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12 Days of Christmas: Chocolate Mint Melt and Pour Squares

November 21, 2014 Filed Under: Melt & Pour Soap

We saved something sweet for last for the final tutorial in the 12 Days of Christmas series. Layers of melt and pour scented with Moroccan Mint and Dark Rich Chocolate Fragrance Oils create delicious smelling (and looking!) guest-sized soap. Reminiscent of a classic mint candy, this project is easy to make and great for beginners.

These minty, chocolatey soaps would make an amazing holiday gift for any chocolate lover in your life. Wrap these soaps in green wrapping paper for a great finishing touch. Remember to have a spray bottle of 99% isopropyl or rubbing alcohol on hand for this project! Spraying with alcohol is key to the layers sticking together. To learn more about creating layers with melt and pour soap, check out the Basic Layers Soap Queen TV episode.

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Sunday Night Spotlight: Dark Rich Chocolate Fragrance Oil

November 24, 2013 Filed Under: Bramble Berry News

If you’re a dark chocolate fanatic like I am, you know that it’s almost impossible to avoid it over the holidays (or for that matter, anytime). With our Dark Rich Chocolate Fragrance Oil, you can indulge as much as you want without any of the calories!

This sweet scent is as realistic as they come. In a review of the fragrance, one soaper’s teenage son thought she was actually baking a chocolate cake! Sugary top notes with deep mocha and cocoa bottom notes give this fragrance excellent staying power in cold process soap. Because it’s such a luscious fragrance, it does discolor to a deep ebony brown.

Edit: We asked for it and you delivered! You suggested so many blends with this wonderful fragrance that we’re listing them below. You can read through the original thread on Facebook here.

1 part Dark Rich Chocolate, 1 part Energy Fragrance Oil, 1/4 part Patchouli Essential Oil.
1 part Dark Chocolate 1 part Coconut Cybilla Fragrance Oil
1 part Dark Chocolate 1 part Sun Ripened Raspberry Fragrance Oil.
1 part Dark Chocolate 1 part Black Raspberry Vanilla Fragrance Oil
1 part Dark Rich Chocolate 1 part Creamsicle Cybilla Fragrance Oil
Dark Rich Chocolate and Chai Tea Cybilla
Dark Rich Chocolate, Plumeria Fragrance Oil and Coconut Fragrance Oil
Dark Rich Chocolate and Morrocan Mint Fragrance Oil
Dark Rich Chocolate and Oatmeal Milk and Honey Cybilla
Dark Rich Chocolate and Peppermint 2nd Distilled
Dark Rich Chocolate, Turkish Mocha Fragrance Oil and Black Amber & Lavender Fragrance Oil
Dark Rich Chocolate and Baby Rose Fragrance Oil
Dark Rich Chocolate, Lavender 40/42 Essential Oil and Fresh Snow Fragrance Oil
Dark Rich Chocolate and Cinnamon Leaf Essential Oil
Dark Rich Chocolate and Orange 10x Essential Oil
Dark Rich Chocolate and Amber Fragrance Oil
Dark Rich Chocolate and Spearmint Essential Oil

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Oatmeal, Milk and Honey Mantra Swirl Soap

April 25, 2013 Filed Under: Cold Process Soap

This soap is perfect for anyone with a sweet tooth. With a delectable combination of one of our favorite fragrances Oatmeal, Milk and Honey, paired with Chocolate Espresso Cybilla, this soap is reminiscent of a delightfully sweet mocha. We used a mantra swirl technique to give the finished soap an elegant look, and I think it may even look a bit like fluffy foam or whipped cream (can you tell I’m craving coffee?).

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Almonds, Chocolate and Lavender (CP Soap Tutorial)

October 27, 2011 Filed Under: Cold Process Soap

Remember when Amber did a guest post on the homemade Almond Milk (which also inspired a Blueberry Almond Smoothie and Strawberry Almond Thumprint Cookies)? She inspired us to make Almond Meal Soap with the leftover almond meal from her almond milk making. The almond milk byproduct of almond meal is a gentle exfoliant and a lovely way to get a little more cleaning power from your bar. The fragrance oil blend of chocolate and lavender is a gourmet candy like combination (think sophisticated foodie chocolate). Enjoy this luxurious recipe!

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Vosage Chocolates from New York

May 27, 2008 Filed Under: Personal Ramblings

A big thank you to my new favorite employee of the day – Adrienne – who just got back from a one week trip to NYC. She brought back some amazing chocolates from Vosages with flavors like Hungarian Paprika Chocolate and Anise Fennel Dark Chocolate.

They were so dense and rich that none of us could eat more than one at a time. Tomorrow, I’m planning to devour the Sweet Indian Curry Powder Coconut truffle.