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We had a little contest over on the Teach Soap Forum for a Patriotic-Themed soap. Thank you to all the community members that participated! We took a vote and this soap, by Tomoe at Haiku Naturals, was our favorite overall as a group. But, everyone won! If you entered the contest, look for a PM … Continue Reading
The ISOCAN Iron Soapmakers Challenge: Brought to you by the Illinois Soap and Candle Conference If you have a competitive spirit and are up for a challenge, the ISOCAN Iron Soapmakers Challenge is for you. All competitors will receive the same box of ingredients including oils, butters, colorants, … Continue Reading
Check out what Otion did with the Play Dough Soap technique. Isn't it attractive? The display is for the gender neutral Kentish Rain fragrance. I like that they used blue in a flowery setting to cater to everyone. The best soap supplies on the internet are found at Bramble Berry. Click here to … Continue Reading
Thank you to soapmaker Samantha in Texas for emailing me about Etsy's Cupcake Lab - tonight! - at 6 p.m. in Brooklyn, NY. Click here for more info. If anyone goes, let me know how the Cupcake Ornament Making bonanza went! The best soap supplies on the internet are found at Bramble Berry. Click … Continue Reading
Play Dough Soap Project Adding cornstarch to Melt and Pour soap turns your soap into a play dough fantasy land! Let your kids sculpt soap into any shape and let it air dry. These hardened shapes can be used in the bath or embedded for a unique soap look. Clear Melt and Pour soap base Corn … Continue Reading
We are so lucky to have a soaper in Ghana. Jeremy in Ghana answered the follow-up questions from these two posts (here and here). A big thank you to Jeremy for sharing his knowledge with the Soap Queen community. *It sounds like they use this soap mostly for cleaning things. What do they bathe … Continue Reading
I have a confession to make. I hope you don’t think worse of me for it. Your house is cleaner than mine. You may look around at your three kids in various states of dress and undress, crawling and doing the loop-de-loop through your house and think to yourself, “No, you haven’t seen chaos … Continue Reading
This decadent Coconut Macadamia Scrub was given to me at the Alabama Soap Convention. I've just started using it. Diane at dearlyyours.comdeserves high praise for her formulation.It's made with Coconut Oil, Macadamia Nut Butter and a variety of other skin loving goodies. The scrub has the refreshing … Continue Reading
I just picked up a pair of sweet key covers to help me identify important keys in a flash. ModClothhas three key covers (cupcake, mushroom and elephant). It's no surprise which ones I got. The best soap supplies on the internet are found at Bramble Berry. Click here to browse Bramble … Continue Reading
My latest Etsy purchase from Balsamis a huge hit with my staff. Even though we've had the soap here for weeks, I've been so busy that I haven't taken them home. Normally, my awesome soap purchases head straight home for testing and obsessing over. But, since these little beauties have been at the … Continue Reading
Alicia Grosso, author of The Everything Soapmaking Book, sends her greetings:We are so excited to have her teach at the Soapmaking Weekend Intensive happening next weekend in Bellingham at Otion. Alicia will be teaching Advanced Cold Process Classes and an Advanced Lotion Class focusing on … Continue Reading
Thank you Amanda from Dancing Panda Soapworks for sending me this link to an ultra cute Cupcake themed bag. Click here to buy one of your own (if you live in the UK). The best soap supplies on the internet are found at Bramble Berry. Click here to browse Bramble Berry. Have a question … Continue Reading
Soapmaking is a creative outlet and a positive form of self expression. We were happy to donate to a support group for HIV Positive Women for a fun creativity day. Below is a lovely note from Victoria who runs this extraordinary organization. "This praise report is a little late but here it … Continue Reading
"Purple" notes are all the rage right now. They're popping up in any number of fine fragrance launches (including the successful Jo Malone Pomegranate Noir, Tom Ford Private Blend Collection Florals, Calvin Klein Euphoria and Baby Phat Fabulosity). Our Moonlight Pomegranate is luscious, dark and … Continue Reading