Please indulge me today. I took a break from soap making last weekend to visit my daughter in Virginia. We try to go down and visit once a month. This trip was pretty special, because our son, and his son came with us. That meant both of our grandsons were together. They are both 3, Luke born in January and Brian in May. …
My Favorite Soap Making Books
I love to read and I love books. My mom will tell you I spent my childhood in the library. I think that's because my dad told me I could learn to do anything as long as I could read. Remember, this is way before computers, Google and YouTube. I still love to read books and in my opinion, a day spent in the library is a great day. It's …
A Manly Soap
This is about a manly soap. Or my man's soap. Really, it's about how I tricked my husband into trying my soap because he said I made girly soap, but that was too long a title for this blog post. I'd been making soap for 10 years when I decided to start Alegna Soap®. …
Business Advice from Leaders in the Beauty Industry
Business Advice from Leaders in the Bath and Beauty Industry When I started Alegna Soap 10 years ago, I didn’t know anything about running a business, let alone a soap business. I asked a few successful entrepreneurs in the Bath and Body business for the best business advice they received when starting out. …
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Seaweed Seawater Soap
While sitting on a Long Island beach, I saw some beautiful green seaweed. I thought it might be fun to try to make soap with it, and while I was at it, use seawater to do it. Brian had a bag to collect the seaweed, and I used empty water bottles for the seawater. Soon I had everything I need for my seaweed seawater soap. Making Seaweed Seawater …