As Promised, SPORN!!

I hope you enjoy the soap poon that has been brought to you by The Chandler's Rose.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hello, Rose Garden!! How are you? I soaped up a storm yesterday!! I had planned for 5 four pound batches but I ran out of soap molds so I had to put that on hold. Today was clean up of soap dishes and soap area as well as cutting soaps from yesterday. Tomorrow I will attempt to make another 4 four pound batches so I can test out a few more EO and FO components. Well, enough chitter-chatter, on with the soaps!!

 

 

 

This one here is Mish Mash #2. I still haven't come up with a good name. My dad says to call it Pastry. So, until someone can tell me a better name, Pastry it is!! It has a sweet smell of blue raspberry cotton candy and black cherry pixie sticks.

 

 

 

 

 

For color I used 24 karat Gold, Robin Egg Blue, and Black Luster Micas from The Chemistry Store, Purple Mica from Crafter's Choice and Teal Gel Lab Color from The Chemistry Store. The only color that stuck was the Purple from Crafter's Choice.

 

I have been working on bettering my photography skills so I can have a better and more uniform look to my soaps.

 

 

The next series of pictures are my Sweet Orange, Blood Orange and Lemon essential oil soaps and a combo of Pastry and citrus blend. They smell awesome. The pink that you see is supposed to be Purple from Crafter's Choice, Teal mica from The Chemistry Store and some True Red Gel Lab Color from The Chemistry Store. The Sweet Orange overpowers the Blood Orange and the Lemon is anchoring the citrus Oranges to the soap.

 

 

 

 

I didn't force gel because I didn't want the essential oils to burn off. When I took them out of the molds today there was some oil left at the bottom of the mold. Overall, I am really happy with the way they turned out.

 

 

Egyptian Musk (1980's incarnation) was something that I decided to try out myself yesterday. I was so thrilled to have found the original scent that I couldn't help but attempt to make it as a soap for washing. Normally my soaps tend to run toward the edible side of the spectrum but I am really happy with this.

 

This last set is Mish Mash #1. I poured the bulk into a Pringles can but had some left over so I decided to try to use up some of my Gel lab colors. I used Lemon, Lime and Teal Gel Lab Colors from The Chemistry Store. The lime is barely discernible. The Teal turned to Hunter's Green. The Lemon darned a tad. Overall, not bad.

 

 

 

CLOSE UPS OF THE PREVIOUS SOAPS.

Soaped and Soaped

Good Morning!!!

I made Egyptian Musk, Sweet Orange and Blood Orange, Mish Mash #1 and Mish Mash #2. All the fragrance and essential oils behaved beautifully for me!! No Acceleration at all!! I am really happy about that. I will unmold later on this morning or maybe after noon. Not sure just yet because I didn't force gel in any of my soaps so I want to give them more than 12 hours in the mold.

Once my daughter gets home from school I can ask for the HDMI cord so I can move the pictures from the camera to the tablet. Pictures will be coming soon.

Full Swing Soaping Today!!

Good Afternoon, Rose Garden!!

I am making soap today.

4 lb. Egyptian Musk

4 lb. Blood Orange and Sweet Orange EO

4 lb. Mishmash, tidbits of leftover EOs and FOs


And I don't know how I am going to scent the last 8 lb. I am sure that I have some FO in the lab that I haven't played with yet that I need to try out.

Myself and 3 other bath and body makers and chandlers have teamed up and we are offering Southeast Mystery boxes!! I am so happy about this. In these boxes the purchaser will receive:

4 bars of soap
1 container of lotion, body butter or a lotion stick
2 wax tarts

Boxes are a subscription and the price includes shipping and handling. All ingredients will be clearly marked on each bar of soap, lotion/body butter/lotion stick containers. You can go to http://thechandloersrose.com right now to purchase under the gift box tab, first tab. Some of 2015 boxes are already listed. The next boxes partnering with Funky Fresh Bath and Body, Thyme for Rosemary bath and body and Lisa's Candle Corner. Each month each box will be different.

Thanks, Everyone. After today's soaping adventure I will have more fragrance and essential oil reviews to post.

Facebook Fumbles and Such

Good Afternoon, Rose Garden!!

How is everyone? We are doing so well here. We are excited because yesterday we sent our first shipment of the new Romance Line from The Chandler's Rose!!! It is on its way to Hawai'i. Spring Fling, Summer Lovin' and Honeymoon are just a few with many more to come. Our hiatus from Facebook has been a boon to production. Also, clearing out old lines and rebranding for new designs has been a challenge but thankfully the Fragrance of the Month Club and dedicated customers have kept us going and assuring us that we are moving in the right direction. What all else have we been up to?

Well, we launched on Periscope and have been working on our IG presence. The goal is to not oversaturate any of our social media markets. We learned from our mistakes with Facebook. Speaking of FB previously we would be inundated with requests for free product to test and blog about. We, of course, appreciate enthusiasm for our products but we have the Fragrance of the Month Club members and Soap of the Month members to do our testing for us. Thank you for all inquiries. Should a slot open up in either club we will be sure to announce it. Now on to some fragrance reviews.

Fragrances:


White Jasmine (Rustic Escentuals) - Definitely a keeper!! More floral than their other Jasmine. This White Jasmine has more depth to the fragrance. I will be using this one from now on. One of my customers who loves our Jasmine Peach likes the new blend as well.

Black Fig and Honey (The Chemistry Store.com) - It pains me to have to type this but this one is NOT CP friendly. I used a basic soap batter and soaped at 110F and the scent morphed on me!!! OOB it smells like a sweet floral but once it has been soaped it smells like Play Doh. I am not even kidding. I have had others smell the soap and it is unanimous, this one is NOT going into any blends for CP. Once a few testers have been made for perfume, lotion and such we will post our official findings on the site. However, I will affirm that this FO doesn't A or D.

Fragrance Test Update

Good Morning, Rose Garden!!

Yesterday I made Periscope video showing which fragrances I was going to test out in soap. The purpose of my making small test batches is so I can see which ones could possibly cause Acceleration or Discoloration. I make these notes and then create blends accordingly.

Black Fig and Honey from The Chemistry Store smells great out of bottle and during the soaping but smells like Play Doh the next day. It doesn't cause A or D. I will keep an eye on it and see if the actual scent comes back or not.

Summer Breeze and White Linen by Rustic Escentuals and Aroma Haven, respectively smell great out of bottle individually but when soaped 50/50 White Linen overtakes the senses. No A or D so far.




Moonlight Gardenia and Kumquat by The Chemistry Store smell great out of bottle and in the finished product. No A or D.

 

 

 

Tahiti Sweetie and Crystal Clear Brazilian Mango  from The Chemistry Store smell great together and the scent stuck. No A or D so far. Cut pictures will follow later in the week.

 

 

Next, I will  test out Rustic Escentuals' Apricot and Honey and Moscato. I am really excited about that.