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From this: to this: I made a new Coconut Milk Batch today and switched out two variables: 1. Temperature 2. Fragrance As cold process soapers know, fragrance makes a huge difference in how your soap performs. At Bramble Berry, we test each and every fragrance three times before adding … Continue Reading
I was on the SoapDishForum this week and saw these great looking Oatmeal, Milk & Honey soaps by hobby soapmaker Wayne in Indiana. Their CP soap turned out great in the Heavy Duty Molds with crisp, clear details. I will admit, I'm a 'pour into mold and let it sit for a week and the pop out' kind … Continue Reading
I’m done. I’m saying ‘Sayonara’ to a bad habit that I picked up in November 2008. I’m going to quit saying, ‘When things return to normal.’ That sentence ends a million ways, ‘When things return to normal, we can start advertising in your magazine again. When things return to normal, I can finally … Continue Reading
This aftermath of the soap volcano turned out pretty good and I loved playing the role of Mad Scientist. Get caught up and read the explosion blog post here. It has the look of hot process soap with a fabulous texture. Thank goodness the ammonia smell from the milk has dissipated. It smells like … Continue Reading
Ingredients Flexy Fast Molding Putty Clear Melt and Pour Soap Sunshine Yellow (from Soapylove’s Jewelry Box) Fiery Fuchsia (from Soapylove’s Jewelry Box) Sparkle Dust (from Soapylove’s Jewelry Box) Liquid Non-Bleeding Green Pumpkin Spice Fragrance Oil Butter Cream and Snickerdoodle … Continue Reading
In my 16 years of cold process soapmaking, I have heard of of soap volcanoes in various soap forums, books and soap gatherings over the years. But until today, I had not experienced one for myself. The ensuing happenstance was so exciting that I started exclaiming 'Oh my gosh, Oh my gosh' with such … Continue Reading
Debbie made these fun colors from the SoapyLove line of Jewelry Box Colors. You can see from the fun little 'flies' in front of the frogs what colors she used for blending. From left to right: Ruby Red Fiery Fuchsia Sunshine Yellow + Fiery Fuchsia Sunshine Yellow Turquoise Blue + Sunshine … Continue Reading
Soapylove Colorants, Fragrances and Soap Bright White Melt and Pour Naturally Clear Melt and Pour Candy Jar Fragrance Set delectable Desserts Fragrance Set Jewelry Box Soap Colorants Sweet Treats Soap Colorants Scalloped Heart Mold Scalloped Rectangle Mold Scalloped Round … Continue Reading
From La Bella Caramella I bought these caramels from La Bella Caramella to celebrate the end of my liver detox. See old post here and make sure to check out the comment my dear Dad made (at the bottom). He cracks me up! Here are the extravagant flavors that I got: Lavender Vanilla, Candied … Continue Reading
It's a proud day at Bramble Berry today as our burgeoning mold manufacturing company ELF has put out their first new design of the season: the Pumpkin! Made out of white food-grade HDPE plastic, this mold has 4 cavities and holds 4.3 ounces. I have FOUR of these molds to give away to soaping … Continue Reading
As promised, this video is now only available for purchase at Bramble Berry. Be sure to check out our ever expanding list of Online Video Tutorials here. I am so glad you had an opportunity to experience a premium Soap Queen video.Soap Queen Project Sneak Peak!Woo-Hoo, it’s another SoapQueenTV … Continue Reading
"I just wanted to thank you two for a great class and let you know how much I learned and enjoyed it [the class]. The four hours went by in a snap!!! I wish you were closer so I can take brush up classes every 3 months, but maybe I can make it twice a year." - Student from Private Class at … Continue Reading
Hi Team - Since you guys were such incredible help with my tooling problem a few months ago (and yes, it's fixed; the fruits of your labor are here with the new Scalloped Line), I'm coming to you again with another 'opportunity.' We need a replacement for our Birchwood Molds. We loved the … Continue Reading
To everyone who helped with the tooling issue a few months back, these are the first perfect molds that we made after utilizing a combination of many peoples' advice and feedback. Thank you, thank you, thank you! The best soap supplies on the internet are found at Bramble Berry. Click here to … Continue Reading