indulging my muse

sunshine~n~breezy is my entry for the monthly Soap Challenge Club. Hosted by Amy from Great Cakes Soapworks , this months drop swirl cha...

The very distinct and medicinal fragrance of Tea Tree oil is softened with French Lavender essential oil, giving this soap a softer more pow...

Our parents warned us about going blind if we did not eat our carrots! Well mine had to constantly, I literally despised peas, carrots and b...

Although bubbles are so good, I love a soap that has more of a creamy lather and can quite happily forgo a bar of soap that has a needless a...

Over the last couple of months I have had some very unwelcome inhabitants in my soap kitchen. Sometime in a soap makers adventures these li...

I wonder if there is a soapmaker who has not added Marigold petals to their soaps. As soapmakers we all know the fragrance it gives to a soa...

Some more Asian inspired ingredients used in this batch, and used some finely ground Adzuki Bean powder for a mild scrub, gently exfoliatin...

Rice has traditionally been considered a source of beauty in Asian countries. Many of their beauty products have rice based ingredients adde...

Tea Tree essential oil is one of those EO's that you either love or hate! And I have to say it's an EO that I love using in my soaps...

(my blog posts are as erratic as my hormones) It's a case of pre-christmas hecticness. Made with coconut oil and some extra castor,...

There is a blustering, cold wind blowing outside, so I am off to have a hot bath ...... the essential oils of sandalwood, ced...