is ready to roll when I get the texture of bread dough, If yourswhas a bit more runny maybe to much oil.

Wow! Thank you for the recipe. The ingredients look exactly like the Lush label.

Anybody out there tried making shower jellies with Carageenan as the gelant? I recently tried lush's jellies and found them quite cool. My daughter found them fun. I have made them using regular unflavored jello but I found 2 things. First, it's not clear. Sevond it leaves a nasty residue on the shower floor like white in color that gets difficult to remove. Has to be the regular jello thats causing that. OH! and they melt at room temp. Ideas?

Where's the like button???!!! Seriously IMHO this is what candle making is about. Taking it as far as you can, making your own molds lets you do that. What silicone did you use. I use moldstar 15 from smooth on to make molds.

Oh my! I was looking for some new molds on the net the other day and found a site that had these long molds to make inserts in log molds so when you cut the soap the shape comes out. They were shaped like animals, fruit, stars and stuff. Now, I thought I had bookmarked and I didn't : ( Could you guys let me know if you know what Im talking about???

I would like to get these in bulk. Do you guys know who sells these wholesale or bulk?

With that many containers I think it's inefficient to heat them with a heat gun. I would get one of those heater restaurants use to keep the pizza boxes and other stuff hot and put them all under there....Always had that I idea if I make that many candles..Anybody tried it?

Thank you all for the nice words! I think somebody said something about the mold. It's from Peak.

i made this yesterday...hope you guys like. dan

Yeah I kinda thought about how I put together that sentence yesterday. It was equal parts of the tartaric acid and the baking soda. You know what the sad thing is!!! Yesterday I tried to make the whole thing again by heart and I ruined it!!!! Now I don't even know where I wrote the recipe and I'm screwed. Yesterday I used to much water and just made this stupid glop which you couldn't even shape....sucks. I do remember using up to %25 of the total powders in SLSA. But the key to get the shape right and the texture to work it is on the water.

Guys I made a few of these sometime ago. I wrote down the recipe as it was something I kindda formulated on my own. I had the recipe written down on one of my witches brew books and I dunno where it is now. But it was Equal parts of Sodium bicarbonate and cream of tartar, SLSA a bit of soft oil, fragrance and water. I didn't even mold them i just shaped them with my hands into marshmallow shapes. These finish up very hard so those of you who want real hard bubble bar you might like this one. When ready to use just crumble it under the waterfor color I used mica but you could use liquid colors also.

Greetings, Guys what sets a shampoo bar apart from a soap bar? I know there's the difference in the oils some people like to add castor and jojoba to it. But How much superfat do you use on a shampoo bar to make extra mild for hair. I am interested as I have customers that want some of them and I also have just arrived to the conclusion that no store bought shampoo will work for me ever! Christ talk about frizzy hair, now that it's longer it's more noticeable So HELP! So any tips guys I appreciate! Dan Dan

Don't worry about competition. That's just a place where to send people who spend an hour browsing around to spend 5 dollars worth of merchandise. Dan