Friday, February 15, 2019

Soap Tales

I've been in a sorting mood lately. Every nook and cranny of the house has had it's day. Yesterday it was the little soap closet. You should have seen it before I neatened it up.



I have a bad habit of not wanting to give away or use the last bar of any batch.




 That means I have lots of one of a kind bars in my collection. Four boxes worth.



 I didn't throw any away but I did re-purpose them. I have a basket by the soap room door that holds the ones that The Mister can choose from and the ones I will use as hand soap. It got filled up.



 I never get to use any of those orphan bars because I am always making more. That means testing more. I can't get caught up. The first of the spring batches are having their six week cure as we speak. This is Waterlily and Bluebell. It has a lovely crisp scent.



 I am in love with Blue Agave Sugar. I made two batches and some fizzies with it. It smells like coconut.



This is Yuzu Cybilla.  Yuzu is a very exotic citrus scent. It's one of my favorites. I had to look up Cybilla to see what a Cybilla was. It's not an it. It's a she. She is a fragrance designer that works with Brambleberry. Who knew?



The last batch I cut was Grapefruit Lily which I think is my new favorite scent-that is until I made Moroccan Mint last night. At the moment my soap room smells like heaven.




10 comments:

  1. Yes, your soaps also work well as airfresheners. I do the same thing with my handwoven towels - do not use the last one.

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  2. I can only imagine the lovely smells coming out of your soap room. The photos are amazing. You make beautiful soup my friend. Blessings, Betsy

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  3. Your soaps are all like works of art - so pretty and colorful and unique. Those scents sound so luxurious!

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  4. How lovely to freshen the air with such sweet fruity scents!!!! The bars are beautiful!

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  5. Your soaps are so beautiful! I haven't had the heart to use it yet but I put one of the soaps you sent me in our tiny half bath and now that little room smells SO good!

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  6. What a beautiful collection you have made with your soaps. I know your soap room and house must smell wonderful.

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  7. And sparkles too!!! Soap is always better with sparkles!

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  8. Such pretty soaps! We buy an unscented jewel weed goats milk soap. I buy it in big bars cut it and cure it for about six weeks:)

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