Bitter Orange & Patchouli

First of all RIP lovely scale. I had a lye solution accident which is very easy to do when dealing with Goats Milk instead of water and it got into the inner workings of the scale. Sigh. This means that the next batch of Tangerine Dream which was measured out but needed a lye solution was never made.

Anyway this is Bitter Orange Essential Oil with a touch of Patchouli made with Goat's Milk as mentioned above. A favorite of lots of people even those like myself who do not like Patchouli.

Soundtrack: The Sounds, Dying to Say This To You

Honeysuckle

This was made by request. The smell of the fragrance was very realistic. This is a large and strngly scented batch.


Soundtrack: Hinterland, The Picture Plan

Ginger Pear

A new scent! Finally! After doing a bunch of our normal stock soaps I did a batch of Ginger Pear, which smells like....what you'd expect it to: Spicy ginger blended with juicy fresh pear.

I think this might be a new favorite of many!

Soundtrack: The Editors, The Back Room

Grapefruit Peppermint, Again

Another batch of one of my favorite soaps, Grapefruit Peppermint. Made with tons of French Green Clay this rich soap is a wonderful gender-neutral scents and really great for your skin too.

Clays were once believed to have the power of drawing out impurities and removing toxins from the skin.


Soundtrack: Elefant, The Black Magic Show

Gardener's Soap

Or mechanics soap...good for dirty, filthy hands. Made with Dried Kelp pieces, Ground Pumice and Kaolin Clay, this soap scrubs and scrubs and then leaves your hands smelling fab because its also made with Litsea Cubeba Essential Oil.


Soundtrack: Emily Haines and The Soft Skeleton, Knives Don't Have Your Back

Orange Ginger, Again

Another batch of Orange Ginger I loved the way the Rosehip Powder speckled this soap last time it was made so I did it again. I wish I had made this batch slightly larger overall.

Soundtrack: The Shins, Wincing the Night Away

Honey Almond Again

A big new batch of Honey Almond, made with Goat's Milk and some Yellow Clay (Oxide) for color. The Goat's Milk makes this soap lather like crazy and its a fun and mild scent made with 100% essential oils...no artificial fragrances.

Soundtrack: Metric, Live it Out

Back to production!

I have taken a break from Production of new soap but I'll begin again this week with:


First I need to get a new stock of old favorites:
-Honey Almond
-Orange Ginger
-Ocean Rain
-Grapefruit Peppermint
-Gardener's Soap
-Bitter Orange & Patchouli

The new scents will include:
-Vanilla Brown Sugar Scrub
-Black Currant & Grapefruit
-Honeysuckle
-Ginger Pear

Bergamot Coriander

This is the scent you associate with Earl Grey Tea blended with Coriander which is the seeds of the herb who leaves are called Cilantro. Spicy yet a bottom note of sweet, this soap has tea leaves throughout.

Vanilla Jasmine

This is a luxe blend of oils with crushed vanilla beans and jasmine petals throughout. I would have never thought about combining htese but someone suggested it. Its an exotic, sweet scent and a pretty soap. I am beginning to realize that people like Vanilla blended with everything.

Tomorrow....

Is Bergamot Coriander, Grapefruit Black Currant and Vanilla Jasmine....I hope!

Yeast Defense

Argh!!!! I just sold out of it and was behind in production. This time it seized like crazy and went to the uber-hot gel phase almost immediately, which sucks. I swear to you it'll be done soap in a week but I'm letting it cure and cure because it is a strong soap and its pH is thrown off by the volatile ingredients.

AND the second half of this batch that was designated to be Bergamot Coriander was solid soap by the time I finished messing with the Yeast Defense...dunno what to do with it. Its stuck in the pan for now...maybe make a laundry soap for the ultra-sensitive.

Orange Cucumber

The last time I made this it was a really nice soap that I love because it lathered like crazy. But it was a bit too brittle and ended up as mostly seconds. This time its a nice color and also has the Red Palm Butter in it as well as tons of Mowrah Butter which is known to prevent drying of the skin and development of wrinkles. Reduces degeneration of skin cells and restores skin flexibility.

Mandarin Neroli

This is a favorite of many. Sweet Mandarin blends with the slightly floral aroma of Neroli which is the flower from the bitter orange tree. Neroli has a refreshing and distinctive, spicy aroma with sweet and flowery notes. This soap is a nice yellow-orange color due to the use of Red Palm Butter which contains lots of natural vitamins and antioxidants, its high content of carotenoids gives the oil/butter its beautiful orange/red color seen here:

Up next is....

Vanilla Jasmine
Bergamot Coriander
Mandarin Neroli
Grapefruit Black Currant
Rosemary Tea Tree
Cassia Spice
Orange Cucumber

Nightime Blend one week later

More on the darkening of the Nighttime Blend soap. Here is is in the mold, out of the mold, the top which has not been exposed to air and then the side view that shows the progression: