Bath Bomb Class on February 9

I can hardly contain my enthusiasm for teaching tomorrow's Bath Bomb Class at the Soapmaking Studio. In recent classes, attending students have been so sharp and committed to learning the artistic and scientific techniques of making cosmetics. It is truly a pleasure to find others who share my passion.

I've planned for tomorrow's Bath Bomb Class to include some bathtub fizzy tablets shaped like lacey hearts, in honor of Valentine's Day. I'll let the students decide if they prefer strawberry or rose fragrance. Thanks again to all who undertake a new adventure at the Soapmaking Studio in San Diego!

-Kerri Mixon

Bath Bomb Class

Bath Bombs, Bath Fizzies, and Bath Salts

Learn how to create active treats for the tub. Students learn the secrets of making exceptional bath bombs, bath fizzy tablets, and bath salts. While most easy recipes include the simple process of creating bath fizzies using saturated fats as a sealer to prevent reaction to air, this Bath Bomb Class includes the advanced technique necessary to create bath fizzies without oils, so they won't leave a dangerously greasy bathtub the way oils do. Students take home bath treats made in class.

Time: 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Registration: http://www.soapmakingstudio.com/registration/bath-bomb-class.html

2014 Handmade Soap Calendar

Purchase a 2014 Soap Calendar: http://www.soapmakingstudio.com/

The 2014 Handmade Soap Calendar is here, although delivered late due to airplanes delayed by bad weather. If you've already purchased a calendar, it has already been shipped to you and is in transit. Check out "2014 Handmade Soap Calendar Credits.pdf" under the FILES tab in the Soapmaking Studio group on Facebook or go through https://www.facebook.com/groups/soapmakingstudio/829050097120663/ to see which soaps and soapmakers are in the calendar! Many thanks to all who participated by uploading photos. Many thanks to the Natural Soap Directory http://www.natural-soap-directory.com/ and Certified Lye http://www.certified-lye.com/ for their sponsorship. To purchase a calendar, visit: http://www.soapmakingstudio.com/.

The “2014 Handmade Soap Calendar” project first began as a publicity offer to boost awareness of Kerri Mixon’s new book, Soapmaking Stories and Recipes for Making Soap by Hand. The new book will feature photos of soap from soapmakers around the world alongside quaint soapmaking tales and recipes. Any soapmaker was able to join the Soapmaking Studio group on Facebook and submit photos to the “Soap Book Photo Contest” album in the “Photos” section of the group. However, when not enough photos were submitted by the November 2013 deadline, the publisher canceled the publicity calendar project. Overwhelmed by the artistic qualities of the soap in the submitted photos, sixteenth-generation soapmaker Kerri Mixon decided to seek private publication of a calendar to highlight the breathtaking photos. The expense of having the calendars printed privately drove the price to $22 per calendar, so to offset the steep cost, sponsors were allowed to post ads and events in the calendar. Many thanks to all the soapmakers who submitted photos of their gorgeous soap creations and many thanks to the calendar sponsors for offsetting the expense of the printing. We find monthly soap photos very inspirational and plan to publish another calendar for 2015. Soapmaking Studio Group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/soapmakingstudio/

Purchase a 2014 Soap Calendar: http://www.soapmakingstudio.com/

View Calendar Credits on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/soapmakingstudio/829050097120663/