Glorious colour – my favourite thing! Together, colour and scent are the icing on the soapy cake!
The Magic of Micas
Tried and Tested
As I thought about the approach of the 30 year anniversary since I began making Cold Process Soap, it seemed the right time to begin formulating our own line of specialty Artisan Fragrances. I used the highest quality Bramble Berry Fragrances since before we began supplying ingredients to soapers in 2002. It was then a natural progression to request to represent Bramble Berry in Australia as we were so impressed with their products.
TRY ONE OF OURS!
” We have been in the business many years and we know what our client base is looking for … so naturally, this was a direction we found ourselves moving towards. “
Jude Birch – Co-Founder, Aussie Soap Supplies
Pantone Classic Blue
PANTONE COLOR OF THE YEAR 2020
PANTONE 19-4052 Classic Blue
Pantone has announced that the colour of the year for 2020 is…..Classic Blue!
New DIY Kits & Re-launch of our Existing Kits
New Look Kits, Same Trusted Quality. Plus the launch of two fun seasonal Melt & Pour Soap Kits!
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Soap Caves in France
As some of you know I attend In-Cosmetics Global when possible (which is a leading event for personal care ingredients) and when it is held in France, well, it doesn’t hurt to add a little investigative tourism onto my work! Like many things, soap sales are aimed fairly and squarely at tourists in France, however, you do find pockets of hand crafted soap in the big commercial shops, or in a small shop where you can see the soaper has Continue reading “Soap Caves in France”
Working with our Natural Indigo Powder
Indigo is one of the few natural botanicals that actually stays blue in Cold Process Soap. Although you can achieve a bluish colour from Alkanet root, it is very unstable in the high pH environment of Cold Process Soap and is likely to produce a grey or maroon coloured soap.
Mother’s Day Ideas and Planning
Time to get ready to make your other B&B products ready for Mother’s Day!
Let’s Talk Vanilla Discolouration
ATTENTION ALL NEW CP SOAPERS!
“So let me guess, you’ve come up with an amazing new creation that you’ve been dying to test out (with your newly purchased vanilla based fragrances of course) with the anticipation of a Cold Processed baby waiting to be born.
A Day in the Life of a Mould
Hi Soap lovers, Super Soaper Sally (SSS) here,
Now that you have all read the latest news report with the disturbing news on how our mould friends have been treated unfairly, it’s about time we get clued up on how we can care for our moulds the best way possible so they work at their best level and have a long and useful life.
