SKS has got all the soap making packaging that you could ever ask for! They carry lip balm tubes, bath salts jars and tubes, metal tins, amber glass bottles, perfume roll on bottles and so much more. They also do custom made plastic bottles if you need a custom mold produced. Find it all here… Read More ...
Bread and Badger soap dispenser
Bread and Badger makes pretty and fun etched liquid soap dispensers. The designs are etched freehand, so no two are exactly alike. Designs include robots, dragonflies, scooters and more.
Visit Bread and Badger’s site to see all the available soap dispensers.… Read More ...
Villainess bath products
Villainess makes luscious bath products in unique scents and fragrance combinations. Their scrubs, soaps, whipped body cremes, and facial products use high quality and luxurious ingredients. They also have a helpful scent description for each of their products to help you find which product has your favorite fragrances.
You can find Villainess products here.… Read More ...
Cupcake bath fizzy recipe
It seems like cupcake shaped bath bombs are popping up everywhere lately. The Crafty Chica shared a recipe recently for a cupcake bath fizzy.
You can find the recipe here. Some of the ingredients are perishable, so it’s probably best to make them in small batches, but they are so wonderful you probably won’t … Read More ...
Shaving soap recipe
Teach Soap has yet another wonderful recipe to share. This shaving soap recipe is for cold process soap makers and is a nice standard recipe to explore making shaving soap.
Ingredients:
12 oz. Coconut oil
12 oz. Palm oil
12 oz. Olive or Canola oil
14 oz. distilled water
1 heaping tablespoon of clay ( … Read More ...
Holiday fragrance oils
Looking for some unique holiday fragrance oils for your bath products? Nature’s Garden has some new ones in stock, including Reindeer Poo and Chocolate con Churros. Their special fragrance of the month is Berry Bewitching Brew, with top notes of peach, apricot, and blackberries; middle notes of mandarin, cinnamon, and rose; and a hint of … Read More ...
Soapylove soap pops
Yesterday I received a sample of a delightful Soapylove Ghastly Ghost soap pop, just in time for Halloween. The licorice-scented soap pop has embedded glow in the dark ghosts and is absolutely adorable! After a short exposure to the sun, the ghosts glow really brightly, adding to the fun. The Ghastly Ghost and Candy Corn … Read More ...
Rosewater recipes
Rosewater is wonderful to use as a toner for oily or acneic skin. It has antiseptic and anti-inflammatory properties and is gentle on skin.
Snowdrift Farm’s website has three easy recipes for making and using English rosewater: an astringent toner, a cleanser, and a skin quencher.
Visit their website for the recipes and uses.… Read More ...
Happy Halloween!
Have a wonderful and fun Halloween!
Soap Expressions project idea contest
Soap Expressions has an ongoing monthly contest for project ideas. Visit here and send a description of a project that you created using their products. Winners receive a $25 gift certificate to our online store which stocks soap making supplies and books, as well as candle making supplies.… Read More ...
Aromatherapy Thymes contests
Aromatherapy Thymes Magazine is currently running three contests on its website.
In the first, you just tell them what your favorite essential oil is and why for a chance to win an essential oils kit.
The second sweepstakes is for a chance to win a 1 year subscription to Aromatherapy Thymes Magazine and an aromatherapy … Read More ...
Cuticle and Hand Massage Oil Recipe
Here’s a simple recipe of an antibacterial, anti-inflammatory soothing hand massage oil that does wonders to dry cuticles and chapped gardener’s hands:
Ingredients:
1/2 cup jojoba oil
3 tablespoons vegetable glycerin
2 tablespoons soy bean oil
1 teaspoon maple syrup
1 teaspoon any vitamin E-rich oil
5 drops tea tree oil
4 drops neroli essential … Read More ...
Bliss aromatherapy perfume recipe
Aromatherapy perfumes can help relax you, invigorate you and put you in a great mood and are fun to make. Here’s a recipe for a happiness enhancing perfume from Essential Oil Recipes.
Essential oils needed:
2 drops Bergamot
1 drops Jasmine
1 drops Rose
2 drops Sandalwood
Equipment needed:
Measuring spoons
Small funnel
Small … Read More ...
Southern Soapers sale
Southern Soapers Fragrances is having a sale to celebrate its second anniversary. All prices are as marked and no coupon codes are needed. All exfoliants, emulsifiers & thickeners, botanical extracts, preservatives, packaging items and more are discounted 10% or more through September 28th. They also have a wide range of fragrances on sale this week … Read More ...
Fizzing rose petals tutorial
Cathie and Steve of Creative Juice fame have a nice tutorial on fizzing bath petals. The technique and ingredients to making them is similar to bath bombs and bath salts.
See the instructions here.… Read More ...