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Shampoo Bars – are they soap?

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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DIY skin care basics

Though I only offer soaps on my website, I actually make lots of other skin care products... but only for personal use. The main reason I...

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Responsible soap making

One of the reasons I embarked on soap making was a continuation of my quest to make as many body care products as possible myself - so as...

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What is soap?

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...

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Soap is chemistry!

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...

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What oils are in my soaps?

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...

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Colloidal oatmeal

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

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Nature's paint palette

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,...

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Why choose artisan soap?

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...