Tired At Looking At My Mug

Oh, how I loved this soap except for the 1/4 inch of ash on the top. Grrrrr. I've never experienced ash before, so I really didn't know what I was looking at until I got all those comments. And it was a bit flakey.

I decided not to sell it to my wholesale customer and keep it for myself to sell to my customers at a discount.

So here they are uncut.

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The scent is Ruby Red Rock Star and it smells great and the swirls are way cool. The ash on the top incorporates into the soap after 3 seconds of being rubbed under water. The bar just doesn't look perfect.

So instead of it being $6 we are selling them for $5.00. This is definitely a limited edition.

Catch 'em while you can on Etsy at my shop.

Lookie What I Got In The Mail!

For some reason, my Photo Booth App is doing mirror images. Oh well. LongLeaf Soaps that I posted last week arrived in MY HOUSE!!! French Country Sunrise and Cool Vanilla Mint...

It smells, DIVINE....

More when I wash with it...

I am a happy bird.

Thank you, Linnea!

My skin will kiss you later.

Goldilocks Didn't Shower With It...

Oatmeal porn. Never thought I'd say that!

lavender oatmeal soap by Lavender Blush

a family owned business in Hinsdale, NY

oatmeal sugar cookie by real raspberries

Michelle owns this company and lives in Florida like I do! :)

She must be very hot. Yesterday it was 95 degrees :P

oatmeal maple soap by DeLushUs

a family owned business in Kuwait

tea tree and lavender oatmeal soap with ground lavender buds by Spooky Grrrl

oatmeal, honey & cinnamon soap by Blue Bird Bath Co.

(they look like pastries, Mmmm)

oatmeal milk and honey soap by Until It Ends Studios

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Saturday Soap Porn By Accident

Looking for Halloween ideas this morning and accidentally bumped into gorgeous soaps. Had to share. :) Hope you enjoy them as much as I do!!

Z bar: Zesty lemon tree charcoal facial soap by Soap Star Canada

Blood Musk by The Morbid The Merrier

Rhassoul Clay soap unscented soap by Rocky Top Soap Shop

Blueberry Ice Salt soap, Apple & Lemon Peel, Spiced Apple Soap by Pamper and Preen

major sale, folks (all three for $5.90!)

Handmade French Country Sunrise Soap by Long Leaf Soaps

grapefruit/orange (5-6 oz bar)

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happy soaping!

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Rethinking What To Offer

I know I could be bringing more interesting things to the table right now, but with my children being home for the summer and I mean HOME and not in camp, and my life being crazy on top of that, throw a little business on top of that, add a little migraine hell, then just add regular 'ole life, and you've got yourself a boring blog. I haven't had nearly the kind of time or energy to give it.

I've gotten a few lovely guest bloggers to post (thank you!) and I have a couple others scheduled for the near future, but, I have no master plan for this blog for the moment and I know I must be boring you all to tears, have no good resources, eye candy or much else to give you. Thing is, I can't change much about it for about another month, so until the kiddies go back to school and we get into some sort of schedule, and life goes into normal, The Soap Bar may just be providing you with soap porn.

Short of a miracle, the heat will continue to melt me and kill me slowly.
O.o

Soap Of The Day

Exfoliating Bahama Breeze

This is the perfect summer soap to look at today.

Please click on the image to get the gorgeous details. This is Dennis Anderson's soap. He is one of the top sellers on Etsy and is wildly talented.

:)

Hi Dennis!

African Black Soap - An Email Asking For Help

I received this email and I am hoping some of you might have pointers for this fellow soap maker. I don't know much about African Black soap, so I don't know if re-batching is the same... Please leave a comment if you have any pointers at all.

So far my soap making experience has been limited to making pure olive oil soap. But recently I've discovered a great product. It's called African Black Soap. It has really cleared up my skin. Anyhow supposedly you can melt it and add things to it (mill it) Could someone give me a few pointers? Thanks so much.

Thank you all for being so generous with your help, as always!!

xo Jo

Samples of Fragrances

Look what I received in the mail yesterday..... how fun! Elements Bath and Body is now offering their fragrances for only $1 each and they are quite big compared to other suppliers who just send tiny vial sniffers. I stuck my checkbook behind the bottles to give you an idea of their size.

Out of ten that I ordered, I'd buy 5 or 6, so I think I'd say this is a winner move on their part, because it makes no sense for me to spend so much money to try a 2 oz fragrance oil for $4-$6 to get here for me to hate it and then I'm stuck with 2 oz of it.

$1. No big skin off my back and I get to try a ton!

Yummers.

Discovering Glycerin Soap (Guest Blogger)

Debbie Chialtas of Soapylove is a master at designing and creating beautiful glycerin soaps. I had the honor of reviewing her book and using her soaps and she is one talented woman! Thank you, Debbie for taking time out of your busy schedule to create a guest post for us all this summer. :)
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Discovering Glycerin Soap
Debbie Chialtas of Soapylove

Since I discovered glycerin soap more than 5 years ago, I have been endlessly fascinated by how versatile the craft is. When I began I couldn't find very many styles, though. Now things are really picking up and there are more soap crafters exploring their creativity with "melt and pour." If you haven't found your glycerin inspiration yet, here are some of my free tutorials I recommend depending on your style. I hope you like them!

You: Classic, casual, jeans and tee shirt kind of gal. You like things modern and clean.

Your project: "Parsons Soap Blocks Video"

You: Romantic, old fashioned. You love roses and tea cups, fragrances and cameos.

Your project: "Romantic Soaps Tutorial"

You: Eclectic, funky. Strange is best. You don't want to do anything remotely "normal," not even with soap.

Your project: "Soap Slime"

You: Lover of all things cute. Hello Kitty, smiley faces on everything, and fun prints.

Your project: "I Heart Soap" and "Ombre Heart Soaps".

You: Mega sweet tooth. Anything dessert inspired is right up your alley. Ice cream, cupcakes, donuts... and pile on those rainbow sprinkles!

Your project: "Two Scoops Please!" and "Pretty Parfait Soaps".

For even more tutorials with tons of great pictures and a huge range of styles, check out Let's Get Soapy, my glycerin soap crafting eZine.

No matter what your style is, there's a project for you!

Brown Sugar Soap Porn

A little brown sugar with your day? If I didn't know better and these were on a plate, I'd eat 'em.

Brown Sugar Buttercream handmade soap by luxury falls
made with brown sugar swirled in the soap and topped with it
(can I drool now?)



Brown Sugar and Spice Vegan Organic Soap by Little Batch
made with brown sugar



Cocoa Brown Sugar by The Jane Co.
made with brown sugar

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