Once you have created your soap, you were probably wondering how you were going to package your soaps for gift giving. After wrapping your soaps in plastic wrap, what could I use to make my gift more extraordinary?
According to Norma Covey, author of The Complete Soapmaker, you can use any of the following:
* Baskets of all shapes and sizes
* Wooden or metal trays
* Small bowls
* Gift Boxes
* Decorative Plates
* Clay, porcelain or ceramic flower pot saucers
* Loaf Pans
* Mixing Bowls
* Cake Pans
* Small Cake Plate Stands
* Muffin Tins
* Large Shells
* Attractive Glassware
* Brandy Snifters
* Candy Jars
* Milk Glass Containers
* Soap Dishes
These are just a few. You are just limited by your imagination.
Thursday, August 30, 2007
Thursday, August 23, 2007
Locating Bath/Body Product Recipes
While visiting this blog you do not see a particular recipe for a bath/body product that you would like to make, please check out the side bar categories of Related Blogs/Websites and Bath Products Website and do a search on the subject you are looking for. Since these sites have multiple recipes on differents products, it is easier to include a link than posting each and every recipe.
Please check often for more links and recipes!
Please check often for more links and recipes!
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
How to Make Lotions and Creams Manual
by Joan Morais
Publication 33-Pages
(Instant Download or Printed Version)
It took me a long time to understand how to formulate and make lotions and creams. I looked for information in books and on the internet to teach me about the process and explain it in detail. I was not able to find the information I wanted and instead became overwhelmed trying to sort through everything. This manual is the result of years of my research, personal experience and teaching classes on how to make natural body care products.
Included in this How To Manual
* 10 easy recipes: light body & face lotions, rich body lotion, after sun lotion, rich body cream, rose face cream, dry skin cream, hand cream and body souffle
* 33 pages filled with detailed information
* Oils, Butters, Herbs & Essential Oils to use in Lotions and Creams
* How to make an Herbal Infusion with Herbs and Oils
* Using Emulsifying Wax NF
* The latest information on How to Preserve your Lotions and Creams
* Clear steps to make Lotions and Creams with or without a scale
* How to formulate your own recipes with an easy chart & ratios for Lotions and Creams
* Information on Selling your Lotions and Creams
* An excellent resource list: where to buy your ingredients, containers, labels, formulators, contract packaging and challenge testing
Now available for $12.95
For more info and to purchase book go to: http://www.joanmorais.com/joansbooks/lotionsandcreams.html
About Joan Morais
Joan teaches classes on making natural body care products. Her passion is to teach others how to make natural, creative and fantastic products for the skin.
Contact Information:
Joan Morais
website: www.joanmorais.com
email: info@joanmorais.com
(707) 426-9480
Publication 33-Pages
(Instant Download or Printed Version)
It took me a long time to understand how to formulate and make lotions and creams. I looked for information in books and on the internet to teach me about the process and explain it in detail. I was not able to find the information I wanted and instead became overwhelmed trying to sort through everything. This manual is the result of years of my research, personal experience and teaching classes on how to make natural body care products.
Included in this How To Manual
* 10 easy recipes: light body & face lotions, rich body lotion, after sun lotion, rich body cream, rose face cream, dry skin cream, hand cream and body souffle
* 33 pages filled with detailed information
* Oils, Butters, Herbs & Essential Oils to use in Lotions and Creams
* How to make an Herbal Infusion with Herbs and Oils
* Using Emulsifying Wax NF
* The latest information on How to Preserve your Lotions and Creams
* Clear steps to make Lotions and Creams with or without a scale
* How to formulate your own recipes with an easy chart & ratios for Lotions and Creams
* Information on Selling your Lotions and Creams
* An excellent resource list: where to buy your ingredients, containers, labels, formulators, contract packaging and challenge testing
Now available for $12.95
For more info and to purchase book go to: http://www.joanmorais.com/joansbooks/lotionsandcreams.html
About Joan Morais
Joan teaches classes on making natural body care products. Her passion is to teach others how to make natural, creative and fantastic products for the skin.
Contact Information:
Joan Morais
website: www.joanmorais.com
email: info@joanmorais.com
(707) 426-9480
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Safe Additives for Soaps
Dried Botanicals (Not Fresh) - Crush apricot seed, Eucalyptus leaves, Green Tea, Lavender buds, Lemon Peel, Lemon Verbena Leaves, Lemongrass, Loofa,Orange peel,Peppermint Leaves, Poppy Seeds, Rose Petals, Rosehip powder, Rosemary Leaves,Sage Leaves,Sandlewood
Nuts- Almond, Coconut, Hazel Nut
Oils - Sweet Almond Oil, Coconut Oils, Cocoa buttter, Olive Oil, Palm Oil, Shea Nut butter
Spices - Allspice, Anise, Caramom, Paprika (use sparingly), Tumeric,
Vanilla pod (seeds)
Misc.- Cornmeal, Glycerin (liquid), Honey, Oatmeal, Milk Powder (goat, whole milk, buttermilk), Tapioca, Wheat Bran
Preservatives - Citric Acid, Grapefruit Seed Extract, Vitamin E Oil
Source: Designer Soapmaking by Marie Browning, Sterling Publishing, 2003. pg 19.
