Cold process soap making
I love the scent of coffee, and I make sure to always have this fragrance in stock. The flavor of coffee?? Not so much, I am not a coffee drinker, to the surprise of most caffeine addicts, I mean, coffee drinkers around me. I find it ironic, considering I am from El Salvador, and coffee… Continue reading Coffee hearts and Feathers Soap
This year I wanted to do a something different to the gingerbread man soap I have done in the past. So I went with a gingerbread girl instead. When making the gingerbread man in the past, I have found that adding all the details with soap dough is very time consuming. So this time I… Continue reading Gingerbread girls soap
One of my favorite shows to watch, is the Great British Bake Off. Though it has been renamed to Great British Baking Show when it airs in America. As a rule, I do not like watching reality tv or competition shows. There is too much drama and backstabbing among the contestants. But this show (and… Continue reading Soap Bonsai
One of the things I liked growing up in El Salvador, is how accessible buying fruit that is already peeled, cut and ready to eat was. When I was in middle school, right after class, by the school doors, there was a plethora of vendors selling candy, cookies, watermelon, mango, and a variety of fruit already cut… Continue reading Mangonada Soap
This is essentially a fire soap. My only previous attempts at making flames with soap was the Campfire soap, and that didn’t turn out too good, so I thought I could redeem myself. Last December the soap making forum had an un-challenge for which the theme was fire. (It was an un-challenge because there would… Continue reading Fire Soap inspired in the Library Book
Preparing the lye water solution for soap making ahead of time, has been a big timesaver for me. Usually, I prefer for the lye water solution to be at room temperature, so being able to make it ahead of time and let it come to room temperature on its own works well for that. I… Continue reading Soap Making tips: Multi-batching lye solution
Sample of custom soap Lately I have been experimenting with making small batch soaps, which for me it means a batch of soap that produces 4 soap bars instead of the usual 9 or 7 from my larger molds. One advantage this brings to my customers, is that it allows me to offer custom soaps… Continue reading Made to order Soaps
Any soap that is left in a pool of water will begin to disintegrate, that is just a fact of life. This has a lot to do with the fatty acids of the oils with which it is made. Some oils, like coconut oil and olive oil, have fatty acids that are very water soluble.… Continue reading Making a Soap Dish
In last week video (the design fail) I sneaked a koala embed with a Santa hat. He was originally part of this Koala soap loaf but there was not room for him there. (I like to make extras just in case). So here is the rest of the gang. This soap is scented with a… Continue reading Koala Soaps
Last year when I participated in the Pour/Pull screen soap challenge, I was intrigued by the results of one of the participants , it looked like a peacock tail to me (picture below) so I decided to make a pull screen similar to it, but for an oval mold. The plan was to do an… Continue reading Ghost Peacock Soap in oval mold
