This weeks soap making tutorial is our New Dawn Rising Soap. We all need inspiration right now and in all the chaos nature reminded me how beautiful every sunrise is, so we created this New Dawn Rising Soap Design. This soap making cold process project uses scraps from a previously made batch as we didn’t want to waste the beautiful leftovers. The orange sunrise was chosen to represent the new dawn rising soap to compliment the purple soap colour and to mimic a new beginning for us all. No matter how bad you may be feeling, remember there is always a new dawn awaiting you. You are not alone! I ..read more

In today’s market, it’s more important than ever for small-scale soap and cosmetic brands to focus on ethical and sustainable production. Consumers are becoming increasingly aware of the environmental impact of the products they use, and they want brands to do their part in preserving the planet. According to Mintel, in the UK, 79% of adults feel personal care brands need to put more effort into ethical and sustainable production. By producing eco-friendly products, small businesses can show that they care about more than just making a profit. They can build a loyal customer base who will app ..read more

You can make a really fun coconut oil soap at home! Add some bubble bubble toil and trouble to your home. This weeks video will show you how we make our fun version and it’s great for the shower too. Check it out and we will even share some top tips so you can create this as soap on a rope. You can also find the coconut oil soap recipe below in the description under the video. Do let me know if you like this weeks soap project and how you might use it Click the image to watch the video! #coconutoilsoap #coconutsoap #soapmaking   ..read more

How To Make Cucumber Soap At Home We hope you enjoy the video tutorial and don’t forget to grab the recipe below! Learn how to make cucumber soap at home with today’s homemade soap video. We are using fresh cucumber as well as a natural green tea extract to show you all the steps you need to learn how to make your own cucumber soap from scratch. Don’t worry if you don’t have the extract, we will discuss alternatives that you will have access to easily! If you are already familiar with cold process soap making and want to try it out, you can find our handmade cucumber soap recipe in the descrip ..read more

Soap and candle makers are always looking for new ways to make their products stand out – and a creative label design is one way to do just that. There are many options when it comes to creating your own labels or product stickers and over the next few posts, we will look at several options available to you including: Using a professional printing company Purchasing your own dedicated label printer DIY on a regular home printer and Opting for a print on demand service In today’s post, we will look at using a dedicated label printer!   We looked at a wide range of options, but if you want ..read more

We all need customers but nobody is going to find us unless you get in front of them and engage with them to be noticed. How do we accomplish this social media marketing goal without being obtrusive? The answer is surprisingly simple: Create great conversation starter questions that are relevant and interesting that will help your target audience get interested in learning more about you and in time even becoming a fan of your products and loyal client. Do you have a social media channel? If so, how are you currently reaching out and connecting with your audience or potential new clients? And ..read more

Shampoo Bars: An Effortless Environmental Switch How shampoo bars can help change the environment Many of us are familiar with the global fight occurring that is aiming to reduce plastic waste and educate the public on ways that we can all take part. People from all ages and walks of life have taken interest in the new wave of the environmental movement that has focused largely on our consumption of resources and our wastefulness in many regards. Plastics are everywhere. They are inescapable. Most plastics take hundreds of years to decompose, which causes them to linger in the environment, c ..read more

#2020YTCollabWonderfulWater This is my wonderful water soap which I named Coral Reef Soap. It is made with glycerin soap and is one of the earlier soaps that I made over 25 years ago, so this is a blast from the past and allowed me to reminisce with my daughter. The coral reef soap only takes about 2 hours from start to finish and is a great simple project to try out at home or with your family and I do hope you enjoy it This is an international YT collaboration. Not all videos will be posted at the same time so please return often as you may see one or two of your favourite soap artists and ..read more

Today’s video is a cold process soap swirl that we have called Share The Love Soap Swirl and it is made to celebrate all the incredible people helping us through these difficult times. We are using the cold process soap making technique to create this soap swirl and I will show you how to celebrate and honour the soap when things might not seem initially perfect. Share The Love Soap showcases a fun way to create effect and style into your soap swirl design and we hope you enjoy it as much as we enjoyed making it for you. We are using iron oxide pigment for the colouring of today’s soap for a n ..read more