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Valentine’s Day Soap Making and More

Soap Oils — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:01:29 +0000

We hope everyone is having a wonderful New Year! Can you believe that we’re already finished with the first month. By now, you should have all of the Christmas soaps sold, the decorations put away, and perhaps you have possible regained most of your energy back from the chaos of the Holidays. We know recovery time is often needed. For those of you who like to get a head start on your soap making, you’ve probably already either made your Valentine’s Day soap, or have it setting somewhere if your office, house, or soap making studio. We’re really excited about this Valentine’s Day, since every year, we seem to see more and more soap makers doing higher sales and reported more demand for their product.

We imagine chocolate scented anything is terribly popular around this time of the year (or anytime for that matter!). Below are some amazing Valentine’s Day soap Making ideas. <3 We’re feelin’ the love already!

Handmade soaps featured in this post were made by the following:

Great Cakes Soap Works

Misiuk

DeShawn Marie

Winter 2011-2012 Soap Making Showcase Series

Soap Oils — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:30:05 +0000

We hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! What a wonderful Holiday! The colors, the cozy fires, and of course the great food! We have begun our Winter 2011-2012 Soap Making Showcase Series, and we have gotten some amazing photos sent to us of some of the gorgeous Handmade Soaps that you have made for the Winter and Holiday season. We’re going to try to highlight everyone that sends in their photos, so feel free to send yours to us!

Now on to today’s Featured Soap Making Showcase!

Featured Soap Maker: Linda White

Company: The Healthy Soap Company / Linda’s Healthy Naturals

Hails from: Missoula, Montana

Christmas Holiday Soap Making Showcase

Soap Oils — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 19:53:16 +0000

There are few things we love more at Cibaria Soap Supply than showcasing amazing Handmade Soaps and Soap Making talent! We’ve asked our friends and followers on Twitter and Facebook to help us out by sending us some of their Holiday / Christmas Soap Making creations, and we’ve got some amazing stuff to show you! We’re so excited when this time of the year rolls around – and the HUGE sense of camaraderie that elevates even more within the Soap Making community.

Without further ado, here are some amazing Handmade Soaps to get you in the Holiday / Christmas Spirit! (wish we had some Hanukkah soaps in here!)

Ginger L’Orange Gourmet Soap By AbbeyJames

Handmade Christmas Soap by Belle Journee’

Reindeer Games By Forget Me Not Soap Shop

Icy Peppermint Goat Milk Soap By A Bath Shoppe

Chai Latte Soap By Summerfield Soaps

Fresh Snow Scented Christmas Tree Soap by: Pink’s Pleasures

Holiday Eggnog Soap By: BubblesUpByBethieB

Fir Needle Vegan Handmade Soap by DeShawnMarie

Christmas / Holiday Pointsettia Soap Favor / Gift By: EnchantingSoapFavors

Cookies for Santa Shea Butter Soap By LatherTech

Elf Sweat Cupcake Soap By: Sherrilenett

Stocking Stuffer Christmas Mini’s By Tiera Steele

Festive Orange Spice or Christmas Glisten By Celine Blacow

Sweet Treat Gift Sets – By Anita Nickens

Cravings By K-Cherie’ Soaps

Soap Making and The Holidays

Soap Oils — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 16:31:17 +0000

Can you believe the Holidays are once again quickly approaching? Wasn’t it just a few months ago that we were showcasing some amazing creations in our blog post about Thanksgiving and Holiday Soap Making? I’m pretty sure it was just a few months ago that we made a splash with our 2009 Handmade Holiday Soap Showcase !

2010 Handmade Soap Making Trends

We’ve already seen some amazing Christmas and Holiday Handmade soaps popping up, and we are very much looking forward to featuring them right here! We love supporting our Soap Making community, and we definitely wish that Apple Computers would hurry up and invent the “smell scents though a computer” function! We’re sure it’s coming soon!

