Spotlight on Soapy Jo's

Recently i purchased a couple of products from fellow Bath & Body product maker Joanne over at Soapy Jo's.

Now i struggled to choose a couple of items as she has so many amazing looking products on her website here.

In the end i settled for a Spirit Bubblebar which is fragranced in a dupe for the Ghost perfume (An old favourite of mine) which cost £4.49 and smells just like the real fragrance.

 I used half a bar in the bath and it gave a lovely soft bubblebath with silky pink water which left my skin nice and soft afterwards.

I also purchased her Pink Sugar Soap which is another favourite fragrance of mine. How gorgeous does this soap look and it is so moisturising.

 

It lathers up beautifully and i love the fact that with Cold process soaps like these made from scratch you know exactly what you are putting on your skin. Pink sugar is the one fragrance i cant be without and when i used this soap i could smell it on my skin for ages afterwards mmmmm.

I have found lots of other amazingly talented soap makers and i hope to to a few little snippets showcasing some of there products that i have tried.

Do you know of any hand crafted bath & body products that i must try?

Soaps Away!

At the beginning of the the week i decided i was going to try my hand at Cold Process Soaping. If you follow me on Face Book you will have seen that i have made soap before but the Cold Process is a totally different method and one I'd been a bit scared of to be honest.

So i have spent quite a few hrs researching different recipes and ingredients and i decided to go with a recipe from a brilliant book i have recently purchased called A Green Guide to Natural Beauty by Karen Gilbert.

To say I'm really pleased with the results is a bit of an understatement, in fact I'm amazed at how well it came out.

I used a combination of Sweet  Orange Oil & May Chang Essential Oils and it smells deliciously fresh and citrusy.

In the mould

I read that Cold Process can really fade colours so i made sure i used a strong Orange and when it was first in the mould i really wasn't sure.

After making it you need to wait until it firms up enough to cut it so i waited over night

I also had a little left over soap so i made a mini loaf which i can give to friends and family.

Before i started making my own products i had no idea there were different types of soaps. This one contains Coconut Oil, Sunflower oil and olive oil but you can use all types of butters and oils to vary the end results.

The only downside of making CP soap is the fact you have to wait about 6 weeks before using it which for an impatient person like me is hell.

Thanks for reading and have a lovely weekend. PS these are not for sale they are all for meeeeee and a few family members xx