Basic Floating Candles
Tuesday January 30, 2007
If you've made your Valentine's Soaps for someone you're sweet on, you can also use a mold like this Floating Heart Tray Mold to make some lovely floating Valentine's Candles! ... Read More
Layered Melt and Pour Valentine's Day Soaps
Monday January 29, 2007
I've been making soap for a long time - and I've made some really incredible soaps - full of complex essential oil blends, exotic moisturizing oils, natural herbs and exfoliants ... Read More
Best Essential Oil Books for Candle and Soap Making
Monday January 22, 2007
Though there are hundreds and hundreds of good quality fragrance oils out there - in scents ranging from "Blackberry Sage" to "Amber Romance" to "Pumpkin Pie" - I hope you ... Read More
Making Soap with Coconut Milk
Saturday January 20, 2007
Lots of soap makers use milk in their soaps. I talk about soaps with milk in my article Making Soap with Milks. Like Cleopatra's famed milk-baths, soap made with milk ... Read More
Icy Soap and Candle Projects
Monday January 15, 2007
With much of the US in the middle of some freezing, icy January weather, I debated whether to feature the Peppermint Ice Soap project, or the Ice Candles. The Ice ... Read More
Essential Oil Blends and Blending Ideas
Thursday January 4, 2007
If you're like me, if you've been making soap (or candles) for very long, you've acquired a cabinet full of essential and fragrance oils. One of the most exciting and ... Read More