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Soap

Shaving soaps make wonderful gifts to any one who owns a razor. This soap can be scented with any fragrance or essential oil that suits the recipient. If they aren’t too fond of strong scents, leave it unscented and the Chamomile Herbal Tea will give the soap a perfectly faint […]

Shaving Soap

August 4, 2010 in Cold Process Soap / Soap by Andee

Do you ever imagine your soap talks to you? I do. I’ve been told it is because I have a very active imagination, but every soap I make has its own voice. This soap says to me in a sophisticated tone of voice, “Absolute indulgence! Pamper your skin with my […]

Bountiful Butters Soap

August 3, 2010 in Cold Process Soap / Soap by Andee

Clay soaps are wonderful and have been described as having a silky feel. This soap is no exception with LOTS of silky lather. Don’t pass up this recipe just because it has a high percentage of high lathering oils. This isn’t a drying soap and it just might give you […]

Stephanie’s French Green Clay Soap

July 27, 2010 in Cold Process Soap / Soap by Andee

I love citrus scented soaps and one can typically be found at my kitchen sink. I was making lemonade the other day and zippy, refreshing scent of lemons reminded me to think about making soap again. Then I started wondering if I could make a lemon soap and include the […]

Lemon Zest Soap

July 21, 2010 in Cold Process Soap / Soap by Andee

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Last week we made three test batches of cold process soap with Vanilla Oleoresin. Now it is time for our evaluations. All three batches have a very faint baked vanilla odor that is hard to smell when the soap is dry and the scent is just a little stronger when […]

Vanilla Oleoresin Soaps Evaluations

July 20, 2010 in Cold Process Soap / Fragrances / Product Assistance / Soap / Thoughts from The Sage by Andee

Yesterday we made three test batches of soap for testing the Vanilla Oleoresin. Now the batches have been cut and I have collected notes about these soaps. Notes: The Vanilla Oleoresin was added directly to the raw soap and stirred in. As we stirred the Vanilla Oleoresin into the soap […]

Cutting the Vanilla Oleoresin Soap

July 8, 2010 in Cold Process Soap / Fragrances / Product Assistance / Soap / Thoughts from The Sage by Andee

Yesterday, I promised that we would make some cold process soap and test the Vanilla Oleoresin. Well, today I’m following up on my promise. We made three batches of soap to test usage rates of 1%, 2% and 3%. The recipe we used was the standard MMS test batch. Collect […]

Vanilla Oleoresin in Cold Process Soap

July 7, 2010 in Cold Process Soap / Fragrances / Product Assistance / Soap / Thoughts from The Sage by Andee

Yesterday, I shared one of Crystal’s two posts about salt soap and I had promised I would share the second post today. I hope you find this post educational. After a discussion on MMS Facebook page, I learned that you could add more Fine Dead Sea Salt to soap and […]

Salt Soaps: A Perspective from Crystal, Part Two

July 1, 2010 in Cold Process Soap / Soap by Andee

On June 25th, I released a guest written post from Tess about Salt Soaps. Following a request for guest writers, Crystal volunteered and came forward with two posts on Salt Soaps. Today, I’ll share one of the two posts about salt soaps and I will release the other post tomorrow. […]

Salt Soaps: A Perspective from Crystal, Part One

June 30, 2010 in Cold Process Soap / Soap by Andee

Back on May 10th, I posted my thoughts and observations about salt soaps. Following the lively discussions here on the blog and on our Facebook page, I asked a few people to help guest write a blog post about making salt soap. Tess volunteered to share her recipe and some […]

Salt Soaps: A Perspective from Tess

June 25, 2010 in Cold Process Soap / Soap by Andee

Terry sent us a fabulous Strawberries & Cream Soap Recipe. I am very fond of fruity scents, all right they are my weakness. This is right up my alley. I have been asking the construction workers how soon Andee and I get a Blog Kitchen just so I can try […]

Strawberries & Cream Soap

June 23, 2010 in Cold Process Soap by Andee

A few weeks ago, my sister made Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins and those yummy muffins inspired this soap. I’ll even show you how I made the soap look like it had been baked! Collect needed items: Ingredients Sweet Almond Oil Coconut Oil Palm Kernel Oil Avocado Butter Deodorized Cocoa Butter […]

Lemon Poppyseed Soap

April 8, 2010 in Cold Process Soap / Soap by Andee