Search results

Carmine is made from powdered scale insects. If you are looking to make an all vegetable soap, leave the carmine out. :-)

I have a little questionnaire that I give with my soap asking very specific questions. If I don't give the questionnaire, the only feedback I get is "It's good. I like it. It's soap, what do you want me to say?" The questionnaire helps the tester focus on the details.

barons is also great for hair growth and conditioning hair. For personal use, I use Argan oil, watermelon Seed oil, Carrot oil, tamanu oil all from Shea Terra. She usually has a 30% off coupon once a month so it is pretty affordable! Sarah

I just bought Bud's single bar cutter this week. Can't wait to get it. I love that I can adjust the size. For a gal who likes to be able to change her mind, I think this us a great way to go ! https://www.etsy.com/listing/162003528/adjustable-single-wire-soap-cutter Sarah

I bought a MyWeigh scale and love it. But I test it time to time to insurance it is balanced. I bought 1/2 oz metal fishing weights. I weigh them on the scale and if it reads .50, then I'm good to go! Sarah

I am intrigued about the Delaney Sisters . I'm going to have to find this book pronto. I need inspiration and they sound like my kind of ladies!

Oh yeah, those babies probably tingled. I cure mine for 8 weeks. It's my magic number for most of my soaps, which is bizarre because I'm an odd number kind of gal! Sarah

Welcome to the magical, mysterious world of soaping. I hover over my precious bars like a mother to a baby. As for the DOS, I always keep a bar from each batch and I look at them from time to time. What may not DOS at 6 weeks could at 10, at 20 or even 50 weeks. How the batch is stored, the...

What a wonderful trusting way to live life. Kudos for supporting your local bee keeper!

They are sweet soaps. Great job!

I call it Lye Trash. I have has some with a froth as big as a mug. I believe you can pour the lye through a strainer to help get rid of the trash. I hope that helps! Xoxo Sarah

I made a deodorant cream with rose geranium and lime. It smelled divine and really worked on the stink. Unfortunately, it turned my pits brown which happens to some people. :-(

Now that's love!!!

I make my salt bars with 100% CO and super fat at 20%. I don't find that my batch really increases that much with salt added. I only once used a log mold and I didn't like how the bars looked after being cut. From that point on, I've used individual molds. Sarah