It's soap making time! Time to make that Lavender Lemongrass soap! Time to pour the lye into the base oils. I try to pour slowly so there are no splashes. Here's a close up. Once the lye is poured in, it's time to mix the soap batter. The soap looks so creamy! (Don't you love these close ups?) Time to …
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Prepping to Make Soap
There's a lot of prepping that goes into each batch of soap I make. Watch me as I take you step by step into a batch of soap. One of the first things I do is to line my mold. My dad made these for me. It would be much easier to use silicon molds, but I won't. I love that I still use wood molds he made for me. It's easy to do once …
My visit to Candles and Supplies
We visit my daughter and her family in Virginia a few times a year. We drive through Pennsylvania and like to stop in Strasburg to check out antique shops (for me) and train museums (for Brian). What I never realized, is that my friend Cindy's shop, Candles and Supplies, was pretty close by. I needed a few things for my Bath Bonanza …
Fermented Rice Water Shampoo Bar
Way back in 2021 on a Facebook Live, I made a fermented rice water shampoo bar. I make a lot of soaps on Facebook, but this one seemed to hit a nerve with people. A good nerve. I received so many comments and messages asking me about it. Truth is, I made it for potential white label customer. He was trying to recreate a "green" …
Making a Coffee Soap, with Coffee Essential Oil and Real Coffee
Who doesn't love coffee? For years, I didn't. I drank it only when I had to, when I had a migraine. Even now, when I drink coffee it needs to be light and sweet, kinda like ice cream. I always, however, loved the smell of fresh coffee. It smells like morning and pasteries and lazy Sundays. So when I decided to make a coffee soap on a …
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