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Mastering the Art of Decorative Handcrafted Soap
Unlock the enchanting secrets of handcrafted soap decoration: Indulge in the aromatic allure of crafting scents and colors. Soap...
Violet Grant
Sep 14, 20233 min read
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What's the Goss on Soapmaking Oils?
In my mind, 'What's the Goss on Soapmaking Oils?' begs a couple of other questions. For instance, do the benefits of oils and butters...
Violet Grant
Jul 19, 20236 min read
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Quiet Time Prayer Journals for Women
Apart from making beautiful artisan soap, I have been quite a busy little bee lately and have created a couple of gorgeous designer Quiet...
Violet Grant
Jul 5, 20232 min read
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Displaying Your Artisan Soap
Display options include soap band, soap tux, soap box, soap wrap. The Soap Band Since beginning soap making, I have morphed my labels and...
Violet Grant
Jul 5, 20232 min read
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Soap and Labelling
When you intend to create and sell your soap, there are a number of things you need to consider, one being the labelling of your soap....
Violet Grant
Mar 6, 20232 min read
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Clay Masks ~ Skincare Recipes
For centuries people have been using purifying and cleansing properties of clays. Clays are packed to the rafters with minerals and...
Violet Grant
Jan 3, 20234 min read
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Soft Beards for Manly Men
While facial hair is not for everyone, the associated manliness and ruggedness beards often tend to exude makes it an option for many men....
Violet Grant
Dec 30, 20223 min read
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Rhassoul Clay - Wash Your Hair!
Yes, you read that correctly. You can wash your hair with CLAY!! I am loving this awesome clay and just how wonderful it makes my hair...
Violet Grant
Dec 26, 20223 min read
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The Secret to Beautiful, Healthy Long Hair
I have been fascinated by our ability to grow long hair and have often wondered why some women can grow long hair quite quickly, and...
Violet Grant
Nov 25, 20227 min read
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Handcrafted Soap vs Commercial Soap - What's the Difference?
The History of Soap The creation of soap can be traced back to around 2800BC. Babylonians, Mesopotamians, Egyptians, as well as the...
Violet Grant
Oct 17, 20223 min read
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The Best Essential Oil Blends for Cold Process Soap
Essential oils are extracts from the roots, stems, leaves, bark, flowers, wood and resin of plants. They are highly concentrated oils...
Violet Grant
Oct 5, 20224 min read
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Clay and Cold Process Soap
Clays are wonderful ingredients for adding to cold process soap. They are reported to bind to essential and fragrance oils to assist...
Violet Grant
Sep 2, 20224 min read
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Creating Cold Process Soap
Creating soap using the cold process method can be quite satisfying and very addictive. The cold process method is ideal for preserving...
Violet Grant
Aug 1, 20224 min read
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Citric Acid & Soap Making
The most abundant organic acid in lemons is citric acid. Lemons and lemon juice are one of the most concentrated sources of natural...
Violet Grant
Aug 1, 20222 min read
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Soap Mold Size Calculation
Whether you use a traditional soap mold or some other container, you can calculate just how much soap you need to make to fill that...
Violet Grant
Jul 29, 20223 min read
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Soap Care ~ make it last!
Handmade soap is often costly and worthy of taking a little effort to help make your investment last a little longer. Keep your soap...
Violet Grant
Jul 29, 20221 min read
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My First Soap ~ Too Soon?
Well, here we are with my first soap creation! I am not unhappy with the way it turned out, but I think that I tried to unmold it a...
Violet Grant
Jul 19, 20222 min read
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Soap Craft ~ I think I can, I think I can...
I know, I know - what on earth am I doing placing a blog post on this subject when I haven't tried this since high school, where I can...
Violet Grant
Jul 8, 20221 min read
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Create a Flower Press
Occasionally I get a bit of a bee in my long-haired bonnet and want to make stuff that is cool and interesting. I had an idea that I...
Violet Grant
May 16, 20223 min read
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The Art of Drying Flowers
I reckon you are already aware that there is more than one way to dry or preserve flowers, right? Well, this post is going to explore a...
Violet Grant
May 16, 20227 min read
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