So far, we’ve seen a few prominent Soap making trends for the 2010 Holiday season.

1. Lots of Chocolate-scented Products (which we’re pretty sure there can’t ever be enough of)

2. Warm tones and colors for the fall – lots of spices and pumpkin scents! (which we LOVE)

3. Creative wrapping and packaging (we’ve seen 40% more of this so far!)

4. More molds and food-esque looking handmade soaps.

We’re hoping to be able to pull all of these trends together in one blog post, with photos of course!

Cibaria Soap Supply’s Big Fall Contest!

Have you nominated your favorite Soap Maker yet? You can nominate yourself, or someone whose work you’ve admired from afar. We’re pretty sure they’ll appreciate the sentiment. At the end, we’ll tally all of the results, and let you vote on the people with the most nominations!

So what are you waiting for! Click here for details on how to nominate the BEST SOAP MAKER ever!

Soap Making Oils

And of course, what we’re really known for is supplying high-quality Soap Making Oils (Carrier Oils / Base Oils / Fixed Oils ) to the Handmade Soap Making and Body Care industry. We made sure to stock up on all of this Winter”s Essentials for Soap Making!

Now In stock for your Winter Soap Making:

Coconut Oil 76 Degrees

Organic Virgin Coconut Oil

Shea Butter, Refined

Organic Shea Butter

And much more! Check us out at www.CibariaSoapSupply.com for ordering and pricing

The Big Fall Soap Maker Contest!

Soap Oils — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 21:30:06 +0000

It’s Contest Time Again!

Cibaria Soap Supply is happy to announce it’s Big Fall Soap Maker Contest!

Show ‘Em What You’re Made of!!!

This is the season when Soap Makers bring out the best of their skills to showcase before the busy holiday season, and we want to help you showcase those skills! Nominate someone (or yourself) to win the chance at being a Featured Soap Maker on our blog/ and upcoming newsletter, as well as a free 20 minute consultation with an experienced internet marketer and web consultant to help you promote, brand, and sell!

How to Nominate Someone For Our Big Fall Soap Maker Feature and Contest!

How: You can nominate someone via Twitter, Facebook, this Blog Post’s Comments, or Email. Make sure to “@CibariaSoapOils” your twitter post, and “@CibariaSoapSupply your Facebook posts so we can track nominations.

Say: Simply state “I nominate (insert name here) for the Big Fall Soap Maker Feature and Contest” via Twitter, Facebook, or Email. Include a photo of one of their best Soap Creations with your nomination (or a link to the photo if on twitter or Facebook). See how many people nominate you back! See how many people that you know get nominated! It’s big thrills all around! Show someone that their work is appreciated and admired! You’ll be surprised at how many people love being nominated for things.

When: Nominations will be tallied by December 15th, 2010 - so Make sure to have your nominations in by that time!

Ready, Set, Go!

So… Who do you nominate!!!??

Amazing Halloween Soap Making Ideas!

Soap Oils — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 19:13:56 +0000

Can you believe it – just a little over a month, and Halloween will be upon us! Ghouls, ghosts, goblins, and pumpkins galore! We can’t wait!

This time of year is really one of the best for soap makers to flex their creative muscle and get into some fun little side projects for kids (and the young at heart). We’re especially fond of the pumpkin scents and abundance of candy-related soaps that happen during the fall season.

We have gathered some of our favorite Halloween Soap Making photos from Flickr.com, and are very excited to present to you our fine collection of Halloween Soaps from amazingly talented Soap Makers from all over the world!

An adorable Halloween Soap By Loveleesoaps!

Adorable ghouls and eyes by cupcakesoapcafe!

