Soap Making | An Art Created Through Planning, Inspiration and Creativity

The Way of Color is a soap collection solely inspired by the movie, Avatar: The Way of Water. It was a magnificent movie with lots of color and the most interesting looking creatures. The action and the graphics were top notch and you just can't forget about all the gorgeous water scenes. With that, inspiration took and I got to work on one of the most color collections I have ever put together; aside from making a 3 tier birthday cake ( SEE FIRST VIDEO HERE ), starting with the right bar soap.  When creating this soap in particular, I wanted you, the buyer, to feel where I was coming from and what I meant by "The Way of Color" being the name of this collection and the correlation with the Avatar movie. I wanted it to be vibrant but also sea-like, it needed color and lots of it. Colors that would pop and make the eyes excited. Once we got the perfect colors, we needed the best, most mouth watering scent to make your tastebuds excited. I concocted a scent blend of citruse...

If you've never smelled volcano type fragrance dupe by Aztec then you're definitely missing out. So many varying notes of fruit with a hint of fresh dew and greenery in the morning; will help liven any room or body part you use this soap on. Coming to you in the Volcano Collection, which includes a candle, body butter, bubbling bath salt and bar soap. You can purchase the Volcano Collection here or get each item individually.  I wanted to create a bar soap that would depict the distinct smells of the fragrance oil that would showcase an explosion of fruity amazing-ness and that's how I came up with this handmade cold process soap from scratch. Using as always, the very best virgin and organic oils for skin conditioning, bubbles and a long lasting hard bar of soap, Vitamin E for extra skin moisturizing properties and tussah silk to create a smooth silky lather. I am very proud of this soap and I'm sure it will please you as well.  Sig...

Whether it's the television show or the Bath and Body Works Fragrance Mist , Mad About You is a classic. The scent is a combination between champagne and strawberries with notes of floral essence.  This particular soap making process through me for a loop. The highly concentrated Wholesale Supplies Plus fragrance had my mad about you cold process soap going AWOL. From a quick seize  ( soap hardening too fast ), separation ( oils and lye not combining ), to the fast forward gelling ( the soap heating up and becoming translucent and gel-like ) on itself, I almost lost it but in true BodyGarbage fashion; I overcame this hurdle and pushed through.  I used some of the best Nurture Soap mica with this cold process soap; the vibrant orange is Atomic Orange Mica , the eye popping pink is Lollipop Pink Mica , the elusive black is Black Pearl Mica and the pinkish red is Raspberry Pink Red Mica , which gives this soap in my opinion the perfect balanced contrast betwe...

Since people found out there was a leaf that could be smoked and would give you a feeling of euphoria and relaxation, they have been rolling joints and lighting bongs. The 420 celebration is the mother of them all when it comes to "hippie" festivals and I am no stranger to them. This is my tribute to stoners everywhere! This cannabis inspired cold process soap, is made with CBD Oil from Bluebird Botanicals , Super Sparkle Iridescent Glitter and Hemp Fragrance from Wholesale Supplies Plus, Green Vibrance and Neutral Gray Micas and Titanium Dioxide from Nurture Soap . The whimsical design and coloring was to give a peace and love type of euphoric feel. The muted green and gray colors give this soap a mellow and laid back tone while the melt and pour marijuana leaf embeds and soap dough joint let's you know just what this soap is about if the smell doesn't tell you already. As a person that suffers from PTSD and the high anxiety and paranoia that comes wi...

Here we go again! Picture it, it's Valentine's Day and all you're trying to do is make beautiful soap to sell for the upcoming Spring season, but instead your left with a seized mess. Both fortunate and unfortunately, your almost stuck trying to figure out a way to save these expensive ingredients you've just used to make this soap! So you pull out your crockpot. If you start your soap hot process that's one thing, but to rebatch is a whole other beast. Melting and mixing beyond compare. Your arm hurts, your shoulder is tense and you're absolutely frustrated! When the hell does it end? To your horror, none of your colors want to mix properly because the soap base is no longer white or cream so you have to over compensate and once the pour happens utter relief...should you get to that point lol. In the video below watch how I struggle with putting back to what I initially thought in my mind was going to be a magnificently gorgeous soap. Instead you'...

