Every oil in a soap recipe is there for a reason. Coconut gives us big fluffy bubbles, Palm hardens a bar and enhances a lather, castor seems to extend the life of coconut's bubbles. But an olive oil soap stands alone. That's why it's my favorite soap making oil. …
Olive Oil
The Unscented Trio
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. Francesca (Olive Oil), Jane (Honey Oatmeal) and Cheyenne (Goat Milk) are friends who met in high school. They are my unscented trio of soaps. Come watch their reunion. …
A Manly Soap
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®. …
Olive Oil
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 Francesca, my Olive Oil soap. Francesca rushes into her front hallway carrying five or six shopping bags. Carefully placing her Luxottica sunglasses in their …
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. …