Christmas 🎄in July

It's holiday soapmaking time!

And I’ve got all the Christmas music playing in the studio.

Yeah, I know what you are thinking, no way!

I'm not pushing the holidays this early...but for soapmaking NOW is the perfect time.

Let me tell you why.

Making it doesn't take a lot of time, but the magic is in the curing.

If you have used any of my soaps, you know they have the best skin-loving ingredients.  

A healthy dose of olive oil, coconut oil, shea butter and cocoa butter, and avocado oil. 

And for a hard bar and luxurious lather, palm kernel flakes and castor oil.

I blend all of these nutrient-rich ingredients and let the saponification process take place.

Saponification is simply the process of making soap, where the lye water and the oils combine creating a lovely bar of soap. 

There is NO lye left in the soap (we can talk about that later).

In order for the bars to harden, they must cure.  

Ever had a bar of real soap just sorta melted in your hand?  

That’s because it wasn’t cured long enough.  

Curing allows all the excess water to evaporate out so that you have a hard long-lasting bar!

So, my soap cures for no less than 8 weeks. That’s why I start making your holiday soaps during the hot summer months. 

Christmas in July!  😉🎄

Sandy

P.S. So which one is your favorite?

Christmas Memories is spicy, delicious, and warm.  Made with cinnamon, cloves, orange and a bit of apple.

The Gifts is intriguing.  Made with an exotic blend of spices, frankincense and myrrh.

And if you are an early holiday shopper…you can preorder your faves.  Just send me an email to SandyEngels102@gmail.com.

They are not available on the website just yet.