Soap made with salt has always fascinated me, but I have never tried to make it. Today that will change! There are two ways to make soap with salt. The first way is to simply add salt to the soap batter for a scrubby bar. This works well using fine […]

Soleseife (Brine) Soap

This week we’ll consider all things salty. To begin, I’m making a salt scrub scented with Sea Salt Fragrance Oil. It’s a simple place to start. Scrubs are a great way to bring the spa experience home. I find that my extra dry hands love a quick wash followed by […]

Sea Salt Scrub

We often are asked about how to create a lotion formula. Today I’m going to discuss what goes into lotion. The five necessary components are: • water • oils • emulsifier • humectant • preservative Everything else is optional and either added for label appeal or specific properties. WATER Water […]

Bones of a Lotion Formula

I set out yesterday to make soap, but what I made was a mess. Because this might help someone else, I’ll share my experience here. The recipe I used was just fine, and I ran it through our Lye Calculator to determine how much water and lye needed to be […]

Soap On A Stick – DRAT!

Babies have the most incredible skin – so soft and new and wonderful. Today I’m going to make a simple massage oil to support that baby skin and help baby relax. I’ll start with Apricot Kernel or Avocado Oil. Both oils offer nourishing components and have minimal risk of allergic […]

Baby Massage Oil

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I was thinking about how to make my lotions more liquid. I seem to always end up with thick creams instead of fluid lotions, even when I set out to make a more fluid formulation. When encountering a problem like this, I find it’s very helpful to contact our Technical […]

Making A More Fluid Lotion

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It’s definitely salve season, and we set out to make one without using beeswax. Veggie-ful Green Salve uses Carnauba Wax instead of the usual Beeswax, which makes it a vegetarian salve. You may recognize the name Carnauba from wax used on cars! But it’s not just for cars anymore. This […]

Can We Make a Salve Without Beeswax?

National Banana Day is today, and it’s a time we can celebrate all the good banana things in our lives. We have a yummy Banana Flavor Oil that is great by itself or combined with other flavors. This flavor is a fun banana, a sweet and more candy-like flavor than […]

Going Bananas on National Banana Day

Ooooohhhhh, the delicious smell of freshly baked cinnamon rolls has to be one of my favorite smells in the world. It’s second only to the taste of those delectable treats. Now you can experience both sensations in a wonderful lip balm! Our Cinnamon Roll Flavor Oil is one of our […]

Cinnamon Roll Lip Balm

Have you experienced our Oil Perfection Base yet? It is a treat for skin and hair, and it shines all by itself, making it a wonderful base for fast and simple gifts! Oil Perfection Base contains Coconut Oil Fractions, Sunflower Seed Oil, Argan Oil, Jojoba Oil, Aloe Extract, Orchid Extract, […]

Check Out Our Fabulous Oil Perfection Base

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It’s spring, and though there may still be snow on the ground where you live, it’s time to get some seeds started and gardening tasks begun. When you start gardening, though, your hands will take a beating. Today we’ll make a super simple salve that will have your hands looking […]

Super Simple Spring Gardener Salve

Today, April 12, is Drop Everything And Read Day. There’s not much I like better than a deep dive into a novel, but today I’m going to highlight a few books of the non-fiction variety that can help us become better makers. First, a bit of science. “Everything You Need […]

Drop Everything And Read Day