tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12195106426138164732024-03-15T18:10:11.787-07:00Jenora SoapsJennifer Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12759161260648931612noreply@blogger.comBlogger245125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1219510642613816473.post-41223716753300658192015-01-06T04:12:00.000-08:002015-01-06T04:12:30.262-08:00Christmas Soaps 2014<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
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Jennifer Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12759161260648931612noreply@blogger.com48tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1219510642613816473.post-2537659218305023862014-10-18T13:03:00.000-07:002014-10-18T13:03:01.860-07:00Christmas Soaping & Experimenting<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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time again, when we are preparing our Christmas soap!! This time of the year is
a fun one for me… We have calmed down
from our busy summer, done a few tradefairs in Northern Spain which were new
for us so we travelled a bit as well.</span></i></div>
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Now it is </i></span><i>our tradition that we save up our cut offs over the year and use
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playdough with gloved hands. That was a
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Jennifer Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12759161260648931612noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1219510642613816473.post-64911050585284999642014-06-27T12:14:00.000-07:002014-06-27T12:14:00.929-07:00Soap Pricing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I have been
meaning to write about pricing for a while now. </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">Ever since I saw a post on a soapers blog
calling another soaper’s soap “pricey”.</span><span style="font-size: large;">
</span><span style="font-size: large;">This was during that trend a few years ago when people sent their soaps
in for soap reviews?</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">I was never really
into the soap review thing… neither having my soap judged/reviewed nor publicly judging
or reviewing other people’s.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">I
have tried others soapers' soaps and have found something I like about each and
every one.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">I love my own the best though
as I hope all of you do as well!!</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: large;">I didn’t
like seeing someone calling another soaper’s soap as “pricey”.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">I know most of us are undercharging and
when I see someone who is charging more, I am rooting for them!</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">Let’s look at my soaps – 6€ per bar.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">Not very often, a new client will make a
comment about the price… and I try not to react but my blood boils.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">I usually smile politely and say I am sure
they can find cheaper soaps out there, not sure they will be the same quality
and although I would love to offer a soap for less, I am not prepared to lower
the quality of our ingredients.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">But
what I really want to say is:</span></i></span></div>
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you realize that within those 6€, 21% of that goes to the government as sales
tax? So I only really see 5€. Many soapers here don’t actually declare
their income from soaps but we do, and we pay our taxes.</span></i></span></div>
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you realize that another € of that goes to packaging? Locally handmade packaging that offers 4
different work sources locally? ( 1) we purchase the material locally, 2) a
local lady hand makes them for us, 3) we get them stamped locally by a small
t-shirt printing company, and 4) our bag tags are printed by a small local
printer) . We could get them printed in
China for pennies, if I wanted to bring the price down, but that is not what we
are about. <o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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you realize that I use only ingredients that are fabulous for you?</span><span style="font-size: large; text-indent: -18pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: large; text-indent: -18pt;">Ingredients that I feel amazing about using,
only natural, mostly local?</span><span style="font-size: large; text-indent: -18pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: large; text-indent: -18pt;">I am not
using recycled olive oil as many other soapers do here.</span><span style="font-size: large; text-indent: -18pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: large; text-indent: -18pt;">We use only fresh organic, extra-virgin olive
oil from our local olive oil mill.</span><span style="font-size: large; text-indent: -18pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: large; text-indent: -18pt;">We
could use palm oil, which would harden up the bars and bring price down, but I don’t
feel great about its environmental implications, so we don’t.</span><span style="font-size: large; text-indent: -18pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: large; text-indent: -18pt;">We use organic un-refined Shea Butter in all
of our soaps except for Castille.</span><span style="font-size: large; text-indent: -18pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: large; text-indent: -18pt;">And
only pure essential oils.</span></i></span></div>
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you realize that instead of making these in our kitchen, we actually have a
dedicated studio as required by Health and Safety here and pay monthly rent,
insurance, electricity, water, social security which is expensive here in
Spain, and that we pay for an analysis from an external laboratory for each
batch? <o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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you know that in pricing our soaps, I can’t actually include my time or there
would appear no profit?<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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you know that we have not increased the price of our soaps in 3 years although
the cost of living has gone up?</i></span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">That is
secretly what I wish to say. But I don’t. Most of our clients are pretty amazing and
get what we are all about. Most don’t
have a problem at all paying 6€ per bar.
