Learn to make your own natural, homemade olive oil soap! June 28 we'll be teaching an approximately three-hour workshop at First Colony Winery. Click here to Register!

Hot process and cold process soaps are quite different. Cold process is creamy and delicate ... nothing in the world smells as good to me as unscented, plain cold process soap.

But hot process soap is wonderful too - nothing looks as rugged and handspun as some whipped HP soap. Their qualities are different too - I find that a well-cured bar of HP soap foams a little better and works well with my local water quality (lots of chlorine, and fairly hard water). It also creates a really beautiful bar, as demonstrated above - swirling two colors of HP soap looks almost exactly like marble or granite!

Lastly, and maybe most importantly in my book, the scent is almost always stronger. Because of the way it's made, essential oils hold up better, and so the scent is stronger. Click here to view our newest iteration of the Lavender Lemon bar, which I'm really excited about! I've added lemongrass this time, and I couldn't be happier with the fragrance.

XOXO
Amanda

Come visit at the Etsy-wide Yart Sale starting Wednesday! Yard Sale + Art = Yart! Lots of shops including my own will be having great deals.

We are offering:
• Free shipping on additional items!
• Buy two soaps, get one free! See special "YART" listings.
• Prizes with every order!

See you there!

(Above: Mock-up packaging.)

Product development is nearly complete. After months of agonizing over the ingredients, and trying to find a microdermabrasion-quality exfoliant, I got it mixed and finalized!

Earthly face cleanser contains a base of whole-leaf aloe, pink French clay and EXTRA fine pumice - finer than sand or most microderm products on the market. It has glycerin to cleanse, a kiss of avocado butter -- to not only keep the clay from being too drying, but to moisturize skin-- sea kelp extract, essential oils and honey.

The best part is, it's a lovely pink color and the natural minerals have a little sparkle!

Tonight I'm going to also try it as a face mask. Since it's mostly clay, a thin layer, allowed to dry for 10 mins, should make for a lovely facial.

Stay tuned for this product in the next couple months!!