A Break From Soap Making
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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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 …
All I Really Need to Know I Learned from Soap Making
Remember that book, All I really need to know I learned in Kindergarten? Well, all I really needed to know I learned from soap …
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My Kitchen Timer
I need to be more efficient with my time. Who doesn't? I decided to buy an old fashioned timer, the kind my mom had in the …
Retired
I have officially retired. Sort of. Not from soap making, but from my day job. Let me give you the back story. For the past 20 years …
Essential Oils Verses Fragrance Oils
Essential Oils A natural oil typically obtained by distillation and having the characteristic fragrance of the plant or …
How to Increase the Bar Life of your Soap
Buying a bar of handcrafted soap is an investment in your skin. I know you can purchase a cheaper bar in the grocery store, and …
How Long Does a Bar of Soap Last?
"How long will a bar of your soap last?" a new customer asked me a few weeks ago. The thing is, being a soap maker, I always …
Making Soap in Chemistry Class
I work in a school system in the science department. One of the best parts of my day job is making soap in chemistry classes at the high …