Nuts- Almond, Coconut, Hazel Nut
Oils - Sweet Almond Oil, Coconut Oils, Cocoa buttter, Olive Oil, Palm Oil, Shea Nut butter
Spices - Allspice, Anise, Caramom, Paprika (use sparingly), Tumeric,
Vanilla pod (seeds)
Misc.- Cornmeal, Glycerin (liquid), Honey, Oatmeal, Milk Powder (goat, whole milk, buttermilk), Tapioca, Wheat Bran
Preservatives - Citric Acid, Grapefruit Seed Extract, Vitamin E Oil
Source: Designer Soapmaking by Marie Browning, Sterling Publishing, 2003. pg 19.
Friday, August 17, 2007
Common Aromatherapy Uses
Aromatherapy as used today originated in Europe and has been practiced there since the early 1900s. Practitioners of aromatherapy believe that every oil has a vibration or note, which can be used for different therapeutic applications.
Aromatherapy can be used to relax and soothe the mind and body, to energize or even to arouse. Aromatherapy derived from the use of essential oils to solicit specific emotions. Essential oils have been used for thousands of years for their health supporting properties. The powerful aromas of essential oils affect your moods and feelings through your sense of smell.
By selecting a particular scent, you can encourage a state of relaxation, romance, healing or comfort. Essential oils can be used in Aromatherapy, to scent potpourri, lotions, cosmetics, perfumes, food flavorings and medicinally.
Additionally oils can be used in creating sachets, potpourri, reviving potpourri, and for light bulb scenting. Essential oils can also be used via the bath, diffusion, massage, or compress. Each individual person, fabric, or material may react differently to a particular suggested use.
Essential oils can be mixed in a cream essential oil combinations are applied directly to the skin for beauty care or treatmentof sores or irritations. By using different essential oils, you can control the nature of those benefits.
A unique property of plants is that many contain natural fragrance or perfume-like scents known as essential oils. Essential oils come from plants while fragrance oils are artificially created and often contain synthetic chemicals.
Essential oils are taken from a plant's flowers, leaves, stalks, bark, rind, or roots. The yield of essential oil differs with individual plant species-ranging in most cases from about 0.2 to 2.0%. That's why literally tons of plant material are required for just a few hundred pounds
of oil.
In some cases different organs of a single plant may contain essential oils of different chemical composition. In the end, even the smallest bottle of essential oil can create a lot of powerful solution. It is important to note that the benefits of aromatherapy do depend on the unique nature of each person's response to an aromatic stimulus.
About the Author
Francesca Black works in marketing at Organic Items http://www.organic-items.com/ and Aromatherapy Blends http://www.aromatherapy-blends.net/ leading portals for organic products and essential oils.
Source: ArticleTrader.com
Aromatherapy can be used to relax and soothe the mind and body, to energize or even to arouse. Aromatherapy derived from the use of essential oils to solicit specific emotions. Essential oils have been used for thousands of years for their health supporting properties. The powerful aromas of essential oils affect your moods and feelings through your sense of smell.
By selecting a particular scent, you can encourage a state of relaxation, romance, healing or comfort. Essential oils can be used in Aromatherapy, to scent potpourri, lotions, cosmetics, perfumes, food flavorings and medicinally.
Additionally oils can be used in creating sachets, potpourri, reviving potpourri, and for light bulb scenting. Essential oils can also be used via the bath, diffusion, massage, or compress. Each individual person, fabric, or material may react differently to a particular suggested use.
Essential oils can be mixed in a cream essential oil combinations are applied directly to the skin for beauty care or treatmentof sores or irritations. By using different essential oils, you can control the nature of those benefits.
A unique property of plants is that many contain natural fragrance or perfume-like scents known as essential oils. Essential oils come from plants while fragrance oils are artificially created and often contain synthetic chemicals.
Essential oils are taken from a plant's flowers, leaves, stalks, bark, rind, or roots. The yield of essential oil differs with individual plant species-ranging in most cases from about 0.2 to 2.0%. That's why literally tons of plant material are required for just a few hundred pounds
of oil.
In some cases different organs of a single plant may contain essential oils of different chemical composition. In the end, even the smallest bottle of essential oil can create a lot of powerful solution. It is important to note that the benefits of aromatherapy do depend on the unique nature of each person's response to an aromatic stimulus.
About the Author
Francesca Black works in marketing at Organic Items http://www.organic-items.com/ and Aromatherapy Blends http://www.aromatherapy-blends.net/ leading portals for organic products and essential oils.
Source: ArticleTrader.com
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