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Day One - Making Tube Citrus Soaps (soap on top right in above photo) Day Two - Making Tube Citrus Soaps (soap on top right) Day Three - Making Mold Citrus Soaps (soap on bottom right) Day Four - Making Mold Citrus Soaps (soap on bottom right) Day Five - Making Realistic Citrus Soaps (soap on … Continue Reading
Click here to be taken to Part A of these instructions. 1. Pull out a piece of saran wrap long enough to hold all of your citrus slices. Carefully position your "rind" soap on the saran wrap. Pull the wrap tight to make sure there are no wrinkles under the "rind". Do the best you can - the wrap … Continue Reading
Citrus Soap - The (more) Realistic Way What You'll Need: clear melt and pour white melt and pour non-bleeding liquids, Labcolors or Micas (Exact colors used for this project are Apricot Blush Mica mixed with Orange Mica) Fragrance oil (Good ones are Yuzu, Tangerine EO, Synergy EO blend, … Continue Reading
The Organic Beauty Expert posted her views on the proposed FDA Globalization Act of 2008. Excerpted from the blog post - read the rest of it here: ...the main issue is this: the American government was not created to obstruct the ability of man to create or trade. One should not have to ask … Continue Reading
This is what happens if you don't do a clear pour first. It's difficult to push the citrus slices firmly through to the bottom of the white soap, causing sloppy looking citrus slices. If you do the full steps, with a clear soap pour first, this is what your soap will turn out to look … Continue Reading
Click here for Day One of this tutorial. Part Two 1. Cut the soap slices into six to eight pieces. Cut the sides off of a few pieces to ensure proper spacing between the citrus slices. 2. Cutting the tips off of each slice helps with a realistic look. 3. Before laying down the citrus … Continue Reading
Donna Maria and I are headed to Washington DC to meet with staffers for the House Energy & Commerce Committee about new proposed legislation that may have an adverse effect on toiletry manufacturers throughout the nation. If you haven't read about it, click here to be taken to the Indie Beauty … Continue Reading
Citrus Soaps using a Milky Way Round Mold What You'll Need: Clear Melt and Pour Soap Base White Melt and Pour Soap Base Canary LabColor Fragrance Oils (Good ones are Yuzu Cybilla, Energy and Creamsicle Cybilla Fragrance Oils and Tangerine Essential Oil) Droppers 12 Bar Round Silicone Mold or … Continue Reading
Want to follow along with the Soap Queen blog as we guide you to making the fabulous soaps from the Soap Weekend Intensive? You can buy the full kits here or make your own with what you already have in your soap cupboards. If you buy the kit, you get the Soapmaking Intensive Weekend booklet (with … Continue Reading
The best soap supplies on the internet are found at Bramble Berry. Click here to browse Bramble Berry. Have a question about this blog post? Come join us at Bramble Berry's Facebook page and we can help you out with any of your soapy questions! … Continue Reading
This is the most fun of the entire project, the reveal! This is when you see what all of your planning, preparation and soap placing hath wrought. Tip: When using a plastic juice can, be sure to cut the bottom off before you fill it with soap. They're much harder to saw through with a dull … Continue Reading
Welcome to Day One in a multi-day series on making Citrus Slice melt and pour soaps. For this project set up, you will need: clear melt and pour white melt and pour non-bleeding or Labcolors or Micas (Exact colors used for this project are Apricot Blush mixed with Orange Mica) fragrance oil … Continue Reading
I'll be blogging the next few days about how I went from this: to this: Join me as I try all the wrong ways to make Citrus Slice Soap and finally stumble upon an easy method to make these summery little beauties. The best soap supplies on the internet are found at Bramble Berry. Click here to … Continue Reading
Here is another project pioneered by Bakima, the intern-turned-paid-employee. We're lucky she still has time to play with fun projects. Ingredients: Catnip Essential Oil 1lb Candle Wax 450 Wick (for smaller flame) or 250 Wick (for larger flame- *NOTE* this size will have a shorter burn life … Continue Reading