Grainy Lip Butter Recall
I’m just plain mad at myself right now. I had my lip butter recipe all figured out – finally found a shea butter that wouldn’t turn grainy in my lip butter, and wouldn’t you know I forgot that there just […]
Great Things…
…are coming to those who wait! Thankfully, I have been feeling better every day! Yesterday, I made my first gradient soap and put it in a warm oven (it’s that CPOP method I was telling you about that Elle used). […]
Huge Thanks!
Just a quick post to thank all my wonderful customers who made purchases at Greatcakessoapworks.com yesterday to raise funds for the American Red Cross of Central Texas!! I just made a donation on your behalf for $212.70! You guys are […]
A New Look for Email Subscribers
Being the nerd, tech-y, self-taught computer geek that I am, I was reading Problogger yesterday and came across a very interesting post called “How to Email Your Posts Like a Problogger“. Now I have to admit that many of the […]
Mixing Soap Colorants – A Follow-Up
I am following up from the previous post on mixing soap colorants since I claimed that oxides and ultramarines are best dispersed in glycerin or oil, and then several soapmakers commented that they disperse their oxides and ultramarines in water. […]
Mixing Soap Colorants
There are three different ways (that I know of) to mix soap colorants. One is with water (which only works with water-soluble colors such as FD&C, most micas, clays, and water-soluble titanium dioxide). The second way is with vegetable glycerin, […]
Did You Hear?
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 […]
It Must Be August…
All of a sudden things are a bit crazy around here! First, we celebrated my younger daughter’s 8th birthday on Thursday with a Minute to Win It Party. She had six friends come over and we set up a bunch […]
July Winner of the $20 Coupon Code
Each month I draw a name from the product reviews that have been submitted that month at Greatcakessoapworks.com. One person wins a $20 coupon code every month! Congratulations to July’s winner: Jennifer Wolff! As she was recently placing her order […]
It’s Family Time!
Just an FYI: I’m going to be spending some time with family for a few days, so I’m taking time off from blogging. I will not be processing orders either, so anything ordered between now and June 26th will be […]