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FINALLY made my first batch of soap last weekend. Now I have unmolded it to cure. My question…..when I let it cure, can I still cover it lightly with a lightweight towel or something? My soaping area is the garage and I don’t want dust or anything in the soap…HELP!
THANKS

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Can anyone help with molds? Everywhere I go it’s milkyway molds!! I do not
like or disslike them I only want a different look. They seem to have
cornered the home soap market. The others I have found are too small. I
really like the look of molds as opposed to bars for some of my stuff.
Does anyone […]

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Okay - I asked this before & goofy me cannot find where I placed it & I
really need it NOW!!
What is the item - mell
I know that there was a gentleman that responded & stated that he was
going to start selling it on is site - can’t remeber that either!
Any info will be beyond appreciated!
TIA
Becky~

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Does anyone out there make a Avocado oil soap? Had a customer ask about
it…I use it in shaving soaps. I wondered if there might be a pure
avocado oil soap lurking around out there…if you can share that would
be great…

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if you are using crisco (or check your shortening label) youd enter it as
soybean oil
also, i know i have seen the link in the last few days, so can the person
resend it please, there is a place you can go and check the properties of the
oils you are going to use, for example, which makes […]

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Dear list, I have read many time that you can design your own recipe going to a lye calculator, but will I end with a good soap? I cannot find in Venezuela a lot of ingredients, and it is really too expensive to buy from the states (For example, I wanted to send a […]

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Dear Lesa,
I agree with you. I would prefer to use shortening instead of tallow, but it
is not listed in the lye calculator. Please let me know what you finally
decide.LuLu

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do any of you sell mandp products at outdoor shows? If so, how do you keep
it from melting during the show? And are there any precautions that should
be taken with other toiletries?
Thanks.
Linda

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there’s also a very informative list at onelist called hot process

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COMFREY
Aids in healing respiratory ailments, anemia, arthritis, fractures, mucous
membranes, lungs & wounds; it is soothing to the gastrointestinal tract; aids
in cell proliferation; helps the pancreas in regulating blood sugar level;
helps promote the secretion of pepsin & is a general aid to digestion.
COMFREY, KNITBONE
Symphytum officinale (Boraginaceae)
HISTORY and USES
Comfrey’s name derives from the Latin con firma, i.e. […]

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