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| Scent | 11/9/2005 | John Vercelletto |
Q: Is there a way to add scent to gel candles that have already been poured? Mine are not strong ...
A: The answer is basically no. You can try to reheat the gel to a liquid state using a heat gun or ...
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| Soap Rocks | 8/18/2005 | Terry Knorr |
Q: What do you think about making Soap Rocks ( they look like different gems and are quite stunning). ...
A: The Soap Rocks are definately interesting soaps! It is possible for the home soapmaker to produce ...
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| Homemade Bubble Bath without soap? | 8/1/2005 | Terry Knorr |
Q: Greetings. A few years ago I stumbled across a recipe for homemade bubble bath. I liked how easy ...
A: I have not been able to locate a recipe for bubblebath that dosn't use either soap or detergent. ...
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| I have a few questions... | 5/26/2005 | Terry Knorr |
Q: I have a few questions. I wanna know where would I go to get lye? I want my soap to be 100% all ...
A: I'm sorry it has taken me so long to get back to you. My computer was down for several days. You ...
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| Blending Scents | 5/3/2005 | Terry Knorr |
Q: Im trying to make a soap that smells like hazelnut. I can find plenty of hazelnut fragrance oils, ...
A: I'm sorry that I will not be able to help you much with this question. The best I've been able to ...
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| soap making | 4/13/2005 | Terry Knorr |
Q: What is an alternative ingredient I may be able to use in place of glycerin in homemade soap?
A: Because of misunderstandings in the making of homemade glycerin soaps, I will begin with some ...
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| lotions | 4/12/2005 | Terry Knorr |
Q: I MAKE GOAT'S MILK SOAPS AND LOTIONS. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO FIND A PLACE TO TEST MY LOTIONS FOR ...
A: Yes, you can use food coloring to color your soaps. Add it just before pouring your soap into the ...
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| Candles | 3/10/2005 | Terry Knorr |
Q: Which color candle will burn the fastest?
A: I know very little about candlemaking, but will give you what information I have. To my knowledge, ...
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| lotion making | 12/28/2004 | Terry Knorr |
Q: i have been making lotions from goats milk jojoba oil sweet almond oil mineral vegetable glycerine ...
A: This question is really outside of my expertise, but I'll take a guess for you. When using milk in ...
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| Almond oil | 11/24/2004 | Terry Knorr |
Q: Where do you get Almond oil? I have tried grocery stores and they do not have it. HannahHi! I was ...
A: Many suppliers of soap making ingredients will have the sweet almond oil. I generally use Rainbow ...
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| Almond oil | 11/22/2004 | Terry Knorr |
Q: I was wondering... is almond oil the same as almond oil extract? and can either be used to subsitute ...
A: Almond oil is made by pressing the nut to extract the oil. It would then be filtered to remove ...
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| handmade goat's milk soap | 11/19/2004 | Terry Knorr |
Q: --THANK YOU FOR YOUR ANSWER. I WAS WONDERING FOR THE RECIPE USING COCO BUTTER DO YOU USE LESS WATER ...
A: Yes, you are correct about adding the milk. Simply reduce the amount of water by the amount of milk ...
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| ok to melt soap in microwave? | 11/17/2004 | Terry Knorr |
Q: I dont know much about soap, so i hope you can help. I love soaps from Hydra soaps, however, their ...
A: Many soaps contain metals or metal oxides as colorants. These metals will cause severe problems in ...
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| handmade goat's milk soap | 11/13/2004 | Terry Knorr |
Q: I MAKE GOAT'S MILK SOAP BY THE COLD PROCESS. I LOVE THE SOAP BUT IT'S TO SOFT AND MELTS AWAY TO ...
A: Handmade soaps will never be as hard and long-lasting as factory-made soaps. In the factories, ...
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| Melt and Pour soap | 11/11/2004 | Terry Knorr |
Q: When I pour my soap into a mold, alot of times I get tiny air bubble, I guess you would call them, ...
A: Those air bubbles typically result from stirring the melt and pour soap. Try using a double boiler; ...
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| measurement of ingredients | 11/2/2004 | Terry Knorr |
Q: Pls furnish me with the measurement of ingredients that will produce 100 bars of laudry soap.
A: There are many ways to formulate laundry soap and each formulation will give you a soap with ...
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| Liquid hand wash | 11/2/2004 | Terry Knorr |
Q: Pls I would like you to send me the full procedure for making liquid hand wash.
A: I'm sorry, but I'm not qualified to answer this question. I have not been able to make what I ...
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| Procedure for Laundry Soap | 10/25/2004 | Terry Knorr |
Q: Pls I will like you to send me the full procedure for making laundry soap.I have attended a soap ...
A: Laundry Soap, like bath soaps, can be a very individual thing. What one person likes might be very ...
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| soap making CP ? | 10/14/2004 | Terry Knorr |
Q: hey, i just made my first small batch of CP soap and i know it didnt go as it usually does for ...
A: I have never used a stick blender, though I've been told that they work great (and after reading ...
