Growth, or What a Difference Ten Years Makes
Ten Years Ago I came across this picture in my Facebook feed. It shows my growth as an entrepreneur. It's a picture of my table the first time I …
Remedies Herb Shop
Remedies Herb Shop About six years ago, I received an email from Cherie at Remedies Herb Shop, asking if I was interested in wholesaling my …
Wash Our Hands
Wash Our Hands Global Handwashing Day is October 15th, but I think the every day should be hand washing day. We can all use a reminder on how to …
My Favorite Soap Making Books
I love to read and I love books. My mom will tell you I spent my childhood in the library. I think that's because my dad told me I could …
Seaweed Seawater Soap
While sitting on a Long Island beach, I saw some beautiful green seaweed. I thought it might be fun to try to make soap with it, and while I was at …
Essential Oils Verses Fragrance Oils
Essential Oils A natural oil typically obtained by distillation and having the characteristic fragrance of the plant or …
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 …
Scrubblez
A few months ago, I was making a soap delivery to my friend Roberta at Scrubz. We started talking about emulsified scrubs, and …
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. …
Wellness Event
This picture was taken from the 27th floor of an office building on Park Avenue. I was asked to share my knowledge about handcrafted …
Family
Yesterday my family celebrated Easter. We made a weekend of it, since it's hard to see everyone on one day. Saturday I woke early and …
Customer Experience
I was a connoisseur of soap long before I started making them. Back then, I was all about how the soap looked and smelled. There was no thought to a …