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Cleansing Charcoal Facial Scrub DIY

January 27, 2017 Filed Under: Bath & Body Tutorials, Soaks & Scrubs

Leave your skin feeling smooth with this Charcoal and Clay Face Scrub. Made with a liquid soap base, it has a gentle lather. Additional tamanu oil and hazelnut oil are added because of their amazing skin benefits. In particular, they are great for oily skin types. If you prefer different oil for your skin, feel free to swap them out. Just keep in mind it may change the consistency a bit!

The Natural Castile Liquid Soap Base is made exclusively from olive oil, resulting in a very mild soap. It has a light lather and gentle cleansing properties so it’s suitable for delicate facial skin. If you have extremely dry skin, this recipe may not be the best as it contains kaolin clay and charcoal, which may be drying. Decreasing the amount of kaolin clay and charcoal may help make it suitable for dry skin types; a small test batch may help you find the right ratio for you.

Medium sized jojoba beads give this scrub a gentle amount of exfoliation. Jojoba beads are great for the face because they are round and won’t scratch delicate face skin. The amount of scrub in this recipe is light; if you prefer more exfoliation feel free to add more jojoba beads. Don’t get jojoba beads confused with micro-beads – they are quite different! Learn about the difference here.

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Zesty Green Cold Process Soap Tutorial

December 15, 2016 Filed Under: Bath & Body Tutorials, Cold Process Soap

Looking for soap that’s going to spruce up your product line, or maybe get customers talking? Say hello to the new Green Salsa Fragrance Oil. It’s a unique scent that smells like jalapeño peppers with a touch of bergamot and ginger. It’s zesty, spicy and completely unique. I will admit, it may not be everybody’s favorite (our office is divided), but those who love it seriously love it. It’s really bold and adventurous!

For this project, I blended Green Salsa Fragrance Oil with Ginger Lime Fragrance Oil for more citrus notes. It reminds me a bit of a jalapeño margarita! It’s intriguing, and I can’t stop smelling it. Green Chrome Oxide Pigment and Green Forest Jojoba Beads match the green scent, and the jojoba beads give the bar a bit of scrub. Learn more about jojoba beads here.

The Multi-Pour Tool for 10″ Silicone Loaf helps create the checkered pattern in these bars. This soap requires layers, so a good understanding of trace is helpful for this project. The Green Salsa Fragrance Oil accelerates the soap slightly, so be prepared for that. The Swirl Quick Mix makes sure you have plenty of time to work. But, be careful to not over stick blend! My layers didn’t come out completely perfect (I used a little too much on the bottom) but I still think it looks pretty cute. =)

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Cucumber Melon Sea Salt Scrub DIY

October 6, 2016 Filed Under: Bath & Body Tutorials, Soaks & Scrubs

Cucumber is such a soothing and refreshing fragrance. It’s the perfect scent to relax and rejuvenate. Earlier this week, I mixed it with lavender to create Cucumber & Lavender Bath Bombs. Now that our skin has been treated to a hot bath, the next step in the home spa experience is to scrub away dead skin. This Cucumber Sea Salt Scrub does the trick.

The base of this scrub is Foaming Bath Butter. It’s a premade base that when whipped with a hand or stand mixer, transforms into a light and fluffy consistency. It is made of gentle surfactants that mildly cleanse the skin. To the base, a combination of Fine Grained Dead Sea Salt and Forest Green Jojoba Beads are added. The jojoba beads add a light green color and gentle exfoliation. Learn more about jojoba beads here, and how they differ from microbeads.

Fine grained Dead Sea salt is great for the body, but can be a little scratchy on gentle facial skin. The amount of salt in this recipe provides gentle exfoliation. If you prefer something “scrubbier,” feel free to add more salt to suit your preference. We also created free printable labels for this scrub! Simply add download the label and print the labels on waterproof label paper.

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Pumice & Poppy Seed Melt and Pour Tutorial

May 10, 2016 Filed Under: Bath & Body Tutorials, Melt & Pour Soap

Exfoliation removes dead skin, brightens up skin and helps moisturizer absorb better. These melt and pour soaps contain an exfoliating trio of pumice, poppy seeds and Lagoon Green Jojoba Beads. Jojoba beads are smooth and round, and feel gentle on the skin. They are great for delicate facial skin. Poppy seeds are a little larger and rougher, making them more suitable for the body.

This project is suitable for beginners, but does take a little knowledge regarding layering melt and pour soap. The key to layering melt and pour is temperature and patience. Click here to read my top five tips on creating layered melt and pour designs. I scented these bars with the masculine Bramble Berry’s Made to Measure Type Fragrance Oil, but any fragrance oil could be used for these scrubby soaps.

