Soap Scraps!

Soap Scraps added online!

On many batches of soaps I make I end up with a certain amount of soap scraps. These odds and ends of soap end up piling up in a big box.


When the box becomes full, I chop the soap up into smaller pieces.


Then I package the scraps, by weight, into paper bags. Each bag contain 1lb soap scraps.


I like to use up the soap scraps by putting them into our Leafa nylon soap mitts.



The Leafa has pockets that I can put a few of my scraps into.



With just a small amount of soap scraps I can wet down my Leafa and easily get a great lather.
When I'm done I rinse and hang my Leafa, still containing the soap scraps, in the shower to dry. And that's it. It ready for use next time I shower. I add new soap scraps as needed.

New Bath Shower Gel!

Introducing our New Bath and Shower Gel! Filled with organic goodies like Aloe Vera, Jojoba oil, and Rosemary essential oil, along with conditioning oils like Sweet Almond and Apricot Kernel. This concentrated gel makes tons of fluffy, creamy lather that clean quickly and gently. We are making it available in five of our best selling scents: Cedar & Saffron, Fresh Grapefruit, Japaneses Plum Blossom, Lavender Amber and Sugared Lemon, also available in unscented.

Ingredients: Organic Herbal Infusion, Organic Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice (Aloe Vera), Ammonium Laurel Sulfate, Ammonium Laureth Sulfate, Cocomidopropyl Betaine (from coconut), Cocomide D.E.A (from coconut), Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond Oil), Prunus Armeniaca (Apricot Kernel Oil), Organic Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba), Retinyl Palmitate (Vitamin A), Tocopheryl Acetate (Vitamin E), Organic Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary), Organic Anthemis Nobilis (Chamomile), and fragrance

A couple new Soap Slice Soaps!

Soon to be added (if not already added by the time you read this) to our online store are two new fragrances in our "Soap Slice" style soaps.


First is our new Petal Pusher: a sweet floral blend of May Lilies and French Lilacs with a hint of Sweet Peas and summer fruits. A soft, sweet, and innocent, floral fragrance.


And Skinny Dipping: A mix of red, tart cranberries, grated orange peel, pink grapefruit lemonade, and a hint of lemongrass essential oil makes this one tangy, fruity, zippy fantastic fragrance.

Caribbean Coconut Soap Rebatched

The other day, after pouring our "Caribbean Coconut" soap into the molds, I realized I had left out one of the oils in my recipe and it was too late to do anything about it. I'm currently out of Caribbean Coconut soap so I really didn't need the headache or expense of screwing up this batch and then having to wait for more fragrance oil to arrive before I could make a new batch. But rather than cry (which I really wanted to), get mad (which I usually do), or complain (which I sometimes do), I decided to put on my big girl panties and salvage my mistake by "rebatching" the soap and I decided to do a little experimental scent blending while I was at it. FYI, rebatching soap is done by carefully and slowly melting previously made soap. You can use a variety of heat sources but for this batch I chose the microwave.

So here is the soap I need to salvage.

Here is the soap cut in smaller pieces sitting in the microwave ready to be rebatched, aka melted.

After about 30 minutes of low heat and intermittent stirring the soap is still not quite ready.

While the soap finished melting I took some time to select the colors I would use to color my soap. I love this part. I decided on some beautiful blue micas and oxides. I also ended up adding a beautiful green mica that's not pictured here.

Here's my soap finally melted and me adding the missing Avocado oil. I also decided to add a small amount of additional almond fragrance oil that I mixed in with the Avocado oil. I figured a coconut scented soap with an additional almond note sounded good.

The avocado oil and almond fragrance oil have been mixed in and now here I am adding the colors. Did I mention I love this part?

Now that the colors have been added the soap is poured/plopped into a mold and left to cool and harden. Rebatched soap has the texture of soft mashed potatoes thus the rough and rustic looking texture.

And here is the soap after it's cooled, removed from the mold, and cut. By the way, the scent turned out yummy. It reminds me of an Almond Joy candy bar. After it's well cured I'll add it to our online store as a "special edition" soap.

Update and New Bath and Body Gel coming soon!

I was all excited this past month of June to introduce a new goat milk product. Unfortunately, (big sigh) it's not yet ready. So what was this mystery product I was so excited about? Goat Milk Bath & Shower Gel that we are still (ever so slowly) working on. But wait! There is still some good news. Though not made with goat milk we are getting ready to introduce our new Bath & Shower Gel which is a wonderful alternative for those that love our scents but don't use bar soap. This gentle and moisturizing cleansing gel makes oodles of silky soft, creamy lather. And trust me when I say that a little bit goes a long way. Seriously, I used 1/2 teaspoon ( yes I measured) on one of those nylon poufs and I had more lather than I new what to do with! Now, I'm still doing some final fragrance testing, and putting the finishing touches on the packaging, but we hope to have this wonderful product available within the next two weeks. We'll keep you updated!

In time for Summer new fun and fruity candle melts!

Fruit scents have been a favorite with our customers so it's fun to introduce some new ones for the summer season.

Introducing............

• Juicy Watermelon: Cold, crisp, sweet and juicy Watermelon at its best!

• Cucumber Melon: Sweet Honeydew Melon with crisp, fresh Cucumber.

• Sun Sweetened Raspberries: Sun Sweetened Raspberries with a sprinkle of pure cane sugar and soft vanilla.

• Carousel: With sweet notes of cotton candy, French vanilla, creamy caramel, milk chocolate, dark amber, soft musk and a mix of light florals and juicy strawberry, this fragrance is sure to be a hit with the young and those of us that are young at heart. (Okay, maybe not really a fruit scent, but it is fun!)

• Kickin' Kiwi: Sweet like a strawberry and refreshing like a summer melon is this delicious fruit known as the Kiwi.
  

• Jamaican Me Happy: Tropical fruits of pineapple, papaya, and banana, mixed with grated coconut, zesty mandarin and a hint of rum makes this a tropical vacation in a candle melt. Don't forget the sunscreen!

• Creamy Lime: Tangy, zesty lime sweetened with soft notes of creamy coconut .

• Island Retreat: Juicy notes of ripe mango, sliced pineapple, and fresh citrus, complemented with soft notes of pink plumeria and lush, tropical greens nestled in a base of creamy coconut and white musk makes for one complex and delicious Tropical Retreat!

Phew! The past two months have been very busy. We've had 11 does kid (give birth) with only two left to go! And as a result, my daughter and I have been spending many hours in the barn these days, milking, feeding bottle babies, monitoring pregnant does, and the list goes on.

I've also been spending time working on new products and scents. In our Candle Melts, we have several new scents coming mid June, scents like Kickin Kiwi. Black Cherry, Juicy Watermelon, Jamaican Me Happy, Sun Sweetened Raspberry, and Carousel! I can't wait to officially introduce these along with our new goat milk_______ (not telling yet because it's a surprise) that we will be introducing soon!

Here's some of our kids waiting for their bottle. From left to right we have Lady, Milo (the only guy in the group,) Fae, River, and Molly.