The black soap bar, chunks and dots are anise and the orange is scented with kumquat. By CupCake Nana

Neat and Clean – The Halloween Wholesale collection by Sunbasilgarden

Cute little ghosts in a Soapsicle! By SoapyLove

Eww – Brains in a Cupscake! (but it’s soap). By Sunbasilgarden

Amazing little dark cupcake soaps by Kcsoapsnmore

Scary skulls for Halloween! By Brambleberry

Harvest Moon Cold Process Soap By Lippincott Soap Co

A super cute soap – classic and hints of nice swirls! By t-lifephoto‘

Have you seen some amazing Halloween soap ideas? What are some current trends that you have noticed when it comes to Halloween and Fall soap making?? We’d love to hear your thoughts!

Soap Making in the Fall!

Soap Oils — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 14:48:53 +0000

Fall has to be one of the most magical times of the year. All of the prep work that goes into huge Thanksgiving meals and amazing Christmas mornings happens right now. Families are coordinating, plans are forming, children are refining their wish lists, and the soap makers are churning out fresh handmade Fall Soaps!

We know a lot of work goes into soap, but I’ve noticed that this time of year seems to be the most hectic for many of our Soap Making customers. All of the custom orders just beginning to trickle in, and the many questions about “can you make this scent”, and “my friend has this kind of skin, what should she use?” In the end, we know it all wraps neatly into one pumpkin-spice scented blur as Christmas soon dominates our schedules.

We’ve been looking to soap makers to find out what ingredients they are finding most needed during the fall months… and that is our question of the week!

What Soap Making Ingredients do you find essential over the fall months? (as far as Carrier Oils, Scents, and Molds?)

This gorgeous soap is made by Suds N Such

Amazing Summer Soap Making Ideas!

Soap Oils — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 16:58:09 +0000

We’ve seen some amazing handmade soaps pop up this summer! You guys just keep getting better and better! We never ceased to be impressed by your creativity and innovation! As more people learn about the benefits of using all-natural, hand-made soap, you all make it so easy to make the switch from store-bought with your delicious looking designs and insanely great scent ideas!

Jamaica Hands Glow Handmade Soap. By VistahSoap

Ingredients: Olive Oil, Organic Palm Oil,Coconut Oil, Distilled Water, Sodium Hydroxide, Sunflower oil, Canola Oil, Castor Oil, Fragrance Oil, Mineral Oxide, Blueberry seeds, Strawberry seeds, Kiwi seeds, Tussah Noil Silk.

Summer Melon Berries Shea Butter and Olive Oil Soap By: Kimberquinn

Ingredients: Coconut Oil, Palm Oil, Safflower Oil, Glycerine (kosher, of vegetable origin), Purified Water, Sodium Hydroxide (saponifying agent), Sorbitol (moisturizer), Sorbitan oleate (emulsifer), Soy bean protein,Shea butter,Olive oil

Cute Creamsicles! By Annakatesoaps

Salty Watermelon Soaps – Limited Edition Glycerine Soaps By: Soothing Suds

Summer Sherbet Soap Splendor By: Ajsweetsoap

Blueberry Smooth Hand-crafted Soap By: Tallulah’s Soaps

Ingredients: vegetable glycerin, palm oil, coconut oil, purified water, fragrance, herbs, botanicals, mica powders, pigment oxides, love

Jubilee Handmade Soap, Green Apple and French Lavender By: Alchemic Muse

Ingredients: Olea Europaea (Olive) Oil, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Distilled Water, Sodium Hydroxide, Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Oil, Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter, Mangifera Indica (Mango) Seed Butter, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter), Lavandula Officinalis (French Lavender) Oil, Fragrance, Chromium Oxide Green, Ultramarines

Coconut Isle Cold Process Soap Bar By: Lippincott Soap Co

Ingredients: water, olive oil, coconut oil, palm oil, canola oil, lye, *fragrance, shea butter, castor oil, coloring

Hula Girl Cold Process Soap Bar By: Lippincott Soap Co.

