"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 …
Soap
Scrubblez
A few months ago, I was making a soap delivery to my friend Roberta at Scrubz. We started talking about emulsified scrubs, and how we both felt they left our hands and body feeling too dry. After looking up and reading the ingredients on the jar, we decided we could do better, and Scrubblez Soapy Scrub was born. …
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 …
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 soap at a Health and Wellness event a prestigious law firm was holding for their employees. …
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 tried to get all my soap making done because I knew I had to stop around 3 to start cooking. Brian wanted pasta bolognese. I've made it from scratch before, but I cheated on Saturday. …