Butch - Lavender 40/42

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Hey Sherry,

 

> Hi Butch,

 

Howdy.

 

> Actually you can't get the same synthetic scents in the grocery store

> as you can in handmade soap ;o) And the synthetic scents sell.

 

Didn't know that .. but I haven't purchased commercial soap in many

years .. folks give me bars and I buy a few hand made bars from time to

time. In fact we have a few hundred in Maryland now that we have not

tried to sell .. haven't had time to wrap them. ;-p

 

> I would rather not use FOs at all. But people ask for them. Business

> is much better now that I've included a few select FOs in my soap line ;o)

 

Gotta do what we gotta do I reckon. ;-p

 

> Regards, Sherry

 

Yep .. and to you. And keep smiling.

 

Butch http://www.AV-AT.com

 

> >I've yet to understand the advantage of the cottage industry of

> >soap making for those who use the same old synthetic humma humma

> >we can get in the supermarket .. the major difference is the

> >homemade UNNATURAL soap just costs more.

[Guest guest]

Butch Owen <butchbsi writes:

> Now .. my stand on Fragrance Oils is that I wouldn't use them under

> any circumstances.

 

I'm with you on that one! I think I used soem for all of about 2 0r 3

batches way back when and then gave the rest of them away . . . ;^P

 

> So .. on Lavender 40/42 .. <snip> commercial

> grade manipulated oil there is no reason to spend more than is

> necessary to produce it. I want to know what is in a product.

 

Me, too . . . which is why I was asking the expert ;^) for some

clarification on what I'd recently learned (so much to learn . . . or

rather *un*learn <sigh>)

 

> I've yet to understand the advantage of the

> cottage industry of soap making for those who use the same old

> synthetic humma humma we can get in the supermarket ..

 

Again, I'm totally with you . . . now if I can just manage to find a

polite way to educate *everyone* about the " 100% Natural " flourescent

pink (colored w/ " natural " dyes from Pourette [a candle company that

sells *no* natural dyes or even soapmaking dyes]), scented w/ $49/gal.

" rose essential oil " soap (yeah . . . that's actually what she told me!)

that some of my local competitors are hawking . . . <very big sigh>

 

> Yes'm .. the above is my very prejudiced opinion. I won't argue or

> try

> to defend it against anyone who thinks differently .. nor will I

> change my mind. ;-p

 

Well, since I share your prejudice in this, you don't have to argue,

defend or change your mind as far as I'm concerned! LOL!

 

Thanks muchly, rox

 

 

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