Everyone's started shopping, and that includes me. I've started to think about my favorite gifts from Long Island makers. …
Lavender Lemongrass
Cousins Christmas Celebration
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. Candi (Peppermint Scrub), Zowie (Lavender Lemongrass) and Victoria (Lavender) are cousins who are getting together for a Christmas celebration. Come watch their …
How Long Does a Bar of Soap Last?
"How long will a bar of your soap last?" a new customer asked me a few weeks ago. The thing is, being a soap maker, I always have a few different soaps in my shower at one time. Usually, these are the odd pieces and scraps I don't sell. So I couldn't answer her question. However, I believe "I don't know" is not an …
Clean Soaping
To a soap maker and a literal thinker, the phrase clean eating is, well, ridiculous. Of course I don't want dirt in my food. I wash my lettuce and brush off my mushrooms so carefully you could take a microscope to them and not find any soil. So when I stopped at Panera and saw a sign over the self serve drinks that said …
Decorating Soap Tops
For me, part of the fun of making soap is decorating the soap tops. I try to give each of my soaps a different look. Goat Milk soap has a flat top, and Patchouli Clove has peaks. Lavender Lemongrass has calendula sprinkled on top, and Peppermint Scrub is topped with crushed apricot seeds. …