Jaimie

Jaimie has a bachelor's degree in business with a major in accounting. When she isn't obsessing over making soap, she can be found gardening, or cuddling her rescue rabbits while "geeking out" on Star Trek and Star Wars shows.
Soap Challenge Club October 2018 - Soap Authority: For the "To Comb or Not to Comb" challenge, this shows the advanced category of "Not to Comb" using cardboard dividers to make combed cold process soap.

Soap Challenge Club October 2018

The October 2018 Soap Challenge Club “To Comb or Not to Comb” challenge gave participants two technique choices. I chose to attempt the “Not to Comb” technique for the advanced category. The method I chose used two dividers to achieve the comb look. After dividing the log mold, one end of the mold was propped […] Read more…

Preventing Soda Ash on Cold Process Soap - Soap Authority: One simple, easy trick prevents soda ash on your soap every time!

Preventing Soda Ash on Cold Process Soap

As a soap maker, one of the biggest problems making a batch of cold process soap can be soda ash! There’s a lot of advice out there on ways to remove soda ash, but very few helpful instructions on preventing soda ash on cold process soap. Preventing soda ash on cold process soap is very […] Read more…

3 Compelling Resons For Using Tallow in Soap Making- Soap Authority: There are some very good reasons for using tallow soap that may surprise you! Here are my top three!

3 Compelling Reasons to Try Tallow Soap Making

I personally use tallow in soap making as much as I can when making cold process soap. Even though there are many people who are excited to use vegan only soaps, there are three compelling reasons for using tallow when making soap. Before we dive in, let’s back up a little to get a running […] Read more…

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