Making all natural liquid soap has turned into something of a journey for us which I guess is as it should be. I mean after all learning a whole new process shouldn’t be an overnight success. It takes trial and error and more trial and error to get everything just right.
I was originally on the fence about attending the Texas Soapmaker’s Conference. I mean times are a bit tough right now, orders down, money tight. Then they asked me to be on a panel and I thought well I’ll be there anyway I should attend the entire conference. I am so glad I did. They had some wonderful speakers, fabulous food in a great hotel, new vendors I hadn’t seen and I absolutely loved the interaction and camaraderie I had with other soapmakers.
Here is the third video in our three part series detailing our soap making process. We show the block of soap unmolded, cutting it into logs and then into bars. Please let us know if you would like to see more videos like these and/or more on how we create the products we sell. I …
Today we are taking you back to the Susan’s Soaps & More Soap Shop to see the soap poured into molds as well as a demonstration of Annie making one of our soap cutouts.
One of the things people always seem very interested in is where we make our soap. Today we are starting a little 3 part video series that takes you into our soap shop and shows you a bit of what we do and the first part of our 3 primary steps to making soap.
Here’s a welcome post to our facebook page fans. I post about soapmaking, essential oils, skincare and what’s going on around my life as a soapmaker.
I just made a donation to the Summer of Social Good for a variety of reasons:
Last night Indigo 1745 had me in for a great little trunk show. Indigo 1745 is a wonderful women and men’s clothing store that also carries wonderful unique jewelry, personal care products and of course our product line, Susan’s Soaps & More. There were a group of women who had won a raffle item donated …
A number of people seem to be interested in what a soapmaker does. So to answer that I am going to be chronicling my typical week for soapmaking. Usually Tuesdays is when I melt the oils and the lye solution ready for any soap that we will make that week. The soapmaking consumes a good …
Working on creating liquid soap. It feels like when I was just starting with cold process. It is a whole different process and although some people seem to feel it’s easy it is taking me a while to learn. The most difficult part is getting the consistency right while creating a clear soap. I do …
