The Laney Line When I started Alegna Soap®, my daughter Elaine and I collaborated on the Laney Line. She likes color in her soaps, so I made four different soap bars for her, and she named them all. She chose the name Piper for this soap. This soap was originally a layered soap, which she thought looked like pipes running through the …
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Rebatching Soap for Soup
Usually when I make Soap for Soup, I use leftover soap batter from my soap pot. I'll add soap scraps to the batter in the mold. But sometimes I have so many scraps, I decide to rebatch them. Rebatching Soap for Soup is fun because I never know how the soap will turn out. …
Grandchildren
I'm so grateful for my grandchildren. There are some women who can't wait to become grandmothers. I wasn't one of them. Alegna Soap® kept me busy and besides, if my children weren't ready to have kids, I didn't want them having any. …
What do you want to know about soap?
What do you want to know about soap? I've written about how soap cleans, different soap making oils, choosing a handcrafted soap, choosing a soap maker, and about a typical day in the life of this soap maker. …
Rose Patchouli
Since I spend a lot of time with my soaps, I think of them as my friends. I give them different personalities and I thought you may like to see them the way I do. Meet Rose, my Rose Patchouli soap. …