I will be at Shapes Salon and Studio http://www.shapessalonandstudio.com today, Saturday June 26,2010. Orders can always be processed via my website http://www.sudsations.com. Since I don't have a storefront, you can visit Shapes Salon and Studio to check out my handmade soap, body creme, lotion bars, gift sets, and liquid foaming soap. Hope to see you there!
Relax. Luxuriate. Enjoy.
Coleen
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Monday, June 21, 2010
Sudsations visit to Shapes Salon and Studio
Sudsations products are available at Shapes Salon and Studio http://www.shapessalonandstudio.com/ in downtown Denver. I visited the salon on June 12, 2010 and set up a display table. This allowed customers to test my Body Creme and Lotion Bars. We also had a chance to talk about the benefits of handmade bath and body products. Sudsations products are made with pure vegetable oils, essential oils, and botanicals. I use a few fragrance oils when an essential oil is not available for a certain fragrance. I do not use any parabens or chemicals in any of my products.
DISPLAY TABLE
I enjoyed talking with customers so I could answer their specific questions about my products. Most often, just trying my Body Creme is enough for someone to understand how wonderful it feels on the skin.
HANDMADE SOAP, MILK BATH, LOTION BARS
HANDMADE BODY CREME AND LIP BALM
GIFT BASKETS
PROPRIETOR, COLEEN VERALDO
I will be at Shapes Salon and Studio again on Saturday June 26, 2010 from 10:00am - 3:00pm. Please stop by to test some of my products, or just to say hello!!
Relax. Luxuriate. Enjoy.
Coleen
DISPLAY TABLE
I enjoyed talking with customers so I could answer their specific questions about my products. Most often, just trying my Body Creme is enough for someone to understand how wonderful it feels on the skin.
HANDMADE SOAP, MILK BATH, LOTION BARS
HANDMADE BODY CREME AND LIP BALM
GIFT BASKETS
PROPRIETOR, COLEEN VERALDO
I will be at Shapes Salon and Studio again on Saturday June 26, 2010 from 10:00am - 3:00pm. Please stop by to test some of my products, or just to say hello!!
Relax. Luxuriate. Enjoy.
Coleen
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
The process of making Cold Process Handmade Soap
Sudsations utilizes the Cold Process Method of soap-making, which relies almost exclusively on the heat generated by the chemical reaction of fatty acids from vegetable oils and alkali, or lye, to produce soap. This process is known as saponification. No external heat is applied once the ingredients have been mixed. Because of this process, there is no free lye remaining in the finished soap.
The benefit of saponification, and handmade soap in general, is all natural glycerin remains in the finished product, unlike mass-produced soap. Glycerin is a natural humectant, emulsifier, and skin-softener.
1. Gathering all products needed for soap making before starting the process.
2. Donning proper safety attire.
3. Mixing the Sodium Hydroxide with Distilled Water to create the Lye Mixture.
4. Adding purple herb blend to the lye mixture for color.
5. Weighing out all the necessary oils.
6. Melting the oils.
7. Once the oils are melted they can then be mixed with the Lye solution.
8. Adding the lye solution to the melted oils.
9. Using a stick blender to mix the lye and oil until trace is achieved. Trace is achieved when some of the mixture is dribbled on top and leaves a 'trace' on top of the mixture where the dribbled amounts landed. Once the soap mixture has reached trace any essential oils or fragrance can be added for scent. Herbs or botanicals can also be added for additional color or texture.
10. The soap mixture is then poured into a soap mold.
11. After 24 hours the soap is unmolded.
12. The soap can then be cut into individual bars in another day or two after the initial unmolding.
13. The finished product must then cure for 4 weeks. After the final curing there is no free lye left in the finished soap. What is left in the final bars of soap is the natural glycerin produced during the soap making process. Commercially made soap has the natural glycerin removed, which is then sold separately for use in other products.
The process of making handmade soap is labor intensive. The benefits of handmade soap are tremendous, and worth the extra cost compared to a commercially made bar of soap. Supporting reputable handmade soap makers is a good thing!
Relax. Luxuriate. Enjoy.
Coleen
The benefit of saponification, and handmade soap in general, is all natural glycerin remains in the finished product, unlike mass-produced soap. Glycerin is a natural humectant, emulsifier, and skin-softener.
1. Gathering all products needed for soap making before starting the process.
2. Donning proper safety attire.
3. Mixing the Sodium Hydroxide with Distilled Water to create the Lye Mixture.
4. Adding purple herb blend to the lye mixture for color.
5. Weighing out all the necessary oils.
6. Melting the oils.
7. Once the oils are melted they can then be mixed with the Lye solution.
8. Adding the lye solution to the melted oils.
9. Using a stick blender to mix the lye and oil until trace is achieved. Trace is achieved when some of the mixture is dribbled on top and leaves a 'trace' on top of the mixture where the dribbled amounts landed. Once the soap mixture has reached trace any essential oils or fragrance can be added for scent. Herbs or botanicals can also be added for additional color or texture.
10. The soap mixture is then poured into a soap mold.
11. After 24 hours the soap is unmolded.
12. The soap can then be cut into individual bars in another day or two after the initial unmolding.
13. The finished product must then cure for 4 weeks. After the final curing there is no free lye left in the finished soap. What is left in the final bars of soap is the natural glycerin produced during the soap making process. Commercially made soap has the natural glycerin removed, which is then sold separately for use in other products.
The process of making handmade soap is labor intensive. The benefits of handmade soap are tremendous, and worth the extra cost compared to a commercially made bar of soap. Supporting reputable handmade soap makers is a good thing!
Relax. Luxuriate. Enjoy.
Coleen
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