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Yayy! Moo.com Mini-cards arrived today!
I’m an avid blog and group reader… A supplier of mine mentioned on her blog that she’d order Moo Mini-cards when it was time to get new business cards. *ding* I need business cards! I have original soap images that would help sell my product! So off I went to moo.com to place my custom print order! They just arrived today in prestine order and exactly as I requested. I’m thrilled, can ya tell? ~
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Turmeric in Citrus Blend handmade Soap
My original reasoning for adding turmeric to Dr. Flower’s Essentials Citrus Blend handmade soap bar was initially due to natural color. It seems that tumeric has many other good properties for skin care as well as culinary. See the quotes below… Pulled directly from: Turmeric for Cosmetic Use Since time immemorial, turmeric is very popular in cosmetic use especially for woman. In the East, Turmeric is precious as the therapeutic goldmine inhabits significant position in the psyche of Hindu. It forms an important part of various sanctified Hindu rituals focus its importance for mankind. In the late 1970s a scientific study on turmeric was taken up and in the beginning…
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scientific method and the fish catching you…
I just watched a video here on the internet. (I’ll post the link, promise.) I’ve just “put to bed” another batch of soap. I’ve been listening to all of the wisdom and input from many experienced soap makers. Some of their lessons are coming home to roost. Back to basics…experiment and explore…but do it in microbatches…change only one thing and then see how it does…document document and did I say document? I have to laugh at how many of those rules got broken on today’s experimental batch of soap. Nothing like doing it wrong to drive home the lesson! 😀 (for those worried, that soap batch won’t see the light of…
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Mommy's lil Soap helper
If she’s 5 now and remains of the same excitement about soapmaking, this could get really interesting! If you are wondering what she is doing…we have traced the soap and added most of the botanicals and essential oils here at the end of hot process. My lil helper felt like additional rosemary would make this rosemary rich batch that much richer. 😀 [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IESVAuVjhLY&w=425&h=350]
