The Soap Box » Soap Making http://blog.cibariasoapsupply.com Exploring Soap Making and Soap Making Oils Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:01:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Winter 2011-2012 Soap Making Showcase Series http://blog.cibariasoapsupply.com/2011/11/30/winter-2012-soap-making-showcase-series/ http://blog.cibariasoapsupply.com/2011/11/30/winter-2012-soap-making-showcase-series/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:30:05 +0000 Soap Oils http://blog.cibariasoapsupply.com/?p=507 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

 

Bright Marble 2 Earthy Clean Golden Layers Orange, Clove & Lemon Oatmeal soap Plain White Soap Sage Sage

 

 

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]]> http://blog.cibariasoapsupply.com/2011/11/30/winter-2012-soap-making-showcase-series/feed/ 2 Fall and Winter at Cibaria Soap Supply http://blog.cibariasoapsupply.com/2011/11/14/fall-and-winter-at-cibaria-soap-supply/ http://blog.cibariasoapsupply.com/2011/11/14/fall-and-winter-at-cibaria-soap-supply/#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:04:22 +0000 Soap Oils http://blog.cibariasoapsupply.com/?p=490 It’s that time of year again, and we are eagerly awaiting viewing your Fall and Winter soap creations! Every year, the handmade soap making bar is raised when seasoned soap makers release their new colors, scents, and shapes. In addition to this, we’ve been online long enough to see many of our newbie online soap making friends flourish into insanely talented handcrafted soap makers!

It’s truly inspiring!

As per usual, I don’t blog empty-handed. I am holding on to an announcement, that is sure to make your Holiday season a bit more special.

So stick around, be sure to follow our Twitter, and our Facebook – You’re not going to want to miss this update!

Want to Know Before Everyone Else Knows?

If you’re already signed up for our Cibaria Soap Supply Email List – then you’ve got the special privilege of knowing this announcement before ANYONE else does! Not signed up? Don’t fear! It’s not too late to sign up for our email newsletter, simply enter your email address on in the newsletter slot on our Soap Supply Website!

 

 

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]]> http://blog.cibariasoapsupply.com/2011/11/14/fall-and-winter-at-cibaria-soap-supply/feed/ 0 Gorgeous Summer Soap Making to Inspire! http://blog.cibariasoapsupply.com/2011/07/07/gorgeous-summer-soap-making-to-inspire/ http://blog.cibariasoapsupply.com/2011/07/07/gorgeous-summer-soap-making-to-inspire/#comments Thu, 07 Jul 2011 16:04:15 +0000 Soap Oils http://blog.cibariasoapsupply.com/?p=466 Over here at Cibaria Soap Supply, we really really love the summer! And in our neck of the woods, summer has sure taken it’s sweet time to get here! Even in otherwise “Sunny” Southern California, we’ve experience long months of rainy / gloomy weather in what is otherwise known as the hottest time of the year for us! Just as of a week or two ago has the weather started to warm up to it’s normal mid-90′s temps and the gloomy and rainy days have hopefully shown the last of themselves.

To celebrate summer’s triumphant arrival, we’ve compiled a showcase of some of our favorite Summer-Inspired Soaps! As you can see, they range quite a bit in method, scent, shape, and color. We wanted to try to include as many soap making methods as possible, and hopefully we were successful in doing this!

 

Handmade Summer Soap Ice Cream

This oh-so-cute creation was crafted by Lily Bay Soap, which doesn’t seem to have a working Etsy page at this time. If anyone knows where this person currently sells, please let us know, and we’ll link their store!

Summer Soap Making Watermelon Bar

SUPER Cute Watermelon Soap Bars – and they smell like watermelon too! Crafted by Sweet Body Soaps

Soap Making Natural Organic

Words can’t describe how we feel about this soap! It’s just all-around impressive! Besides looking like a deliciously edible treat, this soap features bright colors, and fruit molded shapes on top! We’re not sure how they achieved this look, but it’s great! Crafted by Alegria Mediterraneo Soap

Raspberry Lemonade Loofa Soap

This quenching Raspberry Lemonade Loofa soap looks as refreshing as it does colorful! Gorgeous, vivid colors with a citrus-looking loofa in the middle make this creation a true favorite! Crafted by Eliza Grason

Shea butter Pomegranate Soap

Shea Butter Pomegranate Soap – Made with Olive oil, Coconut oil, Sweet Almond oil, distilled water, sodium hydroxide, Shea butter, fragrance, and mica – This fresh creation hits the spot with perfect moisture and scent combinations! Crafted by Sutter Buttes Soap Company

Unique and Creative Summer Handmade Soap Making

This Wildberry Zinger Tea soap is bright, cheerful, and creative! We’re loving the white against the neon colors, and the adorable dotted theme. This unique creation was crafted by Burnt Mill Candles & Soap

Cold Press CP Soap Making

A CP Soap With Mango Butter and Avocado Oil – This passionate, but simply summer soap looks fresh and lively, as well as moisturizing! Crafted by MacSoapy

Amazing Coconut Thai Goatsmik Soap

This nourishing soap features an awesome variation of the traditional coconut and it’s scent combines coconut milk with lemongrass, vanilla and musk. Crafted by Wicked Soap

