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Hi Ann Marie! Oh man, that is not good 😟 I got my press from the Bath Bomb Press up in Canada. She is so very nice and easy to work with - the link is in the description I struggled with the decision to buy it for a really long time because the cost is crazy, but in the end I don't regret it for a second! Let me know if you get one. I also have several video of my using an arbor press for bath bombs. It was a life saver! But I was cracking my molds. It wasn't until much later I realized that a lot of force does not equate to a successful bath bomb - sometimes it can cause them to break apart even more. That is another option for you if the bb press is too much $$. 💕

you can make you logo on Canva, at least that is what I would do as I like canve. But I did hire a graphic designer to create my logo and business cards for me. I then was able to take it and create all of my other materials (labels, table skirts and so on) There may be sites to help you create it too, I just am not aware of them. Good Luck - I know it can be daunting!

You should! It is a really good one! Good Luck with it! 😀

Hi Aubrey! I know a lot of people swear by them. I don't use them often, but I think I might start putting them on my legs and feet at night. I need a bit of help in the sleeping department (Lily! - she likes to sleep with us and is worse than a little kid at taking up all the room. And she is 11 pounds!!!) 😂

hello! thanks for watching the video. I actually wrap my bath bombs with the National Shrink Wrap System. I use it for soaps, shampoo bars and shower steamers as well so that the cost of the system is a little more justifiable LOL I do plan on a video soon on how I wrap and label my soaps with it if you are interested is seeing it in action 💕

I clearly stated that the recipe was from Keeley at Soy and Shea in the beginning of the video so that if you didn't want to watch or were just interested in the recipe you could go straight there also there are a lot of new makers that watch that really need to understand the sanitizing of surfaces, and that this is not a sterile environment. Feel free to skip info that you have no interest in or have no need of in videos - I do it all the time, it is just part of watching how-to videos.

Great response Tammy!!!😂 Just move on people,no need to make rude comments!!!

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good point! I make my husband let me leave wax melts burning when we run a quick errand so I can smell them when I walk into the house fresh from being out. He hates it LOL

Hi Neighbor!!! Sorry I forgot to mention that - I use a 9 oz straight sided clear jar from the Flaming Candle. I think they are pretty universal though 🤔 but I'm scared they are not so only get them from there - did I mention I am kinda new to the candle world 🤗

@@WalnutCreekBathBoutique I feel like I’ve been doing it for awhile but still haven’t made a candle I feel has good HT. Just keep on trying or go broke. lol

@lkwittmayer they are very intimidating and of course we are our own biggest critics. It's crazy - I had a candle that I used a Premiere 735 wick that gave a tiny flame, moved to a 740 and the huge flame and mushroom, went back down to a 735 and it was pretty good...which one do I trust???(rhetorical question)😆

hey Nora! 💕Thanks! I am learning to love them too. I never really gave them much thought but I am def going to start using it at night. I wake up so sore and stiff (old age and Lily hogging the bed will do that to a person 😂😂😂)

Glad you like them! Thanks for giving me a comment 🤗💕

dilution is one of the hardest things to understand. I went back through all of my past recipes, I don't think I tried that one but can't say for sure. I have been thinking about making some again soon - It has really been a long time. Good luck! Thanks so much for your comment and your kind words! 🤗

practice is right! LOL Good luck - thanks for your comment - I do appreciate it so much 💕

thanks Ashley! I appreciate the encouragement. 48 jars in one month is amazing!!! Good for you! 😮💕 I thought about trying to make this into a cream instead of a lotion but I have so dang many of these bottles to use up. Maybe after they are gone I will switch. Do you make a lotion too? I'm trying to figure out what people would rather have.

@@WalnutCreekBathBoutique I don't make a lotion, I just make the cream in potted jars and encourage people to put it on at bedtime and they are absolutely loving it. It's really thick, almost like a balm. I have 3 scents, lavender, bergamot and lemongrass. I'm not sure if you are familiar with Ellen Ruth, but I used her recipe and tweaked it a bit. Mind you, I am also a nurse and a lot of my customers are nurses so they are already familiar with the benefits of Magnesium. Maybe if you do markets, print up a little blurb on the benefits of magnesium, without making any claims for your product and this may help with sales.

it certainly is! I love my squeeze bottles! Especially with liquid germall plus as it is so viscous it is hard to get right (am I the only one that struggles getting castor oil to not go over when adding to oils LOL)

@@WalnutCreekBathBoutique right? I'm the queen of over pouring lol.

