About a month ago, I ordered a bunch of new fall and winter fragrances from Wholesale Supplies Plus. I had no specific designs planned for any of the scents, and I wasn’t even sure which one I would make first. But as soon as I had a chance to smell …
After almost two months of not being able to soap, I finally got a chance to make a batch. And of course, I took the opportunity to use those cute little soap raspberries I made in my last video/post. I bought an amazing fragrance from Wholesale Supplies Plus called Black …
When I started my soapmaking adventure, I dove in head first with cold process (CP). I wanted the ability to formulate my own recipes from scratch, choosing my own oils and butters, customizing my superfat, and calculating my lye. But what if you’re not quite ready for all that? Well, …
Summer is officially upon us! And to beckon it in, I made a new divided bar of soap with a fragrance from Essential Depot called Sun and Sand. When I ordered this Sun and Sand fragrance oil, I really had no idea what it would smell like. I expected something …
I’m finally back in the swing of things! As I mentioned in my last, very short post, my job has been taking up a lot more of my free time than normal. Add to that some business travel out to beautiful Colorado, a quick vacation up to Baltimore to attend …
If you saw my last post, a soap scented with a fresh cut grass fragrance oil, you know that the design didn’t turn out… exactly how I was hoping. So what did I decided to do for my next batch? Replicate every single thing I did wrong for a new …
I’ve mentioned before that my husband Chris and I have switched to exclusively using my homemade soaps since I started making them. We like them that much! Well, I wanted to make something special just for Chris. He’s always been very into fancy shaving creams and brushes, and I decided …
And now for something… a little different! My Pinterest and Facebook feeds have been filled lately with skin care products using activated charcoal. When I saw Anne Marie, the Soap Queen, post a recipe for a solid black, activated charcoal facial soap, I knew I had to try it. It’s …
I finally got a break to make my second batch of soap — Sunshine Soap with calendula! But first, a note about my very first batch, that lavender soap I made a few weeks ago. I absolutely LOVE it. Cold process soap takes between four and eight weeks to fully …
I finally did it! I finally did it! I finally made soap! I started with the simplest soap kit that I bought — the Relaxing Lavender cold process soap kit from Brambleberry. This particular soap is all-natural. It uses a natural oxide pigment, ultramarine violet, for color, and it uses …
