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When I came back from China, I brought back a wealth of knowledge and experiences really have changed my perspective on life, lifestyles, culture and food. People ask about my adventures abroad but there is so much to tell, I hardly know where to begin! I often start with the […]

Ginger and Silk Soap

October 30, 2014 in Cold Process Soap / Soap by Taylor

Yesterday I gave a small preview for today’s soap. I talked about how I had a hard time getting my soap out of the mold. I still can’t get it out of the mold and it is annoying me to no end! So much for greasing it with mineral oil. […]

Megan’s Pumpkin Soap

October 28, 2014 in Cold Process Soap / Soap by Taylor

Halloween in bearing down upon us and I thought I would have a great blog this morning of a cute pumpkin inspired soap done in my PVC mold. After having the plunger pounded on, pushed on and almost pulverized, I discovered something I wish I had known earlier. It generally […]

A Learning Lesson with Molds

October 27, 2014 in Cold Process Soap / Soap / Thoughts from The Sage by Taylor

There is nothing more amazing or spectacular than using a bar of homemade soap. So how do we make the experience of using handmade soap all that much more fun? We put it in sheep’s clothing of course! Today I will be sharing with you how to make felted soaps. […]

Soap in Sheep’s clothing – Making Felted Soaps

October 23, 2014 in Soap / Using Soap by Taylor

I haven’t even sent samples of this soap down to the shipping department and I can already hear the cries of intrigue, revulsion and curiosity about today’s project. Eggs? In soap? Why would ANYONE be so crazy as to want to add an egg to the soap?! Well, adding eggs […]

Cluck, cluck! Egg Soap Anyone?

October 15, 2014 in Cold Process Soap / Soap by Taylor

About two weeks ago, I announced that Rosemary 2% and 5% both have saponification values. I must admit, I was rather startled how high those saponification values were. If you missed the post, read up on it here! Today I wanted to make two soaps comparing the Rosemary Oleoresin 2% […]

Rosemary Oleoresin 2% and 5% in soap

October 4, 2014 in Cold Process Soap / Product Assistance by Taylor

Soap after 24 hours and ready to cut. — I remember being a teen and having braces. While they were uncomfortable to wear, I remember helping my mom make batches of soft, melt-in-your-mouth caramel that I could eat without damaging my braces. One time, we made a mistake and ended up with a fantastic caramel sauce that was delicious […]

Caramel Apple Cold Process Soap

September 25, 2014 in Cold Process Soap / Fragrances / Soap by Andee

I have more photos for our Fragrance Testing Series! While these tests are a good indicator of how these fragrances will behave, this does not eliminate the need for you to test each fragrance with your own particular formulas. Our first fragrance in Cold Process Soap is Emmett. According to […]

Fragrance Testing in Cold Process Soap: Emmett, Osmanthus, Cucumbers & ...

August 7, 2014 in Fragrances in Cold Process Soap / Soap / Thoughts from The Sage by Andee

Sage is one of my favorite herbs. Now, I might be a little biased due to our name, but I love the scent of sun kissed sage in the afternoon. The warm, herbal scent is comforting to me. It doesn’t bring much of the way in food memories to mind, […]

Soap & Sage Leaves: Cold Process Soap with an Oil ...

July 14, 2014 in Botanicals / Cold Process Soap / Soap by Andee

Dear Soapmakers, Recently I have become aware of some difficulties soap makers are having while trying to figure their water needs. Let me try to help clear the air (water?) here. 1) Water is needed in your soap making process. This is not an ingredient that needs to be weighed […]

Soapmakers: Thoughts on calculating water or using discounts

June 30, 2014 in Cold Process Soap by Tina

Recently, we offered a beginners soap making class, we had a few students that never made soap before and some that had made a few batches but wanted to focus on the cold process soap-making techniques. During this class each participant had the opportunity to make several batches of soap […]

Caffe Latte Cold Process Soap

June 2, 2014 in Cold Process Soap / Soap by Tonya

I have more photos for our Fragrance Testing Series! This is a long series of blog posts that shows the testing of our fragrances in Cold Process Soap. We are testing ALL of the fragrances in our catalog at their maximum recommended usage rate for Cold Process Soap and showing […]

Fragrance Testing in Cold Process Soap: Juicy Grape, Gardenia, Snow ...

May 26, 2014 in Fragrances in Cold Process Soap by Tonya