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®. …
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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 …
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 making. After twenty years, I’ve decided that making soap and life have a lot in common. Both involve a long learning process, can be joyful and frustrating and have taught me many things. …
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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 kitchen when I was growing up. The timer on my phone can be easily set, …