Ever since I made my first pull through screen soap, I have tried my hand at making different screens and testing the results, like the honeycomb one, the heart shaped, and snowflake among others, with mixed results. I know, in theory, what works best for this technique: a recipe that stays fluid (at trace) for… Continue reading Floral Kaleidoscope Soap in loaf mold
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
Floral fragrances are not on the top of my list, but this one is, because my hubby loves it.Ā However, it is tricky working with most floral fragrances.Ā This is because they tend to accelerate trace and the thickening of the soap. Now, most of my soaps trace and get thick pretty fast because of… Continue reading Cherry Blossom
I used to work at a company that had two buildings and a courtyard in between them.Ā The courtyard had fountains and crape Myrtle trees around it. I used to walk between the buildings at least once a day. In the Spring and Summer, the trees around the courtyard fountains displayed bright fuchsia flowers that… Continue reading Flowers at the Fountain Soap
Soaps by Glenda 