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| Embedding soap | 10/12/2004 | Terry Knorr |
Q: If you remember, my soaps were coming out cloudy and with bubbles. I changed 3 things which made ...
A: I'm glad to hear that everything is working for you now. It's exciting to hear how people's soaps ...
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| Embedding soap | 10/1/2004 | Terry Knorr |
Q: You wrote, "A better choice would be to use ethyl alcohol, also known as ethynol or grain alcohol. ...
A: The grain alcohol can be found at two places: a liquor store or at a chemical supply where it will ...
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| Embedding soap | 10/1/2004 | Terry Knorr |
Q: I have some comments and a follow up question for you... The objects that I am embedding I have ...
A: I don't think the altitude will cause your problems, but I will look into it farther to be certain. ...
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| Embedding soap | 9/30/2004 | Terry Knorr |
Q: I have been trying to embed objects in clear glycerine M&P soaps. They are coming out cloudy and ...
A: Your's is an interesting challenge. There seems to be 2 factors which might be causing your ...
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| Soap making | 9/27/2004 | Terry Knorr |
Q: Made my first batch of soap...after letting it sit for 48 hours I fimd that there is 2 layers...the ...
A: Your situation is not that uncommon. It has happened to me before. I will assume that you are using ...
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| candle molds | 8/26/2004 | frank |
Q: Where can I find the best assortment of simple and inexpensive candle molds on the web or in the ...
A: By the time we are looking forward to any of your new projects(OEM) to us, we on the other hand ...
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| soap making mystery | 8/25/2004 | Terry Knorr |
Q: we currently make silicone molds for production of therapudic natural soaps. A soap maker, having ...
A: There is obviously some chemical reaction occuring. Because there are so many factors to consider, ...
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| Soap quality | 8/23/2004 | Terry Knorr |
Q: How do I keep my soap from sweating after it is made?
A: This is a very common problem which you are experiancing. Glycerine is a by-product of soapmaking. ...
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| Turning soap into a candle | 7/11/2004 | frank |
Q: I absolutely feel in love with a liquid soap that I had bought recently. I love it so much that I ...
A: Karla I think you'd better look for some essence has the same ador Frankho Ini Plastic Products ...
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| candle making | 6/27/2004 | frank |
Q: I am trying to make container candles in glass champagne flutes for wedding favors. I am ...
A: How are you? Long time no correspondance By the time we are looking forward to any of your new ...
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| wax or gel candle? | 8/9/2003 | Samantha |
Q: I would like to make some beverage-scented candles for friends using old demi-tasse or espresso ...
A: Vicki, Usually gel wax would be best for that if you are making a candle in a beverage that can be ...
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| How to get Strarted | 7/6/2003 | Samantha |
Q: Samatha; Any help you can give me would be greatly appreciated. I know absolutely nothing about ...
A: Regena! Selling candles as a business requires a lot of work, commitment, testing, and I guess, ...
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| color seperation in candles | 6/23/2003 | Samantha |
Q: I am using Astorlite 223 for my container candles and have also used Astorlite 300 container wax. ...
A: Judy! We've got a couple things to look at here. The first thing is that not just vanilla ...
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| Soap Foam | 6/9/2003 | Samantha |
Q: I once had ( but have lost) a product I can't find ANYWHERE. It was a hand held ( olive jar shaped) ...
A: Sue! I just got off a site where I saw a foaming soap comtainer. It doesn't sound like it looks the ...
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| toiletries | 4/30/2003 | Jill Cordero |
Q: I don't know if you make toiletries also...but maybe you can answer my question.....I made some ...
A: Marguerite, No, I don't make toiletries. I do, however know where you can go for possible help with ...
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| Wax on Blankets | 4/18/2001 | Peter Loedden |
Q: We have candlewax on a Korean made blanket, several spots. How can we remove the candlewax? It is a ...
A: there are two ways to remove wax; you can either stuff the blanket in your freezer overnight and ...
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| candle making | 3/26/2001 | Peter Loedden |
Q: when my candle hardens in the mold it's top is sunken in can you tell me why it does this and how i ...
A: Chele, if you are using paraffin, you have to "top up" as the candle cools. This means as the candle ...
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| what happens to the wax? | 2/26/2001 | Peter Loedden |
Q: my 6 year old daughter is doing a science fair project on what happens to candle wax as it burns. ...
A: Paul, well, let me see if I can explain this for your daughter..... First off, when you hang a ...
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| I hope this question... | 2/25/2001 | Peter Loedden |
Q: I hope this question isn't too much of a nuisance, but I was just curious if you could answer ...
A: Kay, I frankly do not know which burns longer. I know beeswax burns a lot longet than paraffin. The ...
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| can we make homemade candle scents | 2/5/2001 | Peter Loedden |
Q: I am wondering what essential oils are made from and if candle scents can be homemade. Thanks
A: Tom, I am no expert on essential oils, but I understand it is quite a process involving boiling, ...
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| candle wicks | 1/31/2001 | Peter Loedden |
Q: Other than of course buying candle wicks, is there ANY other material that can be used as a wick and ...
A: Mary, you can use pretty well anything you like to burn candles. The only thing is though that over ...
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