Archive for June, 2008

Facial Bar is born!

Ok, So I have been researching oils and their uses. And while discovering new oils, I have devolped some new Soap Recipes!
Now on the shelf curing is my new Facial Bar! Loaded with oils such as Olive, Coconut & Palm this bar is sure to be a favorite to many! This soap is also [...]

New Soaps!

So using my basic Soap Recipes which consists of Saponiified Oils of Coconut, Palm, Olive, Soybean & Hemp, Goat”s Milk, Shea Butter, Aloe Vera Juice & titanium dioxide, these new soap fragrances have been born!
White Chocolate Mocha, Candy Cane & Curve for men!
My first all male soap is born! All of these will be [...]

Coconut Oil

Coconut Oil is a MUST for all soapmakers! Not only does Coconut Oil aid in making a nice hard long lasting bar of soap, but it creates a Lather like no other! I have tried many types of handcrafted soaps, and those higher in Coconut Oil tend to be my Favorites!
Here are some benefits of [...]

Hemp Soap w/ Neem oil

Ok, So after researching the benefits of Neem Oil, and Hemp I decided to combine the 2 into a 100% all natural soap with no color dyes. I made the soap using the cold process method, like all of my soaps. Today I took the soap out of the mold, and wow, What an odor! [...]

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Neem Oil

I am venturing into the avenue of Essential Oils in my Soaps. So far I have used Sweet Orange Oil, and California Lemon, which have turned out as great additions to my basic Goat Milk Soap Recipe.
I have decided to experiement with Neem Oil. Neem Oil Seems to have many great qualities. Especially when it [...]

Aloe Vera

Instead of using water for my lye solution in my soaps, I use Distilled Aloe Vera Juice!
Aloe Vera has been used for countless centuries by many civilizations, and a score of historic figures you may recognize such as Alexander the Great, Cleopatra, King Solomon and others.
Alexander the Great conquered an island full of aloe plants [...]

Why Goat’s Milk?

Goat’s Milk is an amazing ingredient that I just couldn’t leave out of my soaps! Not only does it create a nice, creamy lather to the soap, its properties are amazing!
For Centuries bathing in milk has been known for it’s nutritional, healing, and moisturizing qualities. Milk is rich in proteins, vitamins, and minerals. It has [...]