I did not think I would make Christmas soaps this year. I had not signed up for any craft fairs and that is usually what pushes me to do them. Then I got invited to participate in a small post thanksgiving show. It would be at the host's home, so I accepted as it seemed… Continue reading Revisiting the Gingerbread House Soap and a bad review
Back in 2020 I shared a divider pine tree soap video that became one of the most watched videos in my channel during Christmas time. (The blog version is linked here.) This soap is a version of that technique, but done in a cavity mold instead. Also, with a 3d printed divider instead of the… Continue reading Pine tree soaps
Growing up, the neighbors across our house had an almond tree, when we wanted to eat an almond (the actual fruit, not the seed), we would either pick it up from the ground after making sure it didnāt have bat bite marks (another neighbor had a capulin tree/Mexican cherry that bats particularly liked) or throw… Continue reading Soap inspired by Van Goghās Almond blossoms
For the first two years of my soap making journey (2017-2018) I did not get any DOS (dreaded orange spots).āI had read about them, and I had seen other peopleās experiences with it, and I thought myself special that I didnāt have any. Until one day, I started to notice that a soap of mine… Continue reading My soap is yellowing
Orange and vanilla happen to be one of my favorite fragrances and flavors.Ā I bought this fragrance from Lone Star Candle Supply and I had yet to try it.Ā It is on the subtle spectrum, but it does smell very nice.Ā It does discolor a lot, so I did not make any big plans for… Continue reading Dreamsickle Soap
Christmas went by and I did not get to make a soap with the frankincense and myrrh fragrance I had bought!Ā I realized this early in January, and then I thought, well, the Three kings day is around the corner, and frankincense and myrrh is what they actually brought, so why not make it now?… Continue reading Three Wise Men Soap
I made this soap last year (it sounds like such a long time ago when you say that even if it is only January) for a friend whose birthday was in December and she told me she liked this fragrance.Ā I had bought 1 lb of this fragrance earlier because it is one of my… Continue reading Apple Cinnamon Soap
Aqua Soap I find myself making men's soap quite often.Ā In addition to my husband, there are several men in my life:Ā I have about 8 nephews, and 3 brothers (including the in law's).Ā Although for the younger nephews I still make fruityĀ fragranced soaps. My go to fragrance for men's soap is The Perfect… Continue reading Aqua Man Soap
I love masterbatching the oils.Ā Well, not the process it self but the results it gives me:Ā the ability to make soap quickly at any time, just by melting and measuring all of the oils at once, instead of individually. Initially, I was concerned about masterbatching oils.Ā I wondered, how do I know that each… Continue reading Master batching / Multi batching oils
One of my earliest memories (as in earliest in life) is the one of waking up, in the same room as my mom and my youngest brother (he was baby#5 and I was #4) and seeing two baby bottles on the cabinet top with warm milk.Ā One was brown because it had chocolate, and the… Continue reading Salvadoran Cocoa and Coffee Soap
Soaps by Glenda 