lauramw71

I think the common scents is on the same lines. I bought some "FO" from them.. will not mix in ANYTHING! not cyclo, not fco, not jojoba. Bummed me out cuz they are the only place that I can find Euphoria Spring Temptation. So I just put in a roller the way it came.. works fine, but I wanted to make stuff with that scent. it's fabulous!

For shampoo, I just mix it in a measuring cup, than pour it into the bottles with a funnel. Conditioner I use the wsp base so it's thick. I mix it with beaters than pour into bottles with a funnel also.

Laura

If you want to try it, maybe test it out on your white linens first? I don't think a lil drop would be too bad. I don't color mine either. I use poly 20 (make my own spray) so it's milky. I package them in blue bottles so you can't see the color anyways.

Try it out though and let us know how it works!

Laura

I think these are already cut oils right?

Aqua Spa is a good one for shower gel. More masculine I think, but it's a great shower scent. Also Carribean Coconut makes a good shower gel too... and conditioner mmmm

Laura

To me, it looks like the Spray Magic is just a modifier to make your FO water soluble... Something like the EO/FO modifier or even a polysorbate..

man, Philosophy is some pricey stuff huh? lol I did get the Pure Grace from the common scents but it's sooooo faint. I made a lotion with 2% fo in it and can not smell it at all. JS is a tad more pricey, but if it's the only place I can get a good one than so be it. haha

thanks for the info

I get mine from WSP. A girl I work with wears it exclusively and said it's pretty on target to being a true dup. I've worn the real by philosophy and actually think the wsp version smells better.

Now to find a Pure Grace dup.....

On Wholesalesuppliesplus there is a calculator in the forums that calculates this for you. Basically it takes all your ingredients and shows you your cost to make, wholesale suggestion, and retail suggestion. I believe wholesale is double your cost to produce, and retail is 3-4 times that.

Hope this helps!

I really think you made the right decision. If what you love to do is turning into a strong dislike, then it's time to do something about it. You don't want to lose your passion for something you are extremely good at because of one company. Crafts, no matter what they are, are so much better if your heart is in it. My fiance did the same thing not too long ago. Now that he isn't doing it as a "job" and more of a "love" he is back to enjoying it and is much happier. No more dread associated when he starts doing it now. Follow your heart! You definately made the right choice!!!

I've heard people printing them, then spraying them with Krylon (can get it at Michaels). And I've heard people putting either clear box tape over the label, or a clear label over top of it. I just bought some waterproof ones from labelsbythesheet, so I haven't tried it yet.