Natural Vanilla – Does it hold up in CP soap?
I have to ask because I don’t know the answer yet. I got my Vanille EO blend from Essential Oil University on Monday (which is no longer in business), and the only thing I’ve been confident enough to use it […]
New! Floral Soap Gift Sets
Just in time for Mother’s Day, I’ve put together these gift sets which include a Romantic Rose soap, Antique Lilac soap, and a Lily of the Valley soap with a wooden soap dish, all wrapped up in a beautiful floral […]
Antique Lilac Soap Now Available
Seems like this soap has been a LONG time coming! Fortunately, it’s ready now – just in time for Mother’s Day too! Lovely fresh lilac scent, with flecks of creamy white soap in the solid lilac colored soap. Frosted with […]
Ordering Essential Oils
. I received a phone call from WSP customer service this morning and found out that the bitter almond fragrance they sell is actually made with cassia essential oil and sweet almond (fixed) oil. There isn’t any bitter almond in […]
Bitter Almond Essential Oil – Is it Skin Safe?
I’ve been thinking about bitter almond essential oil recently since I decided to start using natural scents for the Hand & Body Lotions. I had been using a synthetic almond fragrance, and I have quite a few customers who would […]
Lotion Update
I mentioned in a previous post that I was thinking about re-naming the Jojoba-Shea Lotions. Well, I did. Not without doing a bit of research first, of course. I wanted to use a name that people actually search for on […]
Cherry Soap Oops
I had this great idea for a cherry soap using a sample of Black Cherry fragrance from FNWL, and some Cherry Garcia fragrance from Southern Soapers (which is sold out now). I really love the Black Cherry one the best, […]
I’m a Joyful Winner!
Last Wednesday I made a comment on the Joyful Soaps blog that made me a winner of two of their fabulous Easter soaps! Today, I received my prize in the mail: Aren’t they adorable? They smell great too, with the […]
The Sage’s Interview With Me
Andee of Majestic Mountain Sage contacted me awhile back to see if I would do an interview for their blog. Since they are one of my favorite suppliers, of course I agreed! She asked some good questions, so if you […]
On the Curing Rack: Antique Lilac
After all the trouble I had with the last batch of Antique Lilac soap, I finally started over completely. I liked the look of the speckled soap, so I tried to re-create it using hot-processed soap for the shreds. Starting […]