Campfire Soap I love chocolate and I love smores. There is something about a warm soft marshmallow with chocolate sandwiched in a graham cracker that is irresistible. It might be the only time when I do not mind eating a Hershey chocolate. I would prefer a less crunchy cookie though. S'mores is supposed to be… Continue reading Campfire Soap
This soap is inspired in my husband's mustache, I guess now it is a tribute to it, since it is gone! Have you ever felt like you are the pretty one in your relationship? Not that your significant other one is not attractive, but because of the dresses, and make up, and hairdos, you are… Continue reading Mustache Soap
For some reason, I tend to make my beach themed soaps only when the summer is ending. Perhaps I think it is my last chance to do it, perhaps I like the deadline! I suppose if I sold my soap at markets, I would be more seasonal minded. The temperature where I live is 89… Continue reading Sea Life Beach Soap
This is probably one of the easiest fruits to make with soap dough.Ā Especially if you go with the simplest version.Ā (I made several versions!)Ā One of the reasons why I prefer to hand make my embeds vs getting a mold/mould, is because 1. I have a problem with hoarding tendencies!! 2. since I am… Continue reading Making Blueberries with soap dough
This was my first time making a beer soap.Ā The beer in question we had bought to tempt slugs to go to it instead of eating the basil plant in the garden a couple years ago.Ā In the end, we opted for broken eggshells around the stems instead.Ā I had then two options for the… Continue reading Drunken Hippos 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 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
"Holmes smiled. He was always warmed by genuine admirationāthe characteristic of the real artist." The Valley of Fear Sir Arthur Conan Doyle I have always enjoyed reading the Sherlock Holmes stories, and I have watched several movies and TV shows inspired in him as well, it was then, quite elementary that I would attempt… Continue reading Sherlock Holmes Soap
I have been looking for a video of the Wizard of Oz movie in which Dorothy arrives at Emerald city, and she goes through an array of items that are green and and most of them are like gemstones or emeralds. I did not have much luck finding a snippet in youtube, so I may… Continue reading Emerald City Soap and copyright issues
Soap Longevity I noticed recently that the lye calculator I have been using has a graph that shows you where your soap recipe stands as far as recommended values.Ā I prefer this visual representation, by the way, to the table from most other calculators.Ā What I noticed, actually, was aĀ column called "Longevity" and most… Continue reading Unicorn soap and Soap Longevity
Soaps by Glenda 