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!!