Cool Citrus Basil Cold Press Soap

Cool Citrus Basil Soap – provides a cool and refreshing kind of clean – perfect for those who spend a bit too much time in the sun happen to get sunburnt – or those who just love the nourishing moisture and clean that this great soap will bring! Crafted by Forget Me Not Soap Shop

Cold Press handmade Soap

Cold Press Boston Tea Party Soap – Features the cool and collected colors of a nice summer breeze! Ingredients include: Coconut oil, palm oil, Shea Butter, Castor Oil, Olive Oil, Avocado oil, vegetable Shortening, Canola Oil, Fragrance, Micas, grapeseed oil, and Cosmetic grade Glitter. Crafted by: Nature’s Essence Soaps

Summer Soap Making Ideas

Caribbean Coral Reef Soap – SLS FREE – We love this soap’s bright colors, and all-natural ingredients that include Olive Oil, Shea Butter, Coconut Oil, Sweet Almond Oil, Jojoba Oil, Avocado Oil, and Castor Oil! Crafted By Happy Bubbles Soap!

Handmade Soap Oils

This Sweet Orange Blossom Soap is radiant and skillfully crafted to look nice, neat, and put-together. It’s colors scream summertime sunsets and it’s ingredients include all-natural glycerine with goat’s milk for a smooth and moisturizing lather. Crafted By: It’s Almost Bath Time

What are Some of YOUR Favorite Summertime Soaps? Feel free to leave your 2 cents in our comments!

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]]> http://blog.cibariasoapsupply.com/2011/07/07/gorgeous-summer-soap-making-to-inspire/feed/ 5 Survey Time! What Do you Want us To Stock? http://blog.cibariasoapsupply.com/2011/01/28/survey-time-what-soap-making-oils-do-you-want-us-to-stock/ http://blog.cibariasoapsupply.com/2011/01/28/survey-time-what-soap-making-oils-do-you-want-us-to-stock/#comments Fri, 28 Jan 2011 08:35:53 +0000 Soap Oils http://blog.cibariasoapsupply.com/?p=417 Want Cibaria to stock more Soap Makings Oils and Butters?

This is your chance to voice your needs! Below, you will find a very important survey.  Cibaria Soap Supply invites you to voice your Soap Making Oil needs! Please select up to 20 items that you are currently buying or needing to buy, but haven’t been able to find on our store. We are especially calling upon our existing customers, as well as those who need to buy from us, but currently don’t because we don’t carry all of your preferred products.

If you are not planning on purchasing in the near future, or are out of our shipping proximity, we kindly ask that you refrain from voting in this survey, so we can keep the data as accurate as possible for our valued Cibaria Soap Supply clients.

Make Your voice heard! Your VOTES COUNT, as they WILL directly affect what products we add to our store!

Select up to 20 products that you’d like us to stock:

Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll.

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]]> http://blog.cibariasoapsupply.com/2011/01/28/survey-time-what-soap-making-oils-do-you-want-us-to-stock/feed/ 2 The Winner Is… http://blog.cibariasoapsupply.com/2010/12/21/the-winner-is/ http://blog.cibariasoapsupply.com/2010/12/21/the-winner-is/#comments Tue, 21 Dec 2010 20:39:46 +0000 Soap Oils http://blog.cibariasoapsupply.com/?p=402 Hello Soap Maker / Bath & Beauty friends, colleagues, and awesome people!

We’re very excited to announce the winner of our Big Fall Soap Maker Contest!!

After a nice tally of votes, we’ve got a winner! This winner makes some amazing products and we agree with you that they are quite deserving of being our Big Fall Soap Maker contest winner! They also have a rather hefty social following, so their voters were quite loyal to place their votes in favor of ….

Handmade Soap

SoaperStar Soaps!!!!

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Soaper Star Stats:

Website: http://www.soaperstar.com/index.htm

About: From her site: “Soaperstar is a new small Irish soap company based in Dublin – we specialise in the design and handcrafted of luxury glycerine soaps, all made in our own home.

Hi! My name is Celine and I am the creative inspiration behind Soaperstar.  I started soapmaking due to a chance conversation with a friend which seemed to click some button in my head that said “that’s a great idea!”.  It also tapped into a creative streak in me that has been long since buried.. but now, very happily, rediscovered!”

Products: “The home of fabulous luxury goatsmilk & glycerine soaps, Sheer Luxury Body Butters & Sheer Luxury Lip Butters”

Photo Gallery: Here

Celine, please send over your email address and we’ll get you all set up with your prize!

Honorable Mention:

There was one other Soap Maker that came in at a nice, solid, second place, and we wanted to be sure and give her a big Cibaria Soap Supply honorable mention, as she also makes amazing products and is quite talented!

Holly Port – Lotion Bar Cafe !!

Holly makes a wide array of awesome products including handcrafted soap, bath fizzies, lip balm, lotion bars, liquid lotion, and more!

—-   Congratulations to our Big Fall Soap Making Contest Winner and our amazing runner-up! You both create some wonderful products, and your friends, colleagues, and family must agree with us, because they voted for you and got the word out for others to vote for you too!! Keep up the great work!

