When I first started making soap back around 1998 I used olive oil. I liked olive oil in my soap and it was a widely used, highly regarded oil in soap making circles. Then about 5 or 6 years ago when olive oil prices started going through the roof I began looking for an alternative…
We are doing our after Thanksgiving Sale again this year. It is short, sweet and simple. 20% off your order for one day only on November 26th.
We have our new Lavender Mint Soap up on our website now! It and the Lemon Zest both got rave reviews during the Dallas Gift Market which just ended last week.
Our newest soap scent, Fir & Cedar came about as a result of a customer request. One of our customers had requested a soap that smelled like a Christmas tree. We thought a soap that smelled like a Christmas tree sounded like a good addition to our line so we went to work on it.
Plus this market we will have our new All Natural Liquid Soap to present as well as our Fir & Cedar Soap. We wanted to let everyone know about them as well as present our wedding favor items better so they wouldn’t be overlooked in the booth. Our wedding favor items had just been somewhat…
We have heard enough customer comments over the years to realize that a number of people don’t really understand the difference between sweet almond oil and bitter almond oil. I tackled this subject today and while doing the research learned a lot myself. Sweet almond oil is a fixed oil while bitter almond oil is…
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…