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 Jane, my Honey Oatmeal soap “That’s so great!” Jane gushes to the phone on the counter next to the carrots she is chopping. She congratulates her best friend, …
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Soap Conferences
Soap Conferences It's not a secret that I love to talk about all things soap. The properties of different base oils, blending fragrances, cold process soap vs hot process soap vs melt and pour soap, the features of different stick blenders, additives, botanicals. I could go on but I won't. At all soap conferences I go to, the attendees are …
Accidental Entrepreneur
I consider myself an accidental entrepreneur. I don't have any of the qualities of an entrepreneur. I'm not a risk taker, I don't like change, and I don't mind working for someone else and being told what to do. In fact, I like not being the one in charge. …
Soap Making Oils
One of my customers asked me why I chose the soap making oils I use to make my soaps. She made me stop and think of all the recipes I formulated, and all the different oils I tried before I perfected my soap making formula. …
Essential Oil Blending
Essential Oil Blending I consider myself an amateur natural perfumer, I enjoy playing with essential oils and scent strips to find combinations I love. I've taken perfuming classes with Charna Ethier of Providence Perfume, and Julianne Zaleta of Alchemologie and I want to go back and take more. I've applied things I've learned from both …