Some past orders

Butterflies/stars trio soap sets for Christmas stocking fillers!

Zesty Lime lip balms!!!

Personalised mini birthday hamper, containing soaps, lip balm & bath bomb!!

AMAZING ZEBRA STRIPES!!!!!

I had wanted to experiment with this zebra stripes design CP soap for quite a while, because I was inspired by a YouTube video that had caught my eye as I was browsing random recipes one day!!

When I had finally got what I needed - more sodium hydroxide, titanium dioxide etc - supplies had been running low, I surprised myself at the results!

 There is nothing quite like the feeling of achieving something good, to give one a sense of deep satisfaction by successfully seeing a project through!

I would give myself  9.5 out of 10 for this one!!

What do you think? 

Cold Process Method - Artistic Soap

I always believed that CP soapmaking was a lot more difficult and time consuming than the basic M&P method.   Though lately I've been experimenting with several CP recipes, and I seem to be getting the hang of it.   
Looking at You tube videos has given me more confidence somewhat to work with various colours in particular mica pigments !  

I still need to get to grips with the proper swirling techniques, as there is a myriad of many different kinds of swirls to create in soap!!

What do you think of this one?!!

Lime swirl technique soap!!

Generally, CP soaps contains less chemicals than M&P ones with the exception of sodium hydroxide.  For the above soap I used olive oil, sustainable palm oil, coconut oil, shea butter, lye solution (basically a mixture of water and sodium hydroxide) & lime essential oil, and three different mica pigments.

New products

My apologies for not updating in a while!   Due to health reasons, I took a brief break from soap making/lip balm making for a while but am back now with a vengeance!

I now have a brand new product since the end of last year.......



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My new pampering and cooling Peppermint Foot Lotion! 

   

Ideal for soothing tired aching feet...I use real Peppermint essential oil in the formulation of my foot lotion and it has been a real success!   Please note that this product is unsuitable for infants or pregnant women.

Some more new products.....

Teacher's gift idea for end of term - these are available towards the early summer months only. 

I do three main flavours of lip balm for the 15 ml pots.

The available flavours are: Zesty Lime, Sweet orange and Cool peppermint.

Again, real essential oils are used in these formulations.  

Some Christmas gift ideas:

Miniature Santa gift soaps, perfect for kids!!

Layering is a fun and creative technique in soapmaking.

The secret to making a loaf soap like the one below is to wait about 20 minutes after pouring then spritz the layer with a coating of surgical spirit - this helps the next layer of soap 'stick' to the one underneath and minimises the risk of the layers splitting when the time comes to cut the loaf.
The cutting part is always my most favourite & rewarding part of the process!

Layered soap -  with apple followed by strawberry & blackberry/mango scented soap.

The ripple effect comes from this particular loaf mould design.  Silicone moulds are the best as they allow the M&P soap to pop out very easily.

More layered soap to follow....

Welcome!

Hi and welcome to my very first soap blog.....

My name is Jenny and this blog was created as a result of my love for soap making.  I began crafting in 2006 not long after my son was born.    I am a relatively new starter to the world of soap making and, and started off by making lip balms when I spotted some lovely simple kits on Ebay.  This then progressed onto the art of soap making.  This was an exciting new chapter in my crafting life as I started making soaps seriously from about 2014.

My soaps are generally made using the Melt & Pour method. However more recently I have ventured into Cold Process soap making.  

In brief, M&P is a 'safer' method whereby it's a basic case of adding scent and colorant to a pre-made soap base. On the other hand, the CP method involves the use of sodium hydroxide (lye).    The process that turns the lye solution into soap when it comes into contact with the oils in CP soap making is called 'Saponification'.  CP soap making is a little more risky as you're working with caustic soda which can be extremely dangerous if not handled correctly.   Therefore - the instructions used for making soap need to be adhered to very carefully if using the CP method.

I have experimented and even managed to get some of my recipes assessed and my crafting mojo has gone from strength to strength!!

In general, the best thing I love about soap making is that you get to choose what goes in your soap.

The main aim of this blog is to share with you my creations - not only that , I hope you enjoy looking at my ideas and perhaps take on board some ideas for your own use.  Also do please feel free to comment underneath with any feedback etc. you might have.

Now - onto some of my creations:

Honey scented small M&P guest soaps

Romantic lady Strawberry and Shea butter M&P soap

Sun & Moon shaped M&P soap

Sweet Parma Violets M&P soap (hand embossed design)

Do you like my soap designs?  They're cute aren't they?  There really is no limit to what you can create!