With any and everything we do in life, as time goes on we learn to grow, evolve and perfect the flow of our lives and in my case it has been my maturity in soap making. Some may think all of my soaps are perfect all the time and I am ahead of most in my craft because I started out making hot process soap. Be that as it may, no one is perfect and sometimes we miss the ball and in the video below that's just what happened to me! On this day, Valentine's Day 2019 to be exact, I attempted to make two soaps, one Japanese Cherry Blossom and Magnolia Blossom  with fragrance oils purchased from Indigo Fragrance. For both of the soaps, everything started out as usual and as time went on, those of you that are soap makers can attest to this, something drastically changed. At first, I thought it may have been the fragrance seizing the soap and in some instances it was, but I soon realized after I switched my recipe and used the Magnolia Blossom fragrance again, I had entirely too hi...

These bars look nothing like Daffodils, but with the fragrance of Daffodil Fields by Indigo Fragrances, the mica from Nurture Soap and the super sparkly glitter from Wholesale Supplies Plus; it's absolutely stunning with clean and earthy notes of fresh grass, sweet air and sunshine. With that combination, you can't go wrong! Thank the Heavens it's finally Spring and with April showers come May flowers and you won't miss a beat with Daffodils or at least my version of it. This is actually the last soap in my Spring time soap series using Daffodil Fields Fragrance Oil from Indigo Fragrances, this earthy scent is one that is undeniably befitting for this soap. Giving off notes of fresh cut grass, clean air and spring time breeze this is a delightful scent accompanied by highly pigmented mica from Nurture Soap including Yellow Vibrance , Maya Gold , and Green Vibrance . Also used in this beautifully crafted artisan soap is Iridescent Super Sparkle Glitter and Matte ...

Soap making is a dangerous art, you may not think so; but if you're using a harmful chemical compound to create something new, yes it is indeed dangerous and I still chose to make a soap BLINDFOLDED! What the hell was I thinking for letting Aromatic Suds talk me into this? That's a serious question please answer that for me...lol. When thinking of making a soap blindfolded, the first thing that came to mind...well the second thing next to was I going to live through this - dramatic I know, so what, shoot me - was the fragrance. I needed something that was going to pop and blow minds just like this video concept. I remembered I had Fairy Dust Fragrance Oil from Wholesale Supplies Plus, from their Fairy Dust Roll On Perfume Kit and it was a perfect match! I didn't love it so much as a perfume, but as a soap fragrance oh my word, it's utterly intoxicating.So fragrance down, now I needed some great mica and that's where Nurture Soap comes in, I love the fact ...

Lavender Artisan Soap 2018 I don't know about you, but when I think about anything Lavender, I think of soothing, relaxation and rest! Lavender is one of those flowers/buds or essential oils that take you to the next level of existence; although it is definitely an acquired scent and not everyone loves it, you can not deny the effect it has over the mind and body. Said to be the only essential oil that is safest to use on newborns, how could you go wrong with that? Lavender Flowers 2019 When coming up with a floral soap collection for Spring, I could not leave Lavender out of the bunch. Whether you like the way they smell or not, you have to admit they are some beautiful botanical works of art. Lavender can be used for many things, included but not limited to, healing salves, calming balms, lotions and bath oils, bath bombs the list goes on. This year I wanted to kick it up a notch instead of just a boring old purple soap...the usual right!? I encourage y...

When Renee from Soaps for Love , first approached me about doing a YouTube Collaboration, I had no idea it would be this fun or; let's face it, with this amount of people. I mean c'mon 17 soap makers on YouTube all working together for one purpose... unheard of, but if anyone could hold this group together it would be Renee. She's a woman, with a beautiful soul and a giving heart, giving away for FREE all the artisan soap she makes to those less fortunate and/or just to brighten up someone's day. This collaboration, although overwhelming was a fun experience and grew my soaping family astronomically. All the people I have met through this soap making process of creating a beer soap for St. Patrick's Day, has connected me with so many beautiful people and it's so heartwarming to know theirs so many others out there like me, that are creating and doing what they love. For my soap, Truffle Butter, I chose to keep it simple. I used four different mi...

Black History Event | Union County College When I first started making soap, and you can go to my channel to find out about my story , but I really needed something to focus on. I wanted the pain to stop, the mood swings to sway in another direction and a means to channel my emotions in a positive way. I took to YouTube, blogs and books and hit the ground running. This blog is essentially about the journey of my soap making from start to present. When you first start making soap, if that's what you're interested in, your soaps will not be cute okay! It really does take time and planning and of course practice to get to where you want to be.Whether business, hobby or the soap enthusiast you must admit; handmade soap, with practice and patience it is utterly beautiful no matter who makes it as long as it's made right and that my friends, is half the battle. Cocoa Butter Handmade Bar Soap   It took me several years to get to my artistic level currently and I...