Inside the quiet alchemy of artisan soapmaking Luxury soap doesn’t begin as a bar. It begins as an idea — a mood, a season, a story told through scent and texture. Before it ever reaches your hands, it passes through a meticulous, almost meditative process where science meets artistry. Today, I’m opening the studio door to show you how a simple blend of oils becomes a refined, sensorial object to bring pleasure to daily life.  1. Choosing the Oils Each oil brings its own pers

Shea butter has become a popular ingredient in skin care products, and for good reason. Its rich, creamy texture and nourishing properties have been exploited for many generations in western Africa, where shea trees grow. I've tried and tested many soap recipes and have found that when I include this luxurious ingredient the nourishing properties of the soap radically improve. Customers who have tried my soaps regularaly report back that their skin feels softer and more hydra

Two of the reasons I developed my soap business were to exploit natural ingredients as much as possible and because I love creating new colours, scents, shapes... Here are some of the natural ingredients I use to colour the soaps I make Turmeric (yellow) Paprika (orange) Alkannet (purple) Annatto (orange) I infuse the powders in olive oil which I then substitute into the recipe I'm making. I also use a varity of clays which come in pastel shades and also add cleansing and pur

Have you ever noticed that after washing with a regular grocery bought bar of soap your skin feels dry? Have you tried an artisan soap?...

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The short answer is no! - at least they shouldn’t be. The shampoo bars you find at La Danse des Savons are syndet bars but unfortunately,...

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Soap is something we use every day, but few people actually know what it is. Well. It’s simply the product of the chemical reaction...

It has always struck me as incredible that soap is made from oils and sodium hydroxide, when we want soap to clean away oily substances...

Choosing what oils and butters to use, is the first step when formulating a soap recipe. When I first got into soap making I tried and...

Today I’m launching my first two colloidal oatmeal soaps so …what is colloidal Oatmeal? Colloidal oatmeal is simply oatmeal (Avena...

I’ve mentioned in a previous blog, that I love the creative aspect of soap making and try to use natural colours as much as possible. So,...

Have you ever noticed that using a regular bar of soap from the grocery store, leaves your skin feeling dry and even itchy? Until I...