Brambleberry recently announced the names of the fragrances we tested for the summer SOAP Panel! As you may recall, I tested the eight mystery fragrances in cold-processed soap: Then I made a set of lotions to give away to one of my local customers for participating in a survey. I couldn’t wait to give them [...]
I’ve been working on more testing of the SOAP Panel fragrances this week – this time in lotion. Rather than just give my own opinion, I decided to get my customers involved as well – and they loved it! I made up two sets of lotions with each of the eight fragrances. Then I sent [...]
I was chosen to be part of Brambleberry’s SOAP Panel which means I get to test eight different fragrances for their summer/fall line along with six other soapmakers. We can pick the medium of our choice – cold processed soap, melt & pour soap, lotions, fizzies, you name it! The only restriction is the amount [...]
Since I’ve been absent for almost a week, I figured I better come up with something really good to post about! This will interest soapmakers and others who buy fragrance and essential oils in large quantities. All others can disregard! Have you noticed that many of the fragrance suppliers are shipping fragrances in HDPE bottles [...]
This survey was a huge success! Thanks to everyone who participated – it has been very helpful in determining which lotions to make for the last two farmer’s markets and fall shows. Of course, they will be available at the Great Cakes Soapworks online store as well. I will show you the results given by [...]
Just a heads up, Sunday is the last day to complete the
With the lotion fragrance survey well under way, I received a comment from one of my customers that made me wonder: is lavender a seasonal fragrance? She mentioned that she’s a big fan of lavender, but usually chooses it in the spring and summer months. I’m really NOT a big lavender fan, so I hadn’t [...]
