Recent experiments

Mineral soap bar with Sea Salt and Fuller's Earth

Recently I have been really busy, making 6 batches of soap nearly every day after work and on weekends. So I didn't have much time to research and experiment with new soaps for next year. I have in mind 4 new soaps I want to bring out for next February, and I've already started working on them,  researching new ingredients and playing with soap calculator every spear min, but I still  not very happy with the end result, though I'm very pleased with their look.

Facial Soap Bar with Pink Clay

But new soaps are not the only new product I'm working on. I wasn't always happy with bought moisturizers and skin care products so I finally got my hands on some lovely skin care oils with intention to create a serum. I've spent a fair amount of time researching their properties and finally 2 weeks ago I've started testing them on my skin. It's a long process, I'm testing them one by one, each for a week, before I can start mixing them together. I already have my favourite, in 5 days this amazing oil made my skin looking better, so looking forward to creating something that will suit my skin and will have such amazing ingredients.

Christmas rush has started

With Xmas fast approaching (yes, only 93 days left) we've been very busy keeping up with increasing demand. New soap moulds and rack are made and the new Christmas range is almost ready. This year I've come up with 3 new soaps for festive season: Pine & Juniper - fresh and crisp like a gulp of frosty winter air; Frankincense & Myrrh - warm and smoky and Nutmeg & Tangerine - spicy and tangy, smells like Xmas bakery. They are curing now and will be available in mid October. This is a little preview.

Autumn Fair

Had a wonderful trade show in Birmingham NEC. Met so many lovely people, had a fantastic feedback. Can't wait to stock our soaps in so many new lovely shops. No time for a break though need to get on making more soap.

New favourite

I am in love with my Sea Salt Bar. It's just amazing!!! It lathers up really nice and its lather is so wonderful, gentle, lotion like. It leaves my skin so soft, smooth and toned, like after a swim in the sea. Scent (a combination of eucalyptus and cedarwood essential oils) really suits this bar,  it smells like the sea, so fresh, salty and warm. The time I spend in the shower has increased significantly, I just cannot get enough of it :).

Busy busy busy

We have been very busy recently making soap ready for peak season. Our spare bedroom is slowly turning into soap warehouse

Cook's Coffee Soap

I'm so pleased with my new creation so I think this bar will make it to my range. It's very hard bar with fair amount of coconut oil in it to help to wash off grease from the hands and ground coffee for scrubbing effect. It's scented with coffee and clove which will help to get rid off nasty smells of garlic and onions. It has lovely fluffy lather and gentle to hands.

Shampoo - 2 weeks

So I've been using my shampoo bar for 14 days now. And I'm starting to like it. At first my hair felt sticky and didn't look very fresh and shiny. But with every wash it was getting better and better. It's definitely more manageable and looks healthier now. But  I think this particular recipe needed some tweaking so I've already have my new improved shampoo bar ready to try next week.