Monday, December 16, 2013

Soapmaking 214: Intermediate Transparent Bar Soapmaking

Yesterday's class was a huge success! The students made gorgeous transparent soap using whole vegetable oils and the hot process method.

Transparent soap bars. Too bad I forgot to turn off the flash so the light from outside the window could shine through them! Made with dried chamomile and chamomile fragrance by Frank Hung.

Transparent soaps with dried rose petals, scented with Victorian Rose fragrance. Made by Veronica Lopez.

Transparent soap hearts with dried lavender flowers and scented with lavender essential oil. Made by Delia O'Rourke.

Transparent heart soap made with dried red clover herb and scented with Vanilla Almond fragrance. Made by Coreen Crawford.

Transparent strawberry soaps made by Crystal Crawford.

More info about this class: http://www.soapmakingstudio.com/classes.html#soapmaking-214

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Jackie Thompson, one of our favorite soapmakers, is busy working on a new technique to create a naturally thicker liquid soap. Jackie plans to publish the new technique in her book, Liquid Soapmaking, which should be released soon.
Visit the website for Jackie's book http://www.liquidsoapmakingbook.com/ for updates about the book's release. We here at the Soapmaking Studio are giddy waiting to see her finished work.

Promote Your Handmade Soap

Get Photos of Your Soap Published in a Book

The Soapmaking Studio group on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/soapmakingstudio/ just launched a contest for soapmakers to submit photos of handmade soap and possibly have the photos and credits published in a soap book and a 2014 soap calendar.

Soap Book Photo Contest

Simply visit https://www.facebook.com/groups/soapmakingstudio/files/soap-book-photo-contest.pdf to print the entry form and rules, sign it, and mail it in to the publisher. Then submit as many photos of your handmade soaps as you like to the contest.

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