I will eventually have to increase that price. Especially if we are going for the official “organic”
label here.</span></i><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">So to all
those soapers out there who are able to charge what your soaps are actually
worth -well done!!!!!</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></i></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>I am
including some random photos over the past few months. We have been getting out to more and more
trade shows and loving it.<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The journey
continues to be amazing and I am so thankful to be doing what I love each and
every day!!!</span></i><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Happy
Soaping everyone!</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">Xoxoxo Jen</span></span></i></div>
Jennifer Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12759161260648931612noreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1219510642613816473.post-43704862836418267122014-03-22T05:29:00.003-07:002014-03-22T05:29:33.571-07:00Interview at SoapJam<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipirJWZ33OODe7jpu9M6KjgsyK0I7Avk4eryzOc-TpSN6mK5bWJGPOBo7k0ayiwSvzpHdKetSkHeF_XAOruWlbwSm8oG6H_1smzqBP0ZM-vK5-XTAtSxLzM7KUNeglXTCl08CDCKS6uuJc/s1600/Naturalmente+Mediterraneo+Lubrin+Olive+Mill+Soaps.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipirJWZ33OODe7jpu9M6KjgsyK0I7Avk4eryzOc-TpSN6mK5bWJGPOBo7k0ayiwSvzpHdKetSkHeF_XAOruWlbwSm8oG6H_1smzqBP0ZM-vK5-XTAtSxLzM7KUNeglXTCl08CDCKS6uuJc/s1600/Naturalmente+Mediterraneo+Lubrin+Olive+Mill+Soaps.jpg" height="540" width="640" /></a><br />
Silvia at <a href="http://soapjam.wordpress.com/">http://soapjam.wordpress.com/</a> is one of those lovely soapmakers and bloggers that contacted me early on in her soap making adventures, full of excitement and questions. I love getting those emails from excited new soapmakers and love helping them. I really can't believe how far she has come in less than a year!! <br />
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She recently asked me to do an interview, sent me some great questions and has now posted the interview in 2 parts on her blog. If you wish to read the interview, head on over to Silvia's blog.<br />
<a href="http://soapjam.wordpress.com/2014/03/18/inspiring-soap-maker-jennifer-young-part-1-of-2/">http://soapjam.wordpress.com/2014/03/18/inspiring-soap-maker-jennifer-young-part-1-of-2/</a><br />
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We had 75 litres of wonderful, rich, recently pressed organic extra-virgen olive oil was delivered the other day by David from the olive oil mil we work with. Inhaling the scent is heaven... so we are heading into full-on soap production! So excited! We are also making soap for this olive oil mill with their oil. <br />
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Happy soaping everyone and Happy Spring!!!<br />
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xo<br />
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Jennifer Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12759161260648931612noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1219510642613816473.post-8757747437972135612014-02-11T04:53:00.001-08:002014-02-11T04:53:19.387-08:00The Soaping Journey - 2013<em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">
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got one of those emails yesterday that I get occasionally from another soaper
reminding me that my blog inspired them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>If I have inspired one person out there, blogging feels more than worth
it. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></em><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">So, what have I been up to?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Working hard at the most awesome job I have
ever had.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I remember vividly when I was
at the point of stress breakdown from the job that led me to where I am now
(yes, I am far enough away to look back now and understand why I had to go
through that…). I said to mum “I want NO stress in my life.” She said “I have a
feeling that there will always be some form of stress… you may leave the
stressful job behind for a simpler life, but then there may be a new form of
stress, maybe money stress.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Shouldn’t
you focus on learning how to deal with stress instead of trying to escape
it?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So wise.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So, amidst the most creative time ever in my
life, living my dream, making soap and other awesome products, supporting the
local community, there is still stress, but it’s okay.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some months I wonder if people still
wash!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Where are the orders?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Other months, we have so little time that we
are making soap till midnight!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Looking
back on 2013 and what I have learned so that I can share it with you?<o:p></o:p></span></span></em></span></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-fareast-font-family: Georgia;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1)<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">It is possible to make a living from soap making.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, it is very important to know how to
run a business.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Numbers & pricing.
