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  1. Gene
    Look at the tutorial http://www.plastictom.com/HowToUse.html These are totally different from reloading trays. If you just want something to hold the tubes, a rubber band around a handful works fine.
  2. Gene
    "Hemp butter" is hydrogenated vegetable oil and hemp oil
  3. Gene
    Try subbing Emu for the SAO:D
  4. Gene
    enter it as soy oil
  5. Gene
    They will work just fine. Mark them with BIG red letters
  6. Gene
    yep, but the tiare flower essence also has beneficial properties
  7. Gene
    That would work. I have some heavy walled gallon jugs
  8. Gene
    Monoi
  9. Gene
    Correct, if your recipe calls for 6 oz lye and 12 oz water, you use 18 oz of the pre-mix Tip: When using cold lye solution most times you will get a false trace, keep mixing and as it heats up in will thin out and progress as usual. I also add my fo to the oils before the lye
  10. Gene
    I use the rubber band to hold the tubes and the resteraunt style(with the long tip) ketchup bottles to fill
  11. Gene
    I use a KA and the whisk is a must for butters. Regular beater is best for lotion. For lotions you need to use a SB for the first 5 minutes, the high shear mixing is critcal, then let the stand mixer do the work while your lotion cools.
  12. Gene
    I was in a big hurry when I posted, sorry if it caused confusion. My cheese cutter cost less than $10. It has a marble base and you can glue small blocks of wood for guides. 1 to keep the log straight and 1 as a stop for for thickness
  13. Gene
    I've been doing this for over a year now, wouldn't go back to the old way for love or money! My normal batch of soap is 3.5# oils, so I weigh out 35# into a 5 gallon stock pot, heat slowly until butters are melted, stick blend, weigh out 3.5# into plastic containers with lids. When I want to make soap I just grab a container off the shelf, microwave until melted. I also use pre-mixed lye. I make it up by the gallon. With this method I can make a batch of soap in 15 minute start to finish, including cleanup:D
  14. Gene
    He should be able to. Lye is added to the drilling slurry in cold weather to prevent freezing
  15. Gene
    cheese slicer, cheap
  16. Gene
    I have both and prefer the oil type. I stick blend into the oils. The reason I prefer this type is that if after adding the lye and colors and the batch isn't as light as I want, it easy to add more TD
  17. Gene
    :embarasse Your welcome. The amazing thing to me is it it soaks in quickly but still feels wet? My wife put some on my back, rubbed it in lightly, and asked how it felt? I told her it felt great,but she used to much! By the way her hands were gliding over my back I was certain I was an oily mess, wrong!!! It sells well to the tanning parlors:D It only seperates when cool
  18. Gene
    Yep, they are very different. slsa is much milder. Wear a mask when working with it, it has fine dust which can be a respiratory irritant
  19. Gene
    it is primarily a viscosity builder
  20. Gene
    you can mix 50/50 with fco and promote it as an aftersun spray. Works and feels great. Still has to be warm and shaken
  21. Gene
    coconut: most likely 76 degree which is fine Olive oil: light color preferably Tip: Let the mixture set overnight before adding sugar
  22. Gene
    A lot of suppliers can't even get to the orders for 24 hours or so
  23. Gene
    Or, you might try the dark amber http://www.edenbotanicals.com/crystallized.html
  24. Gene
    Wow!! That is high. Glad I got 2# in the last co-op she did:D
  25. Gene
    Maybe it is sweating. Wait until it cools and see how it looks and No peaking:whistle:
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