@triplegoddesssoapery LOL Love it!

thanks Jill! 😍I agree, she is wonderful! I usually only stay with a patreon for a year or so (I only have so much $$ I can give) but I just can't seem to leave Keeley - it have been I think over 2 years now. Every time I think, ok it's time, she comes up with a nugget that I am so thankful for 😂

that's great! I am def going to be using it at night - I need a little help with sleeping and I think that might help!

Thanks! 🤗

oh my gosh - I just wrote a book and lost it LOL Let me try again and I will shorten my answer so as not to bore you 😂 I use Problend from the Flaming Candle for both candle and wax melts - I use candle dye from Northwood Distributing (but any candle company will have good choices) When I test I wait until burn 5 or so as I find that it when the scent really starts to come through (due to a good melt pool usually by then) and then I start burning in different rooms. For instance, I will put in bathroom for the 4 hour burn and then the next day I will put in kitchen, then the next day the bedroom. The rooms can't have a draft to test but other than that they are fine. It gives me a good indication of how the candle performs in different size rooms. My wax melts really took a dive in sales a couple of years ago, I don't know why - but then I started making them in all the cute little shapes and they picked up again - YAY (but SOOO much more time consuming to make) Candles are picking up as well. This fall will be year 3 for me and every years is better. I will say that wax melts are still selling better for me but I see that maybe becoming more even. I just think candles are more "on trend" at the moment. Anyway- another book LOL - hope you are doing well!!!

Thanks for your comment Wade! I am happy you approve I am already getting ready for a reorder of some of my favorites - looking forward to some new ones to try! 🤗

dang! Why didn't I think of that!?!? 😂

yes I do think with trying to "fix it" I way over complicated it LOL

If the IFRA states 15% on the 10A field then yes that is it exactly! 🤗

@@WalnutCreekBathBoutique thank you. Learning about the IFRA sheet confused me a bit.

Hi Lisa! it depends - don't ya love it LOL - if there is NO skin contact (no refills or no stoppers that are then removed by the customer, basically 100% contained, then you don't have to follow IFRA - it can be 100%. If the customer is adding the cotton pads (I have not seen these so don't really understand how that works) they are having skin contact and then IFRA 10 A comes into play. Thanks for watching!!! 🤗

hey neighbor! I'm glad you are here!! Good Luck in your new journey!💕

Thanks! This is the first time I did the "in wax" review, I am glad you liked it! 💕

so you don't use a liquid oil (other than castor)? I just got a ton of unprocessed tallow - I'm super excited to get to use it.

@@WalnutCreekBathBoutique nope. my lard is 50/50 tallow/lard, coconut for cleansing but not too much or it will be drying, shea for moisture, castor for lovely bubbles and i always add a bit of salt for hardness. sugar will also add to bubble experience. for baby soap i use only olive oil and let set up for 8 months. super gentle. for laundry soap i use only coconut oil. must cut that within a few hours or it will get too hard to cut. love ur channel, thanks for sharing.

if by cooked you mean where you gently melt them and then quickly cool them then yes and no. if you butters come to you grainy -yes, if they come to you nice and soft with no graininess, I see no reason to do it. I am gently melting them in this process so that also helps with that

You are so welcome! Thank you for watching! 😃

Oh thank you Alex! I appreciate you! 🤗💕

Hey Chely, it is on the more expensive end but so far I am really happy with the fragrances. Thanks for watching! 😍

aw, thank you so much! I appreciate your kind words! 🤗💕

So Dang Good!! 😆💕

Hi Aubrey!!! Hope you have a good day! 🤗😍

oh gosh Theresa, there are so many LOL - I plan to do a video soon of my favorite suppliers AND my fav fragrances from each!

nope, it smells so good still while using it! 🤗

aw, glad you liked it! Thank you for watching 🤗

Online labels is like Avery - you have to buy their labels to use the maestro design tools and to print. It makes sense in a way, to be able to print on a shape they have to have the design area dialed in exactly to know where to print (does that make sense LOL)

we certainly are similar! I did the same on my website, but then I would have one or two bars left, and not selling them, so put them on the website and then sell them, and then forget to take them off the website 😂😂😂 I'm a mess with it! I have a video coming soon with my new process - or my test of a new process - I am barcoding all of my products. I'm going to test it this weekend at my craft show to see if the extra time and money involved in putting barcodes on products will be worth it at a show.🙏

@@WalnutCreekBathBoutique It takes a while to come up with the SKU's and I had so many products. We sell our honey and honey products as well. I used Online Labels barcode generator. I think barcoding it will make your checkout faster for sure. My problem is Square owns Weebly which I use for my web site, I use Square for check out in my shop, but what I have on my system here doesn't add to or remove it from the site which sucks! Good luck with it. Valerie