Organization. Prioritizing are keys.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Sometimes I do it better than other times and I am always learning.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-fareast-font-family: Georgia;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2)<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Competition
shouldn’t scare you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>More and more soap
makers pop up at the markets and fairs we do, but that’s all right.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Each one is offering something unique.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Uniqueness is important.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What makes your product different from
others?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-fareast-font-family: Georgia;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3)<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Stick
to your core values.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Getting those
values across to clients is important.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Although profit is important, so is enjoying what you do, and if you
understand your values and stick to them, you will enjoy it so much more.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is where you have to balance the “head”
and “heart”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If it were all “head”, I
wouldn’t enjoy it.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-fareast-font-family: Georgia;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4)<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The
“down” moments are the moments when you most need to remember what you are
thankful for.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I keep a Gratitude journal
and try to write down several things before bed that I am thankful for.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It can be the simplest of things – “My warm
cozy duvet”, “The morning sunlight over the Mediterranean”, “My daughter’s
enjoyment of my homemade pizza at lunch today.” When you look for things to be
thankful for, it changes your approach to and outlook on life.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></em></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">If 2012 was setting up the business with our own shop
and dedicated location for production (the studio), 2013 was about growing the
business.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We developed and released
several new products – Facial Serum, a Facial scrub and Liquid soap. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have been selected by Biocultura to
participate in the biggest organic trade fairs in Spain this year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The first one – in Valencia – is next month!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We got a van so we no longer need to rent a
vehicle to transport things to trade fairs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We doubled batch size so that we make more soap at a time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And so many more wonderful things have
happened.<o:p></o:p></span></span></em></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Now, I am focusing on the Social Networks, which is time-consuming
but important for increasing web sales.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Currently putting out a photo campaign of our products in use around the
world!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If anyone is using one of our
products out there – send us a photo with it on your hand and your town in the
background!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Come join us on Facebook,
Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram!</span></span></em></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/naturalmentem/">http://www.pinterest.com/naturalmentem/</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></em></span></div>
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you are thankful for.<o:p></o:p></span></span></em></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Wishing you happy soaping and tons of inspiration!!<o:p></o:p></span></span></em></span></div>
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</span></span></em><br />Jennifer Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12759161260648931612noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1219510642613816473.post-56226422931870948172013-11-10T01:38:00.001-08:002013-11-10T01:38:56.579-08:00Shampoo Bars - Experimenting with Citric Acid<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><em>Remember this? </em></span><a href="http://jenorasoaps.blogspot.com.es/2013/10/ph-in-handmade-soap-shampoo-bars-citric.html"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><em>http://jenorasoaps.blogspot.com.es/2013/10/ph-in-handmade-soap-shampoo-bars-citric.html</em></span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><em>As a follow up, I just want to let you know that after 5 weeks of curing, the pH of this soap/ shampoo bar, is no different than my other bars without Citric Acid. It has not brought the pH level down.</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><em>The shampoo bar is okay, but I actually prefer my bars without it!</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><em>It was an interesting experiment, although I have so many other things to experiment with... so will probably not be focussing on this right now. I remind myself that I am not that concerned with lowering the pH in my soap bars as I am okay with where they are.</em></span></div>
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Jennifer Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12759161260648931612noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1219510642613816473.post-79061050243815385392013-10-30T11:30:00.000-07:002013-10-30T11:30:49.890-07:00Essential Oils in Soap & Skincare – Therapeutic Properties Versus Scent<em><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">So many
choices and decisions to make when soaping - size, shape, properties, colour,
scent, packaging etc. etc.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></em><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><em><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">So, for
those of you who use exclusively essential oils in your soaps and skincare
products, do you create your blends based on how it smells or what it will do
for your skin?</span></span></em></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(My latest Potpourri Soap - with Lavender, Lemongrass, Fennel and Ylang Ylang Essential oils, a blend I created for the scent...)</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><em><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I usually
aim for therapeutic value…. But try to blend nice scents. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For example, our oily skin soap has a nice
blend of Tea Tree with Eucalyptus.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our sensitive
skin soap has my favourite blend – Patchouli, Geranium and Lavender. </span></span></em></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><em><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Sometimes it is more difficult… so many things to think about.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>In creating our Rose Hip facial serum, as we are aiming this product at
mature skin, I had a blend in my mind before ever smelling one of the essential
oils I wanted in it… Then it arrived… I opened the bottle with so much
anticipation (I am like a kid in a candy store with new essential oils!!), and
YUCK.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Have you ever smelled Carrot Seed