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Easy Scrubby Body Wash DIY

May 3, 2016 Filed Under: Bath & Body Tutorials

Jojoba beads are one of my favorite exfoliants. They are round and smooth, making them gentle on the skin. The biodegradable beads (sometimes called jojoba esters) are derived from the wax of the jojoba shrub. Jojoba beads are not to be confused with microbeads, which are made from plastic. Click here to learn more about jojoba beads vs. microbeads. For this Scrubby Body Wash, I used Sierra Sky Jojoba Beads to give gentle exfoliation and a gorgeous blue hue.

Jojoba beads suspend wonderfully in the thick texture of the Stephenson Suspending Body Wash. The amount of jojoba beads used in this recipe give a very gentle exfoliation. Feel free to use more if you prefer an extra scrubby wash. I used the Bramble Berry’s Fierce Type Fragrance Oil to give this wash a masculine scent.

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Blueberry Jam Sugar Scrub Easy DIY

April 12, 2016 Filed Under: Bath & Body Tutorials, Soaks & Scrubs

$This Blueberry Jam Fragrance Oil contains skin loving fractionated coconut oil and gentle jojoba beads for exfoliation.$
Fragrances are a great source of inspiration for handmade products. Often, a scent gives you an idea of the colors and designs you want to use. As soon as I smelled Blueberry Jam Fragrance Oil from the new Spring Fever Fragrance Collection, I immediately thought, “This would make a great scrub!” The fragrance features notes of sweet blueberry, orange zest and just a pinch of spice.

$This Blueberry Jam Fragrance Oil contains skin loving fractionated coconut oil and gentle jojoba beads for exfoliation.$
This Blueberry Jam Sugar Scrub will get your skin exfoliated and ready for shorts and tank tops. Sugar, Jasmine Jojoba Beads and Sierra Sky Jojoba Beads exfoliate and leave the skin feeling fresh. The jojoba beads also add a lovely blueberry color to the scrub. To lightly cleanse the skin, it contains potassium cocoate. Fractionated coconut oil adds some moisture to the recipe.

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Jojoba Beads vs Microbeads, What’s the Difference?

August 3, 2015 Filed Under: Tips & Tricks

Exfoliation is the process of removing dead skin cells. It’s key to healthy, soft and glowing skin. Exfoliation can be done physically by using an abrasive material on the skin, or chemically with substances such as glycolic acid. There are lots of scrubby exfoliation options for bath and beauty products, click here to learn more. One of the most popular type of exfoliants are jojoba beads, which are produced from jojoba oil. Jojoba beads are commonly mistaken for plastic microbeads. The two products look and feel very much alike, but are vastly different.

Jojoba oil is a liquid wax derived from the jojoba shrub. The wax is processed to a solid wax, which is referred to as a jojoba ester. These jojoba esters are jojoba beads! Spherical in shape, jojoba beads/esters are biodegradable and come in a wide variety of colors and shapes. Jojoba beads make a great choice for a wide variety of bath and beauty products because the edges of the bead are smooth. This smooth shape avoids microscopic tears on the skins surface. The combination of gentle exfoliation and fun colors make them a great choice for scrubs, soaps and other products. Read more about jojoba beads and how to use them in this Sunday Night Spotlight: Jojoba Beads post.

Jojoba beads come in a wide variety of sizes and colors.

Microbeads are also used in a wide variety of bath and beauty products. Micorbeads can commonly be found in soap, toothpaste and scrubs. They come in different shapes and colors, and also offer exfoliation. The difference is that microbeads are not made from jojoba oil like jojoba beads. Instead, microbeads are plastic (commonly made of polyethylene).

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Exfoliating Green Tea Cold Process Bars

June 4, 2015 Filed Under: Cold Process Soap

Delicious and full of health benefits, green tea is one of the most consumed beverages in the world. Green tea is comprised of leaves of the camellia sinensis plant. Green tea is known for its natural catechin content, with antioxidants that fight cell damage when ingested. Studies also suggest that green tea may lower cholesterol and prevent various forms of cancer. Because of its possible health benefits, green tea has become a popular ingredient for bath and beauty products.

These Exfoliating Green Tea Cold Process Bars are made with green tea rather than water. In addition, green tea extract is also added to harness its skin-loving properties. Scented with Green Tea Fragrance Oil, this soap smells fresh, clean and perfect for both men and women. Half of these bars include jojoba beads, which offer gentle exfoliation.

