To answer the musings of a Soap Queen commenter here, Oprah has made soap. And, she got to learn from the Queen of Crafts herself, Martha Stewart. Phew. It would have been tragic for Oprah to not have experienced the fun of soapmaking. After all, soap is a consumable art form that brings in all … Continue Reading
Unmolding Lychee Red Tea Soap – Video
Notice the air lock releasing during the unmold; you can tell by the white color that moves up the side of the soap. If the air lock hasn't been broken, you can push and push with all of your might and the soap won't release. Before attempting to unmold any soap, be sure to gently pull back on all … Continue Reading
Building the Layers of Red Lychee Tea Soap
We just got in a new Limited Edition fragrance at Bramble Berry and I am enamored with it. It should be up on the web site next week. Lychee is a popular fruit enjoyed extensively in Vietnam, China and Thailand. It is gaining in popularity in the US in food and I love it in this blend because of … Continue Reading
Video of Swirling Melt & Pour Soap
This is a short video showing the final layer being poured in the loaf soap. Notice that a very thin layer has formed on the top of the soap. The loaf soap has been cooling for approximately 2 minutes. The teal soap is very viscous and thick. It is within a minute from setting up completely. The … Continue Reading
The Revealing
When making melt and pour logs, it's always suspenseful waiting for the first cut. Here is what the soap from last night turned out like. I'm pretty happy with the results (though definitely see room for improvement). I'm doing more testing tonight using our non-bleeding colors and our brand … Continue Reading
Video of Swirling Melt & Pour Soap
This is a short video showing the final layer being poured in the loaf soap. Notice that a very thin layer has formed on the top of the soap. The loaf soap has been cooling for approximately 2 minutes. The teal soap is very viscous and thick. It is within a minute from setting up completely. The … Continue Reading
Fun with Loaf Soap
We got the prototype for our new flexible loaf molds in. I had lots of fun testing it last night. The loaf uses Red Blue Mica, Sparkle Gold Mica, Dark Purple LabColor, Teal Labcolor and Canary Labcolor for the various swirled layers. All of the colors are done in Olive Oil Melt and Pour except … Continue Reading
Salt Bath Tea Bags?
In the spirit of sharing, I offer up one of my less brilliant ideas. One of the Yahoo Groups I belong to was agonizing over slowing herbal bath tea bag sales. Thinking I might have something to add to the conversation, I took a bunch of random supplies home and tried to reinvent Bath Tea for the … Continue Reading
Salt Bath Tea Bags?
In the spirit of sharing, I offer up one of my less brilliant ideas. One of the Yahoo Groups I belong to was agonizing over slowing herbal bath tea bag sales. Thinking I might have something to add to the conversation, I took a bunch of random supplies home and tried to reinvent Bath Tea for the … Continue Reading
PerfumeBay.com loses Lawsuit
Following up on this story, Perfumebay.com has lost their legal challenge against E-Bay.com. 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 … Continue Reading
Losing Another Powerful Female Leader
Meg Whitman announced that she will be stepping down as the CEO of E-Bay. She's the #3 on the Power List that Fortune puts out every year. More importantly, she was one of the small handful of women that run worldwide, huge companies. The glass ceiling still exists at that level. It's hard to … Continue Reading
Palm Oil Prices Rise
These two features in the New York Times are fascinating. Pricing on Palm Oil, a common soapmaking ingredient, have risen almost 70% in the last year. The first thing that comes to my soap-obsessed (or maybe it's just soap-addled) mind is "Wow! That's going to raise prices on finished soap." But, on … Continue Reading
Maple Sugar Soap Cupcake
Thank you Carrie Gigi from Mud Puddle Girls & Under The Willow Gifts for sending me her cupcake soap. Isn't it delicious looking? Trust me, it's delicious smelling as well. The cupcake came in its own perfect little cupcake box with a perfect label and color scheme I always hear people say, … Continue Reading
Full Moon from our House
I just had to share the gorgeous view from our home last night. Isn't it stunning? The moon rose perfectly over the snow covered hills, and there was just enough ambient light to appreciate its size and shape. The view was breathtaking. The best soap supplies on the internet are found at Bramble … Continue Reading