Essential Oil?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well, it smells like DIRT.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I knew I didn’t want any citrus essential
oils in a product specifically for the face because of photo-sensitivity and
was sure I wanted Frankincense in it… so I finally came up with a blend that is
loaded with therapeutic value for the skin, and has a pleasant but not a Wow
scent.</span></span></em></span></div>
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will grow to like Carrot Seed Oil?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That
has <span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">happened to me with several oils in the past.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #181818; font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Oh how I love essential oils… blending… sniffing…
inhaling… some are love at first sniff… the passion develops slowly for others…
like patchouli (which I couldn’t stand at first but now love it but only in
blends), and like my new obsession – Vetiver.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>What a change from supplier to supplier… I recently opened my </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">vetiver
essential oil from a new, local, supplier and WOW!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Previously Vetiver was simply smokey campfire
to me… unique but basic.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Had never
created a blend I loved with it… but now?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I can’t get enough.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Alone,
blended, whatever… the oil from this new supplier is incredible… it is more
than smokey campfire, it is bewitching, lingering, enticing, sensual,
reminiscent, luring, addicting, playful yet calming, up & down,
feet-on-the-ground yet magic-carpet ride… I am in love.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></span></em></div>
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Oil blends for soap and for other skincare products? Why? <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></em></div>
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of Carrot Seed Essential oil?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What do
you blend it with?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3)<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">What are your favourite Frankincense
blends?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">4)<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #181818; font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Can you contribute any soapy essential
oil blends with Vetiver?</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5)<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">As the scent of essential oils
changes during the soaping process, I have had certain blends turn out
beautifully in soap, but then haven’t been able to achieve the same scent in a
non-soap product! Like patchouli, geranium and lavender… I have been trying to duplicate
my soap scent for one of my moisturizing creams… I have attempted so many
different versions but it never comes out smelling like the soap.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Any tips?</span></span></span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">xo Jen</span></span></span></em></div>
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</span></em>Jennifer Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12759161260648931612noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1219510642613816473.post-23581141403152986122013-10-18T08:46:00.000-07:002013-10-18T08:46:21.401-07:00Christmas Soap Experiments<div style="text-align: center;">
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Jennifer Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12759161260648931612noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1219510642613816473.post-50927940904112776622013-10-11T10:59:00.000-07:002013-10-11T10:59:15.661-07:00New Red Wine Soap<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><em>So pleased with my new wine soap. So pleased that I am sorry to be handing this entire lot over to the winery.... I think I will be making another batch to sell in the shop!!</em></span></div>
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Jennifer Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12759161260648931612noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1219510642613816473.post-7000781085889309432013-10-10T10:26:00.000-07:002013-10-10T10:26:21.568-07:00Guessing Game.... Again...!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><em>The game is on!!</em></span></div>
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Jennifer Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12759161260648931612noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1219510642613816473.post-37131943499431072752013-10-04T04:55:00.001-07:002013-10-04T04:55:37.101-07:00More Shampoo Bar Experimenting - Sodium Lactate<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<em><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I am so excited to be experimenting again after a summer focussed on producing and sales. I feel like a mad scientist with my lab coat on! </span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">This time I didn't use Citric Acid, but tried Sodium Lactate for the very first time. Again, strange streaking... unusual looking. I believe the Sodium Lactate didn't mix in properly for some reason.</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Can't wait to see how these bars differ from my normal bars after the cure period!</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Happy Experimenting!! xo Jen</span></em></div>
Jennifer Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12759161260648931612noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1219510642613816473.post-56508140183121351622013-10-02T12:24:00.001-07:002013-10-02T12:24:44.032-07:00pH in handmade soap – Shampoo bars – Citric Acid
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am okay with the pH in my handmade soap bars as it is , I am still experimenting with
bringing it down in my shampoo bars.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
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a pH of 7 in a shampoo bar recipe using Citric Acid, so I decided to try
it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am not sure if the quantity I used
was correct but I got some strange seeping… </em></span></span></div>
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Jennifer Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12759161260648931612noreply@blogger.com38tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1219510642613816473.post-52035474273056266382013-09-27T03:00:00.001-07:002013-09-27T03:00:06.591-07:00Two Recent Bumps / Business lessons?<div style="text-align: center;">
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with a “the biggies”… finally got into a shop I have been admiring for some
time, a quickly growing Spanish company, beautiful concept, beautiful
packaging, all products made with olive oil including "natural" skincare… and found out
that their concept of “natural” ingredients wasn’t the same as mine. Some of
the ingredients were even potentially harmful, and on David Suzuki’s dirty dozen list…<o:p></o:p></em></span></span></span></div>
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to simply accept that green-washing or lying is business?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In business, can we do it authentically and
make a profit?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I still like to think so.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></em></span></span></span></div>
