Did you know that Bramble Berry had a Google Plus page? We post blog posts every day and in the near future hope to be answering questions from you, sharing tutorials and hosting Hangout sessions! You may be asking, what is Google Plus, and how can I use it to grow my business? Fear not, that is … Continue Reading
Cherry Blossom Cold Process Soap
The National Cherry Blossom Festival is taking place this month in Washington DC! I love the Cherry Blossom fragrance oil that the S.O.A.P. Floral Edition approved, so I thought it perfect to make a great project with for March. Plus, it made for a great opportunity to soap with one of our newest … Continue Reading
Baby Dancing
It's been an soaperific week thus far - do you want to see all the soap I've made? Our FB page has them all. I've been working on fun designs, interesting color schemes, testing out new products and projects. We've also had a splendiferous week at home. Jamisen is just starting to really … Continue Reading
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Cosmetic Hearing Streamed Live on Tuesday
The Subcommittee on Health has scheduled a hearing on Tuesday, March 27, 2012, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The title of the hearing is “Examining the Current State of Cosmetics.” A full witness list has yet to be announced. This hearing has been referred to as a … Continue Reading
For the Love of Coffee (Butter)
There are so many unique and interesting ingredients hitting beauty products all over the market. We've moved way beyond just Shea Butter and Cocoa Butter. If you haven't checked out our butters lately, take a gander; you'll be surprised at how many we've grown to. Coffee Butter is just one of those … Continue Reading
Aloha, Aloha Soap Kit
Today is the first day of Spring. Let's all stand up and give Spring a big round of applause! In honor of the seasonal change, Washington has decided to give us more of the same liquid sunshine. But in the office, we're honoring Spring by reintroducing the Aloha Soap Kit from Bramble Berry. The kit … Continue Reading
S.O.A.P. Winners!
I know you've all been dying to know the winners for our latest S.O.A.P. fragrance testing round - especially the panel themselves! This was our fifth group of testers and we love hearing and seeing the experimentation and the opinions. It's so great getting your feedback, we only wish we could have … Continue Reading
Happy St. Patrick’s Day
Happy St. Patrick's Day from our little red-haired leprechaun. … Continue Reading
Happy Birthday Chris
We just threw a family surprise (age redacted) birthday party for Chris. He hates surprise parties but since we're family, we figured he wouldn't mind us breaking his rule about not surprising him. We were so happy that everyone made it. In the photo below is Kelly 'Grandma' Renoud and Aunt Anamarie … Continue Reading
Honeycomb Melt and Pour
Kat from Bramble Berry's retail store, Otion, was inspired to make this honeycomb soap technique using bubble wrap. Using bubble wrap has long been a staple in the cold process soapmaking world but in melt and pour, it's just catching on. This soap is earthy, eye-catching, easy and a great way to … Continue Reading
March 2012 Bath Bomb Swap Line Up (updated daily!)
Here is the official Master List of Swappers for our March 2012, first ever Bath Bomb swap. We will keep this list updated with the fragrances being used and we will also note when we’ve received your soap. What’s a bath bomb swap you ask? Basically, you send us 12 handmade bath bombs and we send … Continue Reading
Flip Flop Soap Kit
These flip flop soaps would look cute sitting next to your bathroom sink. The soaps are made with two mouth watering fragrances oils - Tropical Vacation and Pineapple Cilantro. … Continue Reading
Driven by Data
Quick! What were your top three best sellers for last year? When the names of the products sprang to your mind, where did you get this information? Was it a gut "This product is SUPER popular! I'm always selling it and I can't keep it in stock!" or was it from hard data and metrics? If it … Continue Reading