I used micas for colorant and did a gold mica swirl in the top.

Radnor Lake Trail, Nashville. Anticipating the need to assimilate thoughts after Hutchmoot, I planned in a couple of extra days here.

Simple luxuries for a complex life. Back for another experiment in shampoo made with BTMS. In my last post, I mentioned that the dilution or whipping stages were giving me a little trouble. After whipping the paste from the last batch, I put that whip directly into a container and let it sit a couple weeks. No matter how softly I stirred, more foam! This time, I thought, why not try sapo.

The good, bad and sometimes ugly thoughts and ramblings of a bored single mom. Friday, July 22, 2016. Working on the Yoga flow challenge.

Presenting le swap Locavore 2016. Once again, this swap has given me and my family great pleasure and loads of ideas for future soap formulations! It has as inspiring as ever to see what our European neighbours are doing with what ingredients they have at hand. There are 10 EUROPEAN COUNTRIES represented this year.

Time for a New Challenge. This month we are trying the Circling Taiwan Swirl. We had an excellent tutorial from Elaine Wright of Misty Springs Bath and Body.