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Mediterraneo is a small, family run business with the 4 following core values:<o:p></o:p></em></span></span></span></div>
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this area whenever possible<o:p></o:p></span></em></span></span></div>
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economy<o:p></o:p></span></em></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><em>I don’t
want to have to lower the quality of my ingredients to make more profit… so I
won’t.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For example, even though I know I
can get Sweet Almond Oil cheaper, made with Almonds from California, I choose
to use oil with Almonds grown in Spain.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t want to have to lie or “green-wash” in my marketing in order to
compete... so I won’t make false claims.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I don’t want to have to purchase packaging from China in order to bring costs
down, when I know our hand-made soap bags create work locally… so I won’t.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></em></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><em>How can I
turn this “bump” into something positive?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>What can I learn from this? Although it made me mad that a company can
lie, not have visible consequences for it and seem to be growing successfully,
it reinforces even more our core values.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It reinforces what I don’t want to become.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It reminds me that green-washing happens, in
companies that may be more interested in profit than providing an authentic,
quality product. It reinforces that,
although profit is needed in order to stay in business, our focus is on providing an
authentic, quality product with only natural ingredients and I believe that is possible without lying.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I may need to incorporate the word “authentic”
into my core values somehow. Maybe number 2 - "Create and provide authentic, quality products with only natural ingredients, from this area whenever possible".</em></span></span></span></div>
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Business Lesson? Believe in and stick to your core values no matter what others are doing. Be authentic.</em></span></div>
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Lesson 2<o:p></o:p></em></span></span></span></div>
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</em></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><em>Just
this week, I discovered someone else has started a natural skincare company
with a very similar company name to mine, simply changed to English.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Although I am not able to find out much
information about them or where they are based, it seems the person who runs
the show may even have the same first name as I do as well? Coincidence or Intention?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My main worry is that clients may think we are
the same company...<o:p></o:p></em></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><em>Copying
someone else’s company name and concept?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Not something I would ever be interested in doing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is pathetic really, and I feel sorry for
someone who has so little creativity that they need to blatantly copy others.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, I acknowledge that I have to accept
these things happen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In hindsight, I
should have purchased that domain name. <o:p></o:p></em></span></span></span></div>
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help anyone out there with their small businesses somehow, protect it well.<o:p></o:p></em></span></span></span></div>
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lesson? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I remind myself of that quote -
“Expect the best, but prepare for the worst”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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to protect what I am able to, and move forward positively.<o:p></o:p></em></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><em><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Hope you are all soaping away, happily experimenting and I look foward to reading about your next soaping adventures. I also hope that my business lessons maybe help to some of you small business owners out there.</span></em></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><em><span style="font-family: Courier New; font-size: large;">xo Jen</span></em></span></div>
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of the private label soaps we do and the main oil in it is Olive Oil which the
client gives me, pressed from the olives of their own trees.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The last batch they gave me had a lot of
olive “sludge”…<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the browny/ black thick
mass that settles on the bottom of olive oil.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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from, they tell me that it is fabulous for soap-making as it is the fattiest.<o:p></o:p></span></em></span></span></div>
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private client’s approval, this time I experimented and didn’t strain it
out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We both like the unusual colour and
brown flecks… and will test to see if there is any performance difference… but
will probably go back to straining it out for more consistency.<o:p></o:p></span></em></span></span></div>
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being surprised and learning… see how a slight oil change effects natural colour
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are all having a super summer full of smiles, adventure, passion and
surprises!!<o:p></o:p></span></em></span></span></div>
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Jennifer Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12759161260648931612noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1219510642613816473.post-14195813424318756912013-06-17T01:22:00.000-07:002013-06-17T01:22:00.234-07:00Guessing Game - Answers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><em>- work with Alkanet/ Ratanjot in something new to see how it would come out this time... I love how it surprises me...</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><em>Soap Shavings - As for the soap shaving part, that was the easiest and most successful. No problems, except when I was pouring into 3 moulds I had lined and it only filed 2? What the ((!!))? Could I have mis-measured........?</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><em>Mould lining paper - found a fabulous new paper for lining the moulds! Recently the supplier of my previous mould lining paper changed their sizes and it made it twice as hard to work with. So I have been looking for another option for some time. I have even been looking for silicone liners (my dream) but am not prepared to buy ready made wooden moulds with fitted silicone liners as I don't want to change the size of my soaps. If anyone knows of who I can get custom silicone liners from, please pass on details!! Then i found this awesome post: </em></span><a href="http://innerearthsoaps.blogspot.com/2013/06/lining-your-mould-with-contact-paper.html"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><em>http://innerearthsoaps.blogspot.com/2013/06/lining-your-mould-with-contact-paper.html</em></span></a><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><em> and my husband hunted down similar looking paper. Didn't really know what contact paper was in Spanish, so he brought back 3 different types. I lined 3 moulds, each one with a different new mould lining paper. One of them came out perfect!!! And the beauty of it is that the paper is so sturdy, I don't even have to use tape. It just stands up itself!! So thank you Inner Earth for the tip!!