ktaggard

I love their Citrus Cilantro! I mix with Orange EO. And the scent holds great in CP soap. 

I also use their ginger spice, velvet sugar, verbana lemon, and cedarwood sage.

I don't care for their love spell or lemon sugar. 

38 minutes ago, Moonstar said:

Lol ! No ??? of course you had to bring it up lol ? 

I'm still here, so don't  mind.

On Wednesday, October 19, 2016 at 10:05 AM, Moonstar said:

How did the citrus spruce do in wax for you. Can you smell both or does the citrus fade ? I'm using 

464 wax

Mostly spruce, to my nose. But I love it.  It is very similar to Fillmore's Christmas tree, imo. Almost like Christmas tree with a twist.  But I  would not know what twist is if It was not in the name. Hope that helps.

I now only use Christmas Tree. You don't really need both. Christmas Tree and Citrus Spruce are too similar. - IMO. 

I really like their lilac and linen.  Their mac apple was good. Very similar to cs. 

The following have been selling well in my little shop:

Butt Naked (I name it Malibu Beach) from Tennesee candle

Soothing Lavender (from the candle source)

Honeysuckle

Lilac

Gardenia

Aloha Vanilla ( fp fragrance oils)

peach nectar (CS)

garpefruit mangosteen (CS)

Sea Witch (I call Room with a view) from Pure frag. Oils)

Fruit Slices

Orange Cilantro ( Pine Meadows Soap)

Thanks to all of you!! I'll get started on my hunt. This gives me a good place to start 

I have a customer who keeps asking for Dragon's Blood. Who has the best?? 

Must add - this is for soap and beard oil. Thanks.

I am looking for a stick blender or some kind of mixer that is thin enough to fit inside a gallon jug. The opening is about 1.33 inches. Anyone have ideas? I want to mix lotion. TIA

3 hours ago, Just2BHappy said:

Thanks so much for your recommendations, ktaggard! I love Pink Sugar, so that will probably go on my Peak's list, and the Mac Apple on my CS list.

 

Can I ask how you heat the fo? And how warm do you get it? I really appreciate the tips!

I measure my fo in a small, glass measuring breaker and put in micro for 10-15 seconds. I like the temp of my wax to stay at 185 even after fo is added and while I'm stirring. This is just something that has worked for me. As you know, everyone has their own methods. I need to add that I do keep most of my fos in the fridge, so I just like to get my oil warmed up a bit. 

I would choose:

Mac Apple (CS)

Christmas hearth (I call rustic cabin) CS

Pink Sugar (peak)

Amish Harvest (peak)

Peach Nectar (CS)

Grapefruit Mangosteen (CS)

Those are strong ones that were some of my first throwers. 

Also, I found that heating wax to 185 and heating fo a bit before adding helped a lot. For tarts, I use my own blend of soy and paraffin wax. 

I use a big turkey fryer and pour pots - Add color and fragrance in pour pots. But the one thing I've learned through this hobby is that there is no one right way. If you want to use multiple presto pots. Go for it. As you start experimenting you will develop your own style and methods!! That's what makes this hobby awesome!!!

I keep all my fragrance in a fridge. No problems so far.

Just wanted to mention that I made tarts using Redwood & Cedar. I really like it. Noticed it is very similar to Fillmore's Cedar Garland. Won't be needing both in my line up. I'm going to burn and see which one I like better.

Thanks everyone for the good advice. I was talking to the husband last night about my profit margins. On paper they seem a lot higher than what's in my checking account. But I absolutely love what I'm doing. I'm going to figure this out and make millions.

Autumn Spice, Spiced Plum, Sassy Spice, Ginger Spice, Spice Kitchen, Country Spice, Harvest Spice, harvest home

I use micas. When I first started making scrubs, I just used a little food coloring. Worked OK, but would fade in sunlight.

Ordered some this morning, along with sweet pea and Christmas splendor. Can't wait go try them. I already love This old house and a few others!!

Grrrr, you guys!! Now I have to order!!

I was reading through candybee's - post where she asked how many bars of soap we make a year. How do some of you make so much soap? I just opened a shop a few months ago, and the soap production is killing me. What kind of molds and processes do you all do to mass produce your soap?

I bought a big mold from "For craft's sake", but massacred the 18 pounds of soap when I tried to cut into logs. Maybe I have to invest in professional cutters, but I'm on a tight budget.☺

Any tricks of the trade ???

I like sun-warmed sandalwood from candle cacoon. It smells like how I think sandalwood should smell like, if that makes sense. I have never had real sandalwood eo to compare. It soaps beautifully and I love it in parasoy tarts.

I blend clarus 3022, 4625, 4794 for tarts. Works great for me. It gives the richness of soy and the throw of paraffin.

Candybee - do u mind sharing that perfect combo again with us here. I read through that thread, but so many combos, I wasn't sure which one you were talking about. Thanks much?

I use intuit gopayment and love it. It is very similar to square. No problems thus far.

In CP Soap, I love pumpkin spice from soapsupplies.net. it is fabulous!! I use pumpkin soufflé from lone star for my fall pumpkin in wax.

Olive, castor and Shea butter - a must for me.