Ingredients: water, olive oil, coconut oil, palm oil, canola oil, lye, *fragrance, shea butter, castor oil, coloring

Heirloom Tomato Soap By: SunBasilGarden

Ingredients: glycerin, goats milk, coconut oil, palm oil, castor seed oil, safflower seed oil, water, sorbitol, sorbitan oleate, soybean protein, titanium dioxide, fragrance oil

Slice of Summer – Home Made Cold Process Soap Tropical Island and Raspberry with Strawberry Seeds By:MoonShineSoaps

Ingredients: olive oil, coconut oil, essential oils, lard, tallow, distilled water, rain water, sodium hydroxide, botanicals

How to Find the Perfect Soap Making Oil

Soap Oils — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 18:09:00 +0000

Every soap maker knows that one of the most important steps in the process of soap creation is the selection of the oils and scents to fully customize the experience. As with any decision when choosing elements of creation, there are benefits to each individual ingredient that today we can hope to shed some light on, and each selection has its own special use. Almond oil can be used in soaps as a great mellow, soothing, non-irritating oil for great use on skin. Apricot kernel oil is particularly light, extremely nourishing to the skin and excellent around the eyes and neck. According to the AMA’s committee on Cutaneous Health it does help make the skin feel softer and smoother, reduces roughness, cracking and irritation, and may possibly withhold the fine wrinkles of aging.

Avocado oil has qualities that are good for the reduction of dryness and itchy skin from psoriasis, eczema, while being rich in vitamins A, C, D, and E. This oil would be well used in soap for the reduction of age spots, healing scars, and healing the top layers of the skin. Castor oil is best used in the production of a good hard bar of soap, where it will create a protective barrier once applied upon the skin. For soaps producing high levels of lather that give the hair and scalp a brilliant shine, use coconut oil, which is also very soothing and nourishing on dry skin. Grapeseed oil is valued for its use in hyperallergenic products because of its lack of triggers in the highly allergic. Additionally, grapeseed oil is non greasy and works wonders around the eyes and neck areas. Jojoba oil is an amazing substance, resembing the chemical composition of whale oil, and the natural coating that covers the human skin to keep it supple. The jojoba oil is perfect for any skin type, and due to its low fragrence level it is a good use as a perfume base, and has been proven to increase skin softness by 37% , with a decrease of 25% in skin wrinkles and is hypoallergenic.

Olive oil is highly nutritive and stable. Contains protein, minerals and vitamins, superior penetrating power, and has acidic and antioxidant values. Olive oil is high in unsaponifiables, which is a large group of compounds called plant steroids or sterolins. They soften and moisturize the skin, have superior moisturizing effect on the upper layer of the skin and reduces scars. Peanut oil creates a soft conditioning bar soap with a long lasting lather. It is highly unsaturated though, so it is prone to going rancid. Make sure you don’t use more than 20% of peanut oil in a batch of soap. Peanut oil is also regarded as a non-drying, conditioning oil, similar to olive and castor oil. It has a good amount of vitamin E. Some people are allergic to peanut oil, so please mark you labels accordingly. Shea butter is often used as a base oil in many soaps, because it is an excellent ointment base releasing medications faster than other well known bases. Shea Butter is used in many different applications such as lip care, hand cream,sun care, soaps, body lotions, baby care products and others, and has very valuable qualities. The oil from soybeans if prized for its high levels of vitamin C, A, E, and K. Soybean oil is a versatile carrier which is suitable for general massage and is increasingly popular among massage therapists as an alternative to sweet almond oil. Use it on its own or blend it with other carrier oils.

The fragrance choice is one of the most distinguishing factors about homemade soaps, and there are many decisions to make when doing so. First of all, the decision for either essential scents, or fragrance oils can determine what the finished product will represent to the consumer. If you are wanting to create a full organic soap, then it is suggested to use essential scents in line with organic oils due to their lack of chemical additives, and natural flavor. Fragrance oils are better to be used when creating non naturally-occuring scents, such as hybrids (ie; almond biscotti).

