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January’s Soap Challenge Club is all about hanger swirls, and there are a lot of different types! I’m participating in the challenge on my own, but I thought it would be fun to blog about it. I would have made my soap earlier in the month, but it took me […]

Hanger Swirls for January

January 19, 2022 in Cold Process Soap / Color by Denise

To celebrate the release of our new 6″ Tall & Skinny one-pound mold, I wanted to make a fun soap! This design, the Tall & Skinny Shimmy, was featured in the April 2020 Soap Challenge Club. The Tall & Skinny Shimmy is made with 7 different colors (or 7 shades […]

Tall & Skinny Shimmy In Our 6″ T&S Soap Mold

December 15, 2021 in Cold Process Soap / Color by Denise

There are so many great techniques to try when soaping. In-the-pot swirls are among my favorite. They are easy and forgiving, and the results are so satisfying. I’ve been watching lots of videos and admiring the different bars created with this technique, and now I’m ready to make some for […]

Fun With In-The-Pot Swirls

August 19, 2021 in Cold Process Soap / Color by Denise

Today I used the infused olive oil to make soap. Because there were only four ounces of each infused oil, and I did not want to make four separate soaps, I decided to do a layered soap with pencil lines separating each layer. At first, I considered making Castile soap, […]

Layered Soap Using Natural Colorants

August 6, 2021 in Cold Process Soap / Color by Denise

There are many ways to color soap. Today I’m going to infuse olive oil with herbs and spices, and I will use the resulting infused oils to make soap. The colors will not be super saturated as we see when using oxides, ultramarines, or micas. They are more subtle and […]

Make Infused Oils To Create Gentle Colors In Soap

August 4, 2021 in Cold Process Soap / Color by Denise

It strikes me as funny that so many soap inspirations come from food. This one is no different. INSPIRATION I have great memories of getting frozen drinks from a local drive-in when we lived in New Mexico. It was our family’s favorite treat on hot summer days. My husband always […]

How to Turn a Fantastic Summer Memory Into Soap

January 6, 2020 in Cold Process Soap / Color / Scent Blends by Denise

Figuring out what kind of soap to make with a particular fragrance is sometimes simple, and other times, challenging. When I wanted to feature Cucumbers & Melons Fragrance Oil, I turned to the colors of the real deal to make a fresh and pretty soap. I like to match the […]

Want a Fresh Scent? Try Cucumbers & Melons!

November 21, 2019 in Cold Process Soap / Color / Fragrances by Denise

We recently got a two-part technical support question that piqued my interest. In the first part of her question, Lori asked for clarification of when to add milk when making cold process soap using half milk, half water. Here is the answer: When we use any milk-type product (cow, sheep, […]

Half & Half Method and Using Natural Colorants in CP ...

July 10, 2019 in Cold Process Soap / Color / Color In Products by Denise

Gender reveals are quite fashionable these days, and there are so many fun ideas out there! Are you a Pinterest fan? Just search “Gender Reveal,” and an overwhelming variety of ideas will pour forth: balloons, cakes, glitter, paint. But soap? YES! When I was pregnant with my kiddos in the […]

Ultramarine Blue: Gender Reveal Soaps

April 23, 2019 in Cold Process Soap / Color / Color In Products / Parties by Denise

Finished bars of my Fingerpainting soap! — February 21 is the day to celebrate Finger Painting. This artistic style is traditionally popular among the preschool crowd, but I’ll let you in on a little secret – it’s fun to do even as an adult! To mark this fun day and painting style, I channeled the idea of […]

Finger Painting Day Inspired Cold Process Soap

February 21, 2019 in Cold Process Soap / Color by Denise

The blue was exactly the color I was looking for, but the soap wasn't! — Ultramarine Blue is such a bright and lovely color. I’m excited to make a soap that combines this blue pigment with the delectable scent of Blueberry Bliss Fragrance Oil. I have a random soap mold in my collection that has dots in rows at the bottom (which becomes the top […]

Ultramarine Blue: Wild About Blueberries Soap, Take 1

February 12, 2019 in Cold Process Soap / Color / Color In Products by Denise

My son bought the cutest soap mold as a Christmas gift for me, and I could hardly wait to use it! I pondered what wonderful soap I’d create for this mold. I’ve been using the same recipe a lot lately, and I wanted to mix things up a bit. (Plus […]

Beer Soap in my Christmas Gift

January 18, 2019 in Cold Process Soap / Color / Color In Products by Denise