Vanilla and Ylang Ylang

Reminiscent of Aveda's Madagascar scent this blends Vanilla Oil with Ylang Ylang which is described as rich and deep with notes of custard, and bright with hints of jasmine and neroli. This is a sensual scent and a rich soap made with goat's milk. It tends to discolor to a brownish/orangish but is still a lovely soap. I made the scent stronger this time around.

Soundtrack: Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová, The Swell Season

Basil Lime

This is made with essential oils, Basil and Lime with a touch of Peppermint. Basil Leaves throughout and gender-neutral. Someone requested this a while ago but now I can't remember who. This also makes a nice kitchen soap because Lime more than Lemon helps eliminate odors on hands from cooking.


Soundtrack: PJ Harvey, Uh Huh Her

Double Chocolate Madness

This is made with real chocolate melted right into the oils and then when a rich chocolate fragrance oil. I also made a batch of "Natural Chocolate" where I took the soap before I added the fragrance oil and just made it naturally chocolate.

After I added the fragrance oil it seized a bit so there will be seconds to make another popular soap Peppermint Chocolate Ship where I cut up the Double Chocolate Madness soap into chips and put it in Peppermint soap.

Soundtrack: Rogue Wave, Asleep at Heavens Gate

Grapefruit Bergamot

Last time I made this soap the Annatto Seed Powder made it a fabulous orange color. Somehow I screwed this up this time but its still a nice soap. The scent you associate with Earl Grey Tea and the crisp scent of grapefruit, all essential oils.

Soundtrack: Flight of the Conchords, Flight of the Conchords

Peony

The last time I made this was February 2007, once again I swirled in Pink Kaolin Clay and Red Clay for a pretty springy soap. Of course it will come out in the Summer but it will still be fresh and floral then too.


Soundtrack: Death Cab for Cutie, Narrow Stairs

Ocean Rain

This was originally created for my mother. It has a ton of Ground Pumice in it, Jojoba Beads and Evening Primorose Oil added at trace.

Trace is the moment in which the soap is thick enough that it is not going to separate but is still loose enough that it can be poured. Ingredients added at trace keep more of their healing properties. Oils added at trace make the soap "superfatted" and luxurious.


My mother swears that Ocean Rain has removed small scars from her body that have been there for years. While I am not going to claim that the soap does this, it does make some sense. The pumice removes dead layers of skin and then the fresh, new skin is treated to both Jojoba which in a dermatological test done, using jojoba oil, by Christensen and Packman, it was shown that jojoba oil increases the skin's suppleness by 45% and after 8 hours the effect was still present. It was also found that jojoba oil softens and smoothes the skin with fine line reduction. In one test 20 women's skin "compliance" increased with 37% after 30 minutes and remained for an hour.

Even more amazing is the Evening Primrose Oil thats healing action results from its high content of gamma linolenic acid (GLA), an essential fatty acid that is vital to cell and body functions and not produced by the body itself.

Soundtrack: Tokyo Police Club, Elephant Shell

Nighttime Blend

I have very nice customer who likes to buy this in bulk so this is for her. Vanilla with Lavender and two sizes of Jojoba Beads throughout, a FFCS classic.


Soundtrack: Sleater-Kinney, Hot Rock

Oatmeal Castile

While people throw around the word "castile" to describe soaps, by definition they are made with Olive Oil only. Just lye, water and olive oil. This makes a very white and pure soap but not one that lathers very well. We add Colloidal Oatmeal to ours making it a very healing and simple soap.

Soundtrack: Sleater-Kinney, All Hands on the Bad One

Lavender Tea Tree

This is one I try to keep in stock but tends to run out. It is a great blend of Lavender and Tea Tree Essential Oils. Both oils have anti-septic properties and are safe for kids. This was tinted with blue oxide and pink kaolin clay to a purple hue.


Soundtrack: Madonna, Hard Candy

Bolivian Sea Salt Scrub

This is a smaller batch of this, made by request, so if this is your favorite grab it up! Made with Bolivian Sea Salt which is hand harvested from the Andes Mountain range in Bolivia. Ancient sea salt deposits were covered with volcanic lava creating this high mineral salt and protecting it from pollution.

Unscented.


Soundtrack: Portishead, Third