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Can you imagine your kitchen without a dishwasher? Maybe you can, maybe you can’t. This tool has certainly become commonplace in our industrialized society. Yet we may take this tool for granted as soap and lotion makers. Here are a few Dos and Don’ts for your dishwasher using pleasure: 1) […]

Dishwashers

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This soap is the last soap I have to share from our recent “My Favorite Recipe to Share” soap swap on The Sage Forum. I’ve been very impressed by all the talent these soapmakers possess and I hope their work has been as inspiring for you as it has been […]

Swap Feature – Catherine’s Coconut Cream Soap

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This soap is our second to last soap! This soap is from our recent “My Favorite Recipe to Share” soap swap on The Sage Forum. These soaps have been so much fun to look at and review! Just like Elaine’s soap yesterday, I just wanted to hold Cindy’s soap up […]

Swap Feature – Cindy’s Lavender Body Soap

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Two more soaps to go! This soap is from our recent “My Favorite Recipe to Share” soap swap on The Sage Forum. I hope you have been enjoying these wonderful soap recipes. I hope you have been enjoying these wonderful soap recipes and using them as inspiration. When I received […]

Swap Feature – Elaine’s Lavender & Vanilla Oatmeal Swirl Soap

Wow! I’ve been impressed by the last four soaps I’ve shared with you and I still have three more soaps that I haven’t even shared yet! I’ve now shared three of the soaps from our recent “My Favorite Recipe to Share” soap swap on The Sage Forum. I hope you […]

Swap Feature – Cecelia’s Smells Like Bella Soap

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This soap is my soap that I sent our in our recent “My Favorite Recipe to Share” soap swap on The Sage Forum. I’ve been very impressed by all the talent these soapmakers possess and I hope their work has been as inspiring for you as it has been for […]

Swap Feature – Andee’s Spearmint & Basil Soap

I’ve now shared three of the soaps from our recent “My Favorite Recipe to Share” soap swap on The Sage Forum. I hope you have been enjoying these wonderful soap recipes and I hope these will be inspiring to you. Crystal’s soap was a surprise for me as I normally […]

Swap Feature – Crystal’s Berries & Twigs Soap

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I’ve shared two of the soaps from our recent “My Favorite Recipe to Share” soap swap on The Sage Forum. I hope you have been enjoying these wonderful soap recipes and hope these will be inspiring to you. Robin’s soap was absolutely yummy in scent. Just smelling her soap made […]

Swap Feature – Robin’s Orange Cream Soap

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As I shared yesterday, we recently had a “My Favorite Recipe to Share” soap swap on The Sage Forum. Everyone sent in wonderful soaps and I felt that all of their time and effort into their soaps needed some extra special recognition. I hope you are enjoying this collection of […]

Swap Feature – Esther’s Good Morning Breakfast Scrub Bar

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We recently had a soap swap on The Sage Forum. This swap was so much fun! Our theme was “My Favorite Recipe to Share”. Everyone sent in wonderful soaps and I felt that all of their time and effort into their soaps needed some extra special recognition. I hope you […]

Swap Feature – Brittany’s Huckleberry Buttermilk Soap

Last week I shared the sad news about Bourbon Geranium and Lavender Essential oils. Well, now I have some more sad news to share. We have received information that Vitamin E Natural prices have been climbing. Unfortunately, this also means that Vitamin E Acetate prices will follow. Please evaluate your […]

Vitamin E Update

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I made a total of 10 batches and here are the results from my first venture into soapmaking. Wow! I can’t believe I made this much soap. Batch #1: Yesterday I shared that my first batch of soap volcanoed right out of the mold. Yikes! It turned out that my […]

Newbie Soapmaker – Day 4 Results