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...

  Whipping Up a Refreshing New Shower Experience for Men When thinking of a shower experience for men, I had to keep in mind; most men spend the same amount of time in the shower if not more, than women...so I had to deliver with a smell good trio that can be used in multiple ways in and out of the shower. Let's start with last week's YouTube video, where I whip up this smooth and creamy shower whip that can be used as a bodywash or shave cream! Keeping in mind how I would want my man to smell, I had to come up with a combination fragrance that was not only sweet, but strong and musky. I don't know about you but I love any man that smells like he can go from the gym, to the boardroom and dinner and drinks with the same scent and it fits all locations. Not overpowering but just the right amount of "umph" to have you or your man KNOWING they smell damn good. Once, the fragrance was formulated and perfected, I had to get the correct combination of oils to not only hy...

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...

Pine Tar is the goo from the sap of the Pine Tree among other ingredients, that is used to treat animal illnesses from cuts, bruises and upset stomachs and more  ( mainly horses ). It has a very pungent garlic and medicinal smell that is definitely not for the faint of heart but gives attribution to its antiseptic qualities.  In cosmetics, Pine Tar is added to hair care products, soap and other skin products to help aid in the relief against symptoms of dermatitis, psoriasis and eczema.  Studies have shown that the added use of pine tar can help relief the  user of all the symptoms in correspondence with the skin conditions listed above, including dandruff. So let’s keep our skin and our scalp clear and try products with pine tar . Watch the video below to see how I make it . Purchase Pine Tar Artisan Soap Signing Off,  Deborah  As Always Stay Blessed and Be Well...Until Next Time Keep Creating xoxo

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...

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...

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...