I'm making soap!

Although I haven't been hitting my blog station much this summer I have not been idle!  My soap adventure at the beach has blossomed into something that I have really been working on.

When we first dabbled in 'soap at the beach' it opened a door that I hadn't even considered before.  Making soap wasn't as easy as cooking is for me.  When I cook I see what ingredients I have on hand or see the name of a dish and then I just create.  Not so with soap!  You need  to follow certain guidelines ~ Especially when you are using essential oils.  Blending fragrances takes practice, learning which notes blend well with one another & figuring out how not to add too much or too little to your base.  I feel that I will be an amateur for a long time, but I am gaining confidence with each new soap that I develop.

I am confident enough of my ability so far to launch a line of soaps that I will be marketing locally and in the near future online.  Here is a Sniff of what I've been up to!

Soap at the Beach!

A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasurable experience of being invited to join a friend and her daughter at the beach for a few days.  My friend never goes anywhere or does anything unless there is some activity afoot.  The beach trip was to be no different!

"Soap" she said and soap there was.  Neither of us had really made soap before (well maybe a little weekend project, but nothing like this), we both did a little research, bought a couple of books, some soap, essential oils, exfoliants, color etc!

 LET THE PROJECT BEGIN!  What I found out about my friend Rhonda Brantley the next few days was that she makes soap like some people cook.  Without a script! ;-) That's what made it so much fun.  We played with it like we were some wizards concocting secret formulas for the well being of humanity!  And who knows maybe we were! There were some great successes & some not so wonderful concoctions, but throughout the entire experience we had fun!  Soap anyone?