On vacation....

Until Monday, June 25th. I'm on a family vacation to a wedding out of the country, I'll be checking email as time allows but orders won't ship until June 26th.

Oatmeal Castile

Four ingredients: Water, Lye, Olive Oil and Colloidal Oatmeal. I received two requests, one is for a pure Castile soap which is only Olive Oil and the other request was for an unscented oatmeal soap. I decided to combine the two for the mildest, most gentle soap ever. Vegan and simple Castile Soap is a bit time consuming to make, the olive oil does not want to trace very quickly so you stir and stir for hours off and on. It begins as slightly green like the olive oil and then cures to a unbelievable hard almost brittle white soap that floats like Ivory.

Soundtrack: Friend Opportunity, Deerhoof

Turkish Mocha, Again

I made this a few months ago and I love the smell like the way I drink my coffee...Coffee, Milk and Chocolate combined. This is a much larger and stronger batch than last time around. It was a bit too subtle in my opinion. Wheat Germ Oil was added at trace.

Soundtrack: Metric, Grow Up and Blow Away

Lime Mint

Or Mint Lime...not sure until its done. This is made with a ton of French Green Clay and is a gender neutral scent.


Soundtrack: Silversun Pickups, Carnavas

The molds are filled!

The molds are all filled up including the wedding cake molds I use for Wedding gift baskets so the final batch of soap will have to wait. The next batch is a "kitchen sink" batch where I throw in the last of all of the supplies for a mega-complex soap recipe. So the next batch is the end of the supplies for a while.

I think the next batch will be half Lime Mint and then half Turkish Mocha which I made a small test batch of a while ago and it went out the door in a flash. I loved the smell of it, a deep Mocha Au Lait scent that was lovely.

But it will have to wait until some of the most recent soaps are ready to be unmolded.

Vanilla Brown Sugar Scrub

Nothing artificial in this one. Its Vanilla Oil with real Brown Sugar blended in for a sweet, scrubby soap. Sugar actually helps soaps lather more, usually one adds a water and sugar solution so it'll be interesting to see if pure sugar makes it lather more. This is awfully pretty, but the vanilla darkens the soap so I don't know how much we'll be able to see the sugar bits.

Soundtrack: The Concretes, Hey Trouble

Blueberry Lime

I'm in Maine so Blueberry soap is expected. This one is blue, tinted with Blue Oxide, the soap itself was slightly yellow so the final color appears to be a greenish blue. It also seized so I'm not sure how it actually ended up. There may be a lot of seconds in this batch.

Soundtrack: Bloc Party, Silent Alarm

Lemon Sage Ginger, Again

This is one of my absolute favorite scents. A gingery lemon with the earthiness of sage. It has Lemon Peel Granules, Dried Sage and Ground Ginger in it which makes it a pretty soap.

Soundtrack: PJ Harvey, Uh Huh Her

Grapefruit & Black Currant

FINALLY! This has been on the immeadiate to-do list for over 3 months. Its nice, its a tart Black Currant...

As with any soap in which I try to use Red Clay I overdid it. I also used Black Oxide so its a bit like a the color of Black Currant.

Soundtrck: !!!, Myth Takes

What's Next

I have batches ready to be completed for:

Grapefruit Black Currant
Blueberry Lime
Lemon Sage Ginger
Vanilla Brown Sugar Scrub


I'll get them done before I go on vacation I hope

Lavanchouli

This is a unique creation of mine. Its Vanilla with Patchouli and a hint of Lavender. This soap was made with Coconut Milk which is a challenge because it likes to kurdle but it worked this time. It makes a rich soap that is still vegan but like soap made with goats milk.


Soundtrack: Metric, Grow Up and Blow Away

Tangerine Dream

This is a soap that is made with Tangerine and Lavender Essential Oils and Natural Vanilla Oil. I describe it asa sophiticated Creamcicle. I started this scent out as a choice for lotions and Whipped Shea Butter. Its quite popular so I made a soap too.

This soap has Wheat Germ Oil added at trace so it will be very nurturing.

Soundtrack: Justin Timberlake, Future Sex/Love Sounds

Ocean Rain

This of course is the soap created for my mother who claims miraculous things about it. she claims her skin is softer and her old scars and age spots/freckles have vitually disappeared. It is unspeakably scratchy with an unholy amount of Ground Pumice in it and then some Jojoba Beads and its has Evening Primrose Oil added at trace.

This is a HUGE batch because I have many pre-orders for it.

Soundtrack: Nickle Creek, Why Should the Fire Die

Discount code!

Here's a 15% off discount code for tomorrow's stocking on HC..... untiljuly

AND if you leave me feedback here:

http://hyenacart.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=4260&start=0

I'll PM you a 20% off coupon!!!


I'll be checking the feedback thread and I'll PM people as they post with the code

What it looks like.....

A customer asked me recently "What does that much soap look like when you store it?"


So here is my workroom and the shelves that store the soaps and supplies...not pictured is a fourth set of shelves with containers and other ingredients and herbs.

The final Nighttime

Here is what the Nighttime Blend looks liek once its 100% cured...

Sick and What's Next

I have a touch of pneumonia and some asthma issues so soapmaking is on hold until this weekend when I will be making

-Ocean Rain
-Grapefruit & Black Currant
-Tangerine Dream (Tangerine, Vanilla and Lavender)
-Lavanchouli

and maybe if time allows:

Lemon Rosemary or
Lime Mint