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®. …
Argan Oil
Brian’s Line
Brian's Line My husband is a pretty friendly guy. He likes to talk to my customers at events that I do. He will tell customers about the special products I make just for him. After a while, I started hearing "Can you sell me some of that special soap you make?", "What is that balm your husband uses?" and "Which sugar scrub is Brian's?" …
Great oils for your skin
I barely survived my cystic acne years. I believed there was no such thing as an oil that was good for my skin. But I was wrong. Just as there are good fats (mono and polyunsaturated) and bad fats (saturated) to eat, there are also good oils and bad oils for your skin. …
Soap making with Argan Pulp
Soap Making with Argan Pulp One of the more interesting ingredients I have used in soap making is argan pulp. A few months ago I was fortunate to meet a woman who sold argan oil at an event. She told me her husband’s family grew argan trees in Morocco and processed the oil themselves. She had argan pulp (what remained after the oil was …