Taiwan Swirl soap This is another soap made by hubby, a famous swirl that I had never tried either but similar to the circling taiwan swirl. This time I only added more olive oil to the recipe to make it more fluid, so that it would work better with this technique. I had learned my… Continue reading Making a Taiwan Swirl Soap
What is a hybrid soap? you might ask...Well, for me it is a soap made with two different methods. In this case, melt and pour and cold process soap. Though it can be argued that melt and pour is not really soap but a synthetic detergent bar. However, that is not the purpose of this… Continue reading Wisteria Hybrid Soap
Last Christmas, a sweet lady ordered six of the Van Gogh sunflower soaps. Since I only had two left, I decided to make some more, and instead of doing the painting, I explained I would make them all have sunflowers. Sunflower Soaps You would think using sunflower oil in this recipe would have been ideal,… Continue reading Sunflower Soap
A while back I was watching some cake baking videos, and I stumbled into this one (I really like his channel) https://youtu.be/Z-z1HYBv4k4 When I saw them making the clear agates, it got me inspired to try the method with soap. Sadly, I failed. I tried using clear melt and pour on top of white… Continue reading Agate soap
Soaps with clamshell technique in pink, green and turquoise This soap was my entry for this month's soap challenge, the clamshell technique, which was taught by Teri Endsley (from Tree Marie Worksoaps). The colors were chosen by my husband, and he also helped me while making it, which came really handy when adding the two… Continue reading Cotton Candy Soap
This soap reminds me a little bit of a book series I am reading. It is called the Mitford Series, by Jan Karon. It is a book I like to read before going to bed, it has a very tranquil tone. It reminds me of it, because flowers are mentioned often in the book. The… Continue reading Making Flower Power Soap
Gingerbread house soap Seashells on the beach Soap bars with sea shell decorations Golden rose Golden rose embed soap Creamsickle soap Creamsickle soap A discoloring soap fragrance is one that will cause the soap to darken or discolor. Commonly this is due to the vanilla (or vanillin, or ethyl vanillin) in it. Sometimes though, the… Continue reading Working with a discoloring soap fragrance
Shortly after making my first Starry Night Soap, I decided one day I would make a version of it on a loaf mold. That was a year and a half ago, and the idea was still sitting on my "Soap Ideas" list, somewhere towards the bottom of it. Well, the time has come and I… Continue reading Starry Night Soap in Loaf Mold
Teddy Bear embed in Soap The first of the Valentine Soaps series, I am really happy with how these little bears turned out. I was out of brown soap dough, so I only made a couple of them brown. I figured the rest could be white polar bears instead.... For the fragrance I chose Cherry… Continue reading Teddy Bear Soap
Sugar plum Fairy and nutcracker soap I remember seeing the Nutcracker Ballet at El Salvador’s national theater for the first time. Though a “Theater”, different kind of performances were done there. It was a bit strange. Right outside the theater were street vendors, heavy foot and car traffic, noise and movements, as it was in… Continue reading The Nutcracker Soaps
Soaps by Glenda 