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, […]
On the Curing Rack: Cherry Blossom Soap
Just in case you haven’t been following the saga of the PVC Pipe Soap Experiment, you may find Part 1 and Part 2 quite interesting. It was no easy task getting the soap out of the pipe, let me tell […]
PVC Pipe Soap Experiment, Part 2
You will want to read Part 1 before continuing to read Part 2… Yesterday, I was all set to embed the smaller logs into a 3″ pipe. I had ordered a teflon liner from Soapequipment.com when I ordered my new […]
PVC Pipe Soap Experiment, Part 1
The idea for this Cherry Blossom soap came to me after I received the fragrance in mail as a thank you gift from Brambleberry for being on the SOAP Panel. That was exactly one month ago. Obviously I’ve slept a […]
On the Curing Rack: Cranberry Yuzu
Are you ready for this? It is absolutely dazzling – and that’s not an understatement! I just wish you could see the raw photo because the micas are literally sparkling in the sunlight. I tried saving the cropped version in […]
A Couple of Sneak Peeks
After seeing Meghan’s really cool soap sneak peeks, I’ve been inspired to show you some of my own! Today was a busy day, because in addition to last minute school shopping (what do you mean you can’t find your rulers […]
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 […]
Testing New Micas….and Really Pretty Soap!
After the successful faux funnel pour soap that my younger daughter and I made, I was itching to make more. Only we used up most of my micas making that soap, so I had to order more. I had received […]
On the Curing Rack: Pumpkin Pie Soap
This is the fourth year in a row that I have offered this yummy goat’s milk soap! I decided to try one more of the really great suggestions I had for mixing up the goat’s milk lye solution. My usual […]