We here at Cibaria Soap Supply hope that this has been helpful for you, and encourage you to get creative and think about what new kinds of soap you can make! Have a great day soapers! =)

Creative Soap Making Inspired by Food!

Soap Oils — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 22:24:45 +0000

As a soap maker, we’re sure you’ve tested many looks, textures, colors, and scents for your soaps. After all, the product is the core of your business, right? Well, there’s no better way to win your customers hearts than through their stomachs! Although they can’t actually eat your food-like creations, they’ll be sure to marvel at them! And of course, who doesn’t like reminders of their favorite tasty treats in their showers? (besides someone who may be on a diet.

We’ve gathered some of our favorite food-inspired soap creations here, and we’re excited to showcase all of the amazing things soap makers are doing to bring a bit of the kitchen into your bathroom!

We imagine that a bit of play on scents, and you’ve got yourself raving fanatics as customers in no time!

Let the Food-Inspired Soap Showcase Begin!!!

Some More Amazing Foodie Soap Finds!

Food Soap – Illusion 360

Don’t Eat the Soap!

Scented Bakery Soaps

Food and Dessert Soap Molds for your Creating Pleasure!

Silicone Food Molds

Spinning Lead Molds

Fortune Cooke Soap Mold

Cupcake Soap Molds

Candy Mold Central

Know of any other good places to get food-related and inspired Soap Molds?? Please post them below! Thanks in advance for sharing your sources with the Soap Making community here on The Soap Box blog.

The Soap Box » Creative and Unique Soap Making

Valentine’s Day Soap Making and More

Other Posts You May Find Helpful:

Winter 2011-2012 Soap Making Showcase Series

Featured Soap Maker: Linda White

Company: The Healthy Soap Company / Linda’s Healthy Naturals

Hails from: Missoula, Montana

Other Posts You May Find Helpful:

Christmas Holiday Soap Making Showcase

Ginger L’Orange Gourmet Soap By AbbeyJames

Handmade Christmas Soap by Belle Journee’

Reindeer Games By Forget Me Not Soap Shop

Icy Peppermint Goat Milk Soap By A Bath Shoppe

Chai Latte Soap By Summerfield Soaps

Fresh Snow Scented Christmas Tree Soap by: Pink’s Pleasures

Holiday Eggnog Soap By: BubblesUpByBethieB

Fir Needle Vegan Handmade Soap by DeShawnMarie

Christmas / Holiday Pointsettia Soap Favor / Gift By: EnchantingSoapFavors

Cookies for Santa Shea Butter Soap By LatherTech

Elf Sweat Cupcake Soap By: Sherrilenett

Stocking Stuffer Christmas Mini’s By Tiera Steele

Festive Orange Spice or Christmas Glisten By Celine Blacow

Sweet Treat Gift Sets – By Anita Nickens

Cravings By K-Cherie’ Soaps

Other Posts You May Find Helpful:

Soap Making and The Holidays

2010 Handmade Soap Making Trends

Cibaria Soap Supply’s Big Fall Contest!

Soap Making Oils

Other Posts You May Find Helpful:

The Big Fall Soap Maker Contest!

Show ‘Em What You’re Made of!!!

How to Nominate Someone For Our Big Fall Soap Maker Feature and Contest!

So… Who do you nominate!!!??

Other Posts You May Find Helpful:

Amazing Halloween Soap Making Ideas!

Other Posts You May Find Helpful:

Soap Making in the Fall!

Other Posts You May Find Helpful:

Amazing Summer Soap Making Ideas!

Other Posts You May Find Helpful:

How to Find the Perfect Soap Making Oil

Other Posts You May Find Helpful:

Creative Soap Making Inspired by Food!

Let the Food-Inspired Soap Showcase Begin!!!

Some More Amazing Foodie Soap Finds!

Food and Dessert Soap Molds for your Creating Pleasure!

Other Posts You May Find Helpful: