Our Cocoa, Mango and Shea butters are popular for a reason! Smooth, luscious and ready to be whipped, melted and soaped. These high-quality emollient products can be added to lotions and balms to give you a moisturising product leaving skin hydrated and supple. Continue reading “The Big Three – Cocoa, Shea and Mango Butter”
Using Additives in Melt & Pour Soap
Melt and Pour Soap is a blank canvas just waiting for you to be creative and add colour, fragrance and lots of additives! Continue reading “Using Additives in Melt & Pour Soap”
Colours – Pigments vs Dyes
Choosing the right colour for the right product can be a little confusing. We have put together this overview to help you understand the differences between the types of colours.
ABOUT: Activated Charcoal
We first began stocking Activated Charcoal in 2011 and it has been a top selling ingredient for us since day one and its use is just becoming more extensive! It can be found in a wide variety of personal care products and offers excellent benefits for the skin. Putting Activated charcoal on your body may sound a bit strange but there are many benefits and reasons people are using it. Read on to find out why!
Using our Colour Blocks
Colour Blocks are little cubes of concentrated powdered colourants in a Melt and Pour Soap Base (ours are free from Palm Oil and suitable for Vegans) which are designed for Melt and Pour Soap crafting. Continue reading “Using our Colour Blocks”
Scrubs & Exfoliation
Exfoliation is key. It eliminates dead skin cells, polishes skin, refines pores and smooths wrinkles.
The Magic of Micas
Glorious colour – my favourite thing! Together, colour and scent are the icing on the soapy cake!
The Fragrance Triangle Balancing Act
One of my favourite quotes about scent is “The sense of smell is the hair trigger of memory” (Mary Stewart), and this is so true! Fragrance has the power to move us, in both a positive and negative way. Continue reading “The Fragrance Triangle Balancing Act”
SCI & Coconut Derived Surfactants
This ingredient is probably my favourite ‘all rounder surfactant’ that I use to make a sulfate free product that offers loads of lather. It’s a must in your store cupboard if you craft lathery things!
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!