Meow!
Saturday August 27, 2005
O.k....usually my cats are locked safely away when I'm making candles, but a new book by Barbara L. Johns called "The Cat in the Candle Factory" has got me wishing ... Read More
Tests, Tests, Tests!
Wednesday August 24, 2005
School has only barely started back and we're talking about tests? If we're candle makers, yes, we're always talking about tests. Wax tests, wick tests, fragrance tests, mold tests. It's ... Read More
Soap Making - Only for Single People?
Tuesday August 23, 2005
I found this article today about two brothers in Albuquerque who make 60,000 bars of soap a year. Like most of us, one of them started by just trying it ... Read More
Sugar and Spice Can Make Your Soap Nice!
Thursday August 18, 2005
Sitting right on your kitchen counter there are two nifty additives that can improve your cold process soap easily and cheaply - plain ol' sugar and salt. Adding sugar to ... Read More
We Ranked #14
Tuesday August 16, 2005
Forbes.com readers, Forbes editors and a panel of experts ranked the candle as the 14th most important tool of all time, in terms of its impact on human civilization...more important ... Read More
A Common Candle Maker's Guide to Safety
Friday August 12, 2005
Rules rules rules!
Everyone gives us rules!
While not quite a "don't ask me how I know this" article, I have put together a new article on candle making safety. Some of ... Read More
It's True!
Wednesday August 10, 2005
I found it! I saw it! It's real!
The Holy Grail of Soap Making!
Coconut oil at a grocery store!
I was at the neighborhood Wal-Mart and there it was on the shelf ... Read More
Candles Kill Bacteria?
Tuesday August 9, 2005
Of course we knew that soap can kill bacteria...but candles? Evidently so. British researchers did tests with candles containing essential oils of orange, palmarosa, may chang (litsea cubea), thyme, and ... Read More
Candle Conference in Chicago
Saturday August 6, 2005
If you're in the mid-west and free next weekend, you may want to head to Chicago for the 7th Annual Chicago Soap and Candle Maker's Conference. The schedule has been ... Read More
I Think I'll Stick with My Lye and Olive Oil!
Thursday August 4, 2005
I found this old article, which is actually a response to another old article published in Mother Earth News. In it, they talk about several botanical plants that are/were/can be ... Read More
Handmade Soap Goes From Homely to Heavenly
Monday August 1, 2005
A soap maker that I've known for a number of years was in the news today. Soap on the Rocks by A Wild Texas Soap Bar™ recently won the D.I.C.E. ... Read More