By Amber Beltran
CHOICES, CHOICES, CHOICES! Without having a “Bubba Gump moment” and naming off each and every design technique available to soap makers, I’ll just say that when it comes to taking...
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By Amber Beltran
A SOAP MAKING NIGHTMARE! Alright, you caught me! While the blue blob in the picture above isn’t really soap at all (It’s Playdoh I borrowed from my son on an...
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By Amber Beltran
YOU’LL KNOW WHAT I DID LAST SUMMER While I couldn’t resist adding a little 90’s “cult classic” humor to the introduction of this blog, the events of last summer weren’t...
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By Amber Beltran
GONE, AND ACCIDENTALLY FORGOTTEN Have you ever had that lingering feeling that you’ve forgotten something? Maybe you left the house in such a hurry, you can’t quite recall turning the...
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By Amber Beltran
SWEET INSPIRATION! Throughout this past year of being so incredibly blessed and fortunate to contribute to Nurture Soap’s blog as a guest writer, I think there’s one word that’s come...
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By Carrie Jack
At Nurture Soap, we were fortunate enough to have a personal interview with Bee of Sorcery Soap. She is one of the most genuine and inspirational people we have met...
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By Amber Beltran
RESINS ROCK! After covering both Opoponax and Copal resins in previous blog posts, it probably comes as no surprise that I positively adore botanical resins! I love grinding them down...
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By Amber Beltran
JUMPING TO CONCLUSIONS Hello crafty companions! For as long as the title of this week’s blog is, the answer to the question above can actually be summed up in a...
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By Amber Beltran
CHIT CHAT & SOAPING “SECRETS”! I wish there was a coffee house (Or tea house, for those who prefer tea over coffee!) that was big enough to hold us all....
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By Amber Beltran
OCTOBER IS IN THE AIR! Ahhh, it’s finally October, and you know what that means! It means Halloween (The best holiday of the whole year!) is right around the corner!...
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By Amber Beltran
SOAP MAKING CLEANUP; EVERYONE’S LEAST FAVORITE PART! For this week’s soap project, I wanted to make a beer soap which would include a design that resembled bubbles floating to the...
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By Carrie Jack
Learn all about how to label colors, how micas are made and what they are, and so much more. Handouts are included with these slides so you can follow along...
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By Carrie Jack
People often wonder if a certain fragrance can be used in lotions, candles, body butters, perfumes, etc. If the fragrance you’re using has IFRA documentation available, you can determine if...
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By Carrie Jack
Many people who make handmade products often ask if a certain color is approved in a certain product. Learning to read the FDA Color Tables will give you this information...
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By Carrie Jack
We know many products as soap. Shower gel is soap, the stuff we wash our dishes with is soap, and even the detergent we clean our clothes with is often...
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