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Cherry

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    soap b&b
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    North Dakota
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    Retired
  • About You
    Married, have 4 children and one stepdaughter. Between us we have 7 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. Been making soap and bath products since 2000. I sell mostly at craft shows. We live out in the country and I like to garden. I have a small greenhouse for starting plants.

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  1. That looks scrumptious - good enough to eat. Very nice.
  2. That sounds interesting. Hope you get a nice swirl.
  3. For the most part I like my soaps to gel. They have a more transluscent look and it makes the colors more vibrant. I have tried keeping milk soaps from gelling, but often I get a partial gel so I usually just let it happen.
  4. I make soap with coconut milk too. I have used the canned milk and the powder. When I get canned milk I try to find one that doesn't have any additives in it like guar gum. It's not always easy to find just plain coconut milk. I've used some with the additives and I didn't have any problems, but I've heard there could be, not sure just what kind of a problem. And when you have milk with additives you need to list them on your ingredient list. It does make nice soap.
  5. I got Christmas Spice from Sweetcakes that I'm going to try this year. I also use Christmas Thyme and Snow Place Like Home. Snow Place reminds me of the smell of stepping outside on a crisp winter morning, so I don't limit it to Christmas.
  6. Very pretty swirls! I like those colors together.
  7. That is fantastic. Beautiful soap swirls.
  8. I love the smell of Santa's Pipe. Love your swirls too, and the sparklies on top.
  9. Very nice! That last one is really unique.
  10. Stunning looking soap. I like many of the names that have been suggested. I can't come up with anything different.
  11. That's a beautiful swirl. Waiting for cut pics.
  12. For lotions, creams and butters as a general rule I use between 1/2 and 1%, depending on the strength of the fragrance.
  13. Welcome, I'm new to the board too, but not to soap making. It is very easy to become addicted so join the club.
  14. I would think it would depend on what it is made of. If it is aluminum it wouldn't work. The aluminum reacts with the lye. If I remember right most Presto ware were aluminum. Any stainless steel or enameled pot would work for CP, and HP could be cooked in the oven. I make CP and haven't messed around much with HP. I use a stainless steel pot.
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