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Rainbow Jojoba Bead Sugar Scrub

February 16, 2015 Filed Under: Soaks & Scrubs

Jojoba beads are perfect for scrubs. Along with adding gentle exfoliation to your recipe, they also add a gorgeous color. The Fresh Rain Sugar Scrub gets its blue hue from Ocean Blue Jojoba Beads. Using different colors and layering them creates a fun rainbow effect in this Rainbow Jojoba Bead Sugar Scrub.

The Rainbow Jojoba Bead Scrub uses five different colors of jojoba beads. Sugar adds more scrubbiness to the recipe, which gets rid of dead skin and helps your moisturizer absorb. Spring Meadow Fragrance Oil adds a scent that is reminiscent of a bouquet of fresh flowers. Potassium cocoate gives the scrub lather and leaves your skin feeling non-greasy. Potassium cocoate is the potassium salt of coconut fatty acid. It’s an all natural liquid surfactant made from 100% whole coconut oil and potassium hydroxide. It works great in scrubs, shampoos and liquid soaps.

This scrub works great for your body. It is also gentle enough to use on your face. The scrub is strongly scented, so you may want to use less fragrance if you use this scrub for your face.

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Rainbow Project Roundup

February 9, 2015 Filed Under: Bramble Berry News

Color has the ability to change one’s mood and inspire. I love working with vibrant hues when soap making; colorful projects always put a smile on my face. If you’re going to make multicolored soap, why not go all out and use rainbow colors? The combination of red, orange, yellow, green blue and purple (and sometimes indigo!) is universally loved and screams happiness.

Starting tomorrow, keep your eyes on the blog for a full week of rainbow inspired projects! Each day will highlight one color of the rainbow, starting with red and ending with purple. Each project will also include one colorant and fragrance on sale for that day. Pictured below are all six projects…be on the lookout for the final project featuring a complete rainbow color palette.

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12 Days of Christmas: Peppermint Pucker Lip Scrub

November 19, 2014 Filed Under: Lip Products

While the holiday season is full of cheer, it can also be tough on your lips. Blowing wind, cold temperatures, rain and snow can cause chapping or dryness. This Peppermint Pucker Lip Scrub lightly exfoliates, allowing lip balm to soak in better. This results in more hydrated, happy lips!

Red Jojoba Beads and sugar add gentle exfoliation and beautiful holiday color while avocado oil leaves a smooth and silky feeling on your lips. Mint Julep Flavor Oil adds a nice fresh kick to the scrub. And because this scrub is made with Nourish Lip Balm Base, it’s easy and quick to throw together as a last-minute handmade holiday gift.

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Facebook Photo of the Week (Sept. 20th ~ Sept. 26th)

September 26, 2014 Filed Under: Bramble Berry News

This week was all about bright cheerful color! Jojoba beads are a great way to add a pop of color to your soapy projects. They also provide all-natural, bio-degradable, gentle exfoliation. Check out some tutorials using them in this Sunday Night Spotlight: Jojoba Beads.

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How to Make Fresh Rain Sugar Scrub

September 25, 2014 Filed Under: Soaks & Scrubs

This Fresh Rain Sugar Scrub is so easy to make and a really nice alternative to traditional oil & sugar scrubs that can be greasy and slippery in the shower. Potassium Cocoate is one of the key ingredients in this scrub. It’s a soap concentrate made from coconut oil that contains glycerin resulting in a lovely, moisture-rich scrub. Plus, jojoba beads add a pretty sprinkle of color, and, as highlighted in this Sunday Night Spotlight, they are an ideal alternative to plastic micro-beads.

What You’ll Need:
10.5 oz Sugar
1.5 oz Shea Butter
1 oz Potassium Cocoate
0.6 oz Ocean Blue Jojoba Beads
6 mL Optiphen
6 mL Mallow Extract
6 mL Rain fragrance oil
Three 4 oz. Plastic Bail Jars

Click here to get everything you need to make this scrub!

Sunday Night Spotlight: Jojoba Beads

September 21, 2014 Filed Under: Bramble Berry News

Looking to add gentle exfoliation and a pop of color to your next project? Small, spherical jojoba beads are a great option. Created from jojoba oil, jojoba beads (sometimes referred to as jojoba esters) are odorless, firm and come in a various colors and sizes. Jojoba beads can be used in various projects including melt and pour, scrubs and cold process.

Love the cheery orange color of jojoba bead shown above? This new color will be available soon!

Jojoba oil is a luxurious liquid wax derived from the seed of the Jojoba shrub. Jojoba oil is made of up various long chain molecules. These molecules are transformed from a liquid to a solid wax by processes called hydrogenation or transesterification. This firm wax is referred to a jojoba ester, also known as a jojoba bead!

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