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Want that sun soaked radiance - without the dangerous effects of UV? Make your own mineral makeup powder bronzer with this easy recipe. You'll have that sun-tanned, lustrous look in no time! Ingredients 6 tsp. Sericite 2 tsp. Titanium Dioxide 1 tsp. Tapioca Starch Powder 2 tsp. Honeyed Beige … Continue Reading
Clean Up Tool Mini Whisk Princess Shaped Rubber Bands Cat & Dog Rubber Bands Sea Creatures Rubber Bands Castile Rebatch Soap Base Cupcake Mold Limited Edition Wake Up Rosemary Blend The best soap supplies on the internet are found at Bramble … Continue Reading
(Note: I wrote this last week! I'm happily in Bellingham right now enjoying our two months of good weather) I'm on a business trip right now. I travel a lot - enough so that it's not glamorous anymore. One of my favorite parts about traveling is that you just never know who you'll meet. I'm a big … Continue Reading
I had a big day of soaping last week using bright bright LabColors and fruity fragrances. When I was done with my project I had 5 different containers of colored soap left over. Then the light bulb went off- Swirl it! I used the swirling technique from this Soap Queen TV episode and had no idea how … Continue Reading
The Safe Cosmetics Act of 2010' (H.R. 5786) was introduced this week by Democrat Representatives Scharkowsky (Illinois), Markey (Massachusetts) and Baldwin (Wisconsin). The full version of the draft bill for you to read is here. This draft has not yet been voted on. There is still time to have … Continue Reading
Ingredients 9 Bar Baltic Birch Mold, lined with plastic Flexy Fast Molding Putty Liquid Green Colorant Liquid Blue Colorant Liquid Black Colorant 40 oz Aloe Melt and Pour 4 oz Shea Melt and Pour 1 oz Kentish Rain Fragrance Oil Droppers River Rocks Vinyl Gloves Mixing bowls and … Continue Reading
As requested on the Teach Soap Forum, I put together a generic price breakdown for my bath salts recipe. It will only cost you $4.66 to make 6 bags of fabulously scented, colored and perfectly packaged bath salts! And you could save even more money by buying in larger, bulk sizes! My Bath Salt … Continue Reading
Intrepreneur: Is a person who has a entrepreneur skill set but works with in an organization, enterprise or venture. What will you make of sour lemons? I went to Rite Aid on Saturday morning to run in and grab some sunscreen. I wanted to take a walk outside but had forgotten to put on sunscreen … Continue Reading
We just had our second all-hands successful quarterly theme meeting of the year to go over our goals, win prizes and participate in team building exercises. If you want to see the post on our first meeting, check it out here. Building bridges is a year long theme and the bridges seem to be getting … Continue Reading
I thought it would be fun to share my first attempt at the watermelon soaps. With just a few minor adjustments, the soap turned out way cuter on my second try! I'm sure you agree. On the second batch, I made the rind a little bit smaller, my seeds even and square and switched up my technique a … Continue Reading
Have you ever heard the statistic that watermelons are made up of 92% water? Well these watermelons are made up of 100% luxurious soap and mouthwatering watermelon fragrance oil. Put these juicy soaps on the edge of your sink for some extra cute flare. Ingredients 21 oz Clear Soap Base 3 oz … Continue Reading
Here's a peek of my Mint Chocolate Chip swirls from yesterday. See the blog post HERE if you missed it. The soap is pretty soft at this point (Olive Oil, 5% superfat, no gel phase) but they were still easy to unmold from the 'World's Best' Baltic Birchwood Mold. These "sweet" soaps will be ready to … Continue Reading
Yesterday was a whirlwind afternoon. I tested 8 new fragrances for Spring 2011 and I tested the new Mint Chocolate Chip Fragrance Oil in a 5 pound batch of cold process. The results are in and I'm pleased to announce the Mint Chocolate Chip behaved beautifully! The scent holds up nicely and it … Continue Reading
Bramble Berry's new cupcake mold makes it easier than ever to whip out a batch of soapy cupcakes from scratch! You'll be sweetly showering with cupcake goodness in no time. Ingredients 16 oz White Soap Base ELF Cupcake Mold (Note: This mold has been discontinued. It has been substituted … Continue Reading