Purple Soap – Take Three
I went ahead and made a third batch of purple soap yesterday – using only ultramarines this time. Mostly violet, with a tad bit of brick red and blue. I think this is much closer to the color I am […]
Another Purple Soap Experiment
I made some purple grape soap again yesterday – this time with the grape pop mica, and just a little bit of the ultramarine slurry from the first batch. It came out surprisingly similar to the first batch – even […]
Grape Soap – The Reveal
I know you weren’t overly impressed with my purple soap yesterday. The color I left you with in the mold wasn’t exactly pretty. However, you know if you are a soapmaker that there is a little bit of magic that […]
Experimenting with Purple Soap
There are several fragrances that smell purple to me. And almost all of them are yellow tinted oils. I’m really not sure how many batches of grey soap I’ve made trying to get a yellow tinted fragrance oil to come […]
Watermelon Soap Tutorial
One of my readers, Erica of Bonnie Bath Co., asked if I would let her use my watermelon soap tutorial for her blog. I wrote some general instructions about how I did it when I announced that it was on […]
How to Make Beer Soap
What is beer soap? Quite simply, it is soap that is made with beer as the liquid instead of water. However, let me say that if you have not made beer soap before, you should be fully prepared. It is […]
Custom Baby Shower Soaps
Remember the Water Lily soaps that I made several weeks ago for baby shower favors? I just finished packaging them up yesterday. The customer provided the “Thank You” stickers with a picture of a water lily on them. She ordered […]
On the Curing Rack: Watermelon Soap
I got inspired to make a Watermelon soap right after I heard Heather Robinson-Campbell of Diva Body Products talking on Facebook about making hers. Let me just say that I have never been so excited to cut a batch of […]
Water Lily Custom Soap
Take a look at these ~*PINK*~ soaps! Someone who had bought soap from me three years ago contacted me to see if I had any water lily scented soaps. She wanted them for her granddaughter’s baby shower to give out […]
Modern Soapmaking Process
Yesterday I wrote about the old-fashioned methods for making soap. It was a rather lengthy and somewhat vague process that produced inconsistent results. Here are the modern soapmaking steps I use to produce cold process soap: 1. Use computer software […]