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]]> http://blog.cibariasoapsupply.com/2010/12/21/the-winner-is/feed/ 0 Christmas Holiday Soap Making Showcase http://blog.cibariasoapsupply.com/2010/11/23/christmas-holiday-soap-making-showcase/ http://blog.cibariasoapsupply.com/2010/11/23/christmas-holiday-soap-making-showcase/#comments Tue, 23 Nov 2010 19:53:16 +0000 Soap Oils http://blog.cibariasoapsupply.com/?p=354 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!)

 

Handmade Soap

Ginger L’Orange Gourmet Soap By AbbeyJames

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Handmade Christmas Soap by Belle Journee’

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Reindeer Games By Forget Me Not Soap Shop

Handmade Christmas Goats Milk Soap

Icy Peppermint Goat Milk Soap By A Bath Shoppe

Real Handmade Soap

Chai Latte Soap By Summerfield Soaps

Handmade Christmas Soap

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

Soap Making christmas

Holiday Eggnog Soap By: BubblesUpByBethieB

Vegan Handmade Soap

Fir Needle Vegan Handmade Soap by DeShawnMarie

Gourmet-Soap-Gifts

Christmas / Holiday Pointsettia Soap Favor / Gift By: EnchantingSoapFavors

Shea Butter Soap

Cookies for Santa Shea Butter Soap By LatherTech

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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

 

 

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]]> http://blog.cibariasoapsupply.com/2010/11/23/christmas-holiday-soap-making-showcase/feed/ 4 Amazing Halloween Soap Making Ideas! http://blog.cibariasoapsupply.com/2010/09/29/amazing-halloween-soap-making-ideas/ http://blog.cibariasoapsupply.com/2010/09/29/amazing-halloween-soap-making-ideas/#comments Wed, 29 Sep 2010 19:13:56 +0000 Soap Oils http://blog.cibariasoapsupply.com/?p=304 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!

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]]> http://blog.cibariasoapsupply.com/2010/09/29/amazing-halloween-soap-making-ideas/feed/ 5 Soap Making in the Fall! http://blog.cibariasoapsupply.com/2010/09/23/soap-making-in-the-fall/ http://blog.cibariasoapsupply.com/2010/09/23/soap-making-in-the-fall/#comments Thu, 23 Sep 2010 14:48:53 +0000 Soap Oils http://blog.cibariasoapsupply.com/?p=298 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

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]]> http://blog.cibariasoapsupply.com/2010/09/23/soap-making-in-the-fall/feed/ 2 Amazing Summer Soap Making Ideas! http://blog.cibariasoapsupply.com/2010/07/09/amazing-summer-soap-making-ideas/ http://blog.cibariasoapsupply.com/2010/07/09/amazing-summer-soap-making-ideas/#comments Fri, 09 Jul 2010 16:58:09 +0000 Soap Oils http://blog.cibariasoapsupply.com/?p=246 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

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]]> http://blog.cibariasoapsupply.com/2010/07/09/amazing-summer-soap-making-ideas/feed/ 7 Summer 2010 Contest – Win Big!!! http://blog.cibariasoapsupply.com/2010/06/22/summer-2010-contest-win-soap-making-oil-coupons-and/ http://blog.cibariasoapsupply.com/2010/06/22/summer-2010-contest-win-soap-making-oil-coupons-and/#comments Tue, 22 Jun 2010 20:42:10 +0000 Soap Oils http://blog.cibariasoapsupply.com/?p=215 .

Cibaria Soap Supply Summer Contest


WIN SOAP MAKING OIL, COUPONS, and the Opportunity to GROW YOUR BUSINESS!!!


First Prize: Free Consultation w/ a Veteran Web Designer and Internet Marketer on how to spice up your website (or start one), track your website visitors, and how to market your brand online!  Get Ideas, suggestions, and build a powerful brand!

Second Prize: 35 Lbs of high quality Pomace Olive Oil

Third Prize: $5.00 OFF Of your next Order at Cibaria Soap Supply!

HOW TO WIN

The More You Participate, The More Chances You Have of Winning!

For every one point you earn, you will receive one entry into the contest. There are no limits to how many actions you can perform and points you can earn.  You can perform each action only one time. At the end, names will be drawn, and you could be the lucky winner of one of 3 great prizes!

How to Earn Points and Win Big!

2 Points Show Your Support for natural, sustainable soap making products by placing the “Sustainable Soap Making Oils” badge on your website using the code from our site. Click here for more information and to grab the badge code to paste onto your site.

2 Points: Blog About Our Contest on your blog or website. Outline the contest prizes and include a link to our website and our contest blog post – (this blog post).

1 Point: Make a Twitter post saying “I Just Entered Cibaria Soap Supply’s Summer Contest to win Free Prizes at  http://bit.ly/9zM3ck”

1 Point: Post a Facebook Status about our contest, with the link to our contest blog post.

1 Point: Email us a short Review of a product of ours that you’ve tried on our website.

Be sure to alert us to your contest entries via email or twitter so we can count all of your points!

A drawing will occur on July 30th – and your name COULD BE PICKED!!!

Good luck!

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