Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Titania Perfume is back!

More to follow shortly but check our store under Limited Editions for more info!

Monday, October 27, 2008

Cardamom Vanilla Luxury Soap


I love to make Cardamom Vanilla soap for the holidays. Cardamom is a very lovely expensive essential oil so I don't make this all year but it's warm and spicy and rich and delicious!

Here is a freshly cut log. Notice the light inner color when cut? This will eventually all fill in to be the same shade as the dark vanilla shade on the outside. Cool, huh.




Sunday, October 26, 2008

Ohh Alkanet root you are a wonderous natural soap colorant


So, you may or may not know that I don't use synthetic lab created colorants in my handmade soap. There are wonderful colors which run the full color spectrum to be had with synth colorants, oxides and ultramarines but I like to be difficult sometimes and so I don't use them. What I do use are natural sources colorants which can be obtained from various cosmetic clays, herbs, spices, infusions, teas and the like. Alkanet root is a putrid stinky herb which can give natural colors which range from black and grey to blues and purples. The trick is finding the amount that works for you and that my friends, is not as easy as you might think, because soap has a naturally high Ph level which alters your colorants. Alkanet is an oil soluble root which means it will release it's color in oils such as coconut, olive, jojoba and so on.

For the last 3 years or so I have been trying to achieve a lovely muted lavender. While I have gotten some nice rich color, I haven't gotten what I wanted, until yesterday.
Here is a pic of a soap I will have ready for the holiday season. It is a lively festivus blend of kadota fig, blood orange essential oil and tart cranberries. I have not named it yet. Right now my biggest hope is that the color will not "grey" too much.
















Wednesday, October 15, 2008

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Thursday, October 02, 2008

Cocoawood Spice Perfume has returned!



Cocoawood Spice natural perfume is now back in stock!

Ingredients: Essential oils of French Cocoa absolute, Australian Sandalwood Haitian Vetiver, Indian patchouli, Vanilla absolute, Myrrh, Himalayan Cedarwood, Wild Frankincense co2 select, Coffee co2, Cardamom, Clove bud co2, Black pepper co2, Nutmeg co2, Sea Buckthorn co2, Cinnamon bark co2, Fractionated coconut oil, Jojoba oil, tocopherol (vitamin e). 10 grams