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How fun is that? I saw these little bundt pans at the store…and being a soaper, I couldn’t help but make soap to go in them.

July 25th, 2008 | Tags: soap, soapmaking, soapyhollow | Category: Crafting | Leave a comment

Working with small batches is often trickier than doing the huge batches I often do. But doing small batches lets you get all kinds of creative. Best of all, if you make a mistake, you’re not tossing out hundreds of dollars in materials. It’s fairly easy to “rebatch” a mistake batch when it’s [...]

July 25th, 2008 | Tags: bundt cake soap, lye, Recipes, soap, soapmaking, sweet spiced orange tea soap | Category: Instructions, manufacturing, soap | Leave a comment

Sometimes, you may have a soap idea, but can’t find a commercial mould that fits your need, or you just want to create something silly or personal.  For those times, making your own mould is your best option.  Mind you, this method does not create professional grade silicon moulds that will hold up to hundreds [...]

July 8th, 2008 | Tags: how to, Instructions, molds, moulds, soap, soapmaking | Category: Instructions, Recipes, soap | Comments (2)

Elizabeth Carnahan from Longcroft Soaperie in Scotland is one of the success stories of the boutique bath industry.  Elizabeth has parlayed her hard work and genius with product development into a cottage industry that has been on the pages of some of Europe’s top magazines.
As well as producing, marketing and selling her soap, Elizabeth has [...]

July 7th, 2008 | Tags: Cosmetics, Interviews, LongcroftSoaperie, Recipes, soap | Category: Cosmetics, IndustryNews, Interviews, Recipes, Uncategorized, soap | Comments (1)