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So what did I make yesterday? Cold process soap!!!!! I know, right? It was so much fun!!! Michele from Windy Point Soap taught me how to make two batches of soap yesterday. Both were coconut, palm, shea, and olive oils. The pink was fuchsia mica with strawberry jam fragrance oil; the other, neon orange with blood...
Happy Victoria Day! We’re still on the road after my incredibly exciting weekend teaching at Windy Point Soap in Calgary, and it’s hard to update the blog as the Blogger app crashes constantly, but I really wanted to share some of my excitement over the project Michele taught me today! It’s not ready yet, but...
I don’t think I’ve mentioned that I’m teaching in Calgary, Alberta this weekend! If you’re interested, click here to see the registration page at Windy Point Soap! We’re offering an all day lotion making class with five different emulsifiers, a half day anhydrous class, and a half day class on conditioners. Everyone who attends will receive...
Wow! There’s so much to see and do here at the 2017 conference for the Handcrafted Soap & Cosmetics Guild in Las Vegas! I had a blast with my workshop yesterday, making lotions using Simulgreen 18-2 and Aristoflex AVC, making an oil serum filled with all kinds of goodies like pomegranate oil and chia seed...
We’re leaving tomorrow for the American Handcrafted Soap & Cosmetics Guild’s conference in Las Vegas where I’ll be recording some video lessons and leading a workshop on facial moisturizers kindly sponsored by Lotioncrafter. (Woo! Jen is so awesome!) If you want to follow our adventures, please “like” or “follow” my Facebook page Swiftcraftymonkey or check...