</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><em>Alkanet/ Ratanjot - As the pink grapefruit oil is so orange, it must have reacted with the alkanet to produc green-blue.... now turned army green. It is also the olive oil I work with.... I just can't get a pretty purple any more because of the deep colour of the organic extra-virgin olive oil I soap with. Oh well...I kind of already new that.</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><em>So I picked up a great new scent, a wonderful new lining paper and reinforced what I already knew about Alkanet/ Ratanjot.</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><em>The only real disappointing thing about this batch was that I won't be able to use it as soap as I mismeasured... I looked at the 1-mould column when I was measuring some of the oils instead of the 3-mould column... so VERY LYE HEAVY. </em></span></div>
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Jennifer Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12759161260648931612noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1219510642613816473.post-43430978047076683812013-06-15T12:34:00.000-07:002013-06-15T12:34:28.331-07:00Guessing Game Day 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><em>Todays Clue: I have worked with this natural colour before but NEVER with results anything like this. This is not the usual colour that results. I also need to mention that is has evolved and is turning greener...</em></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #202020; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Cambrian
blue clay</span></span></em></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #202020; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Indigo<o:p></o:p></span></span></em></span></div>
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Jennifer Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12759161260648931612noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1219510642613816473.post-6594632209891619682013-06-14T13:22:00.000-07:002013-06-14T13:22:10.974-07:00Another Guessing Game...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><em>Trying to breath some life into this blog as it used to be so much more interactive... hoping for some great guesses!!</em></span></div>
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Incubating cozy warm…</em> <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Some simple trays we got out carpinters to make, to carry soaps around.</em></span></div>
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a productive working day in between.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Supposing I had more moulds, and the shop was closed for the day, I
wonder how many I could make…? Maybe 400 or 500 if I was really pushing it…<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><em>Soaps on our new trays...</em></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I remember
reading on someone’s blog, it may have been Patti Flynn’s… that she can produce
2000 soaps in a day????? Wow!<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">What is the
maximum amount of soaps you have produced in one day? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><o:p>xoxo Jen</o:p></span></span></div>
Jennifer Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12759161260648931612noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1219510642613816473.post-86817791093941331502013-05-05T11:20:00.000-07:002013-05-05T14:31:51.388-07:00PH - Handmade Cold Process Soap and Liquid Soap – Continued<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">After being
very surprised with the differences between my own pH testing of my bar soaps, and
the lab results from the batch analysis, I continue to experiment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have also purchased a digital pH metre
which has become necessary for developing great liquid soap.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></em></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><em><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I went into
the studio today just to do some pH testing and unfortunately the
pharmacist/chemist/technical advisor that works with me sometimes, was not with
me today.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She would have been a great
help.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have done some testing together
but not since I got my pH metre.<o:p></o:p></span></span></em></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><em><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Important
to note:<o:p></o:p></span></span></em></span></div>
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</span></em><em><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">My
results in testing bar soap can’t be that exact as I am testing a solution of
distilled water with soap bits mashed up in it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>(Liquid soap testing is much more exact.)<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></em></div>
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</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">I
am not a chemist and am learning from experience and experimenting, not from
exact studies.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></em></div>
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</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">I
am not really obsessed with the pH in my bar soap. As long as it tests between
9 and 10, and even sometimes slightly over 10, I am fine with it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are wonderful for the skin. I know that.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have heard of some soapers claiming they
achieve as low as a 7.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That is not
something I am aiming for.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I work
together with the lab who advise me what is okay and not okay in my results.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></em></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><em><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Let’s look
at the testing for some of my different soaps.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>First I tried a Castille soap (only olive oil and water).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On the right, the soap is 5 months old.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On the left the soap is one month old.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I only saw a slight pH difference between
these two soaps, which struck me as strange and they also seemed to test high all
around.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For the phenol (<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Phenolphthalein)</span> test, from the pink,
we can see they are over 8, but don't look over 10.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Do they possibly look around 9?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>On the far paper strips, the older soap looks around a 7.5?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And the younger soap looks around an 8.5?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On the closer paper strips, they both look
around a 9?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With the digital ph metre,
they both tested slightly over 10.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
don’t have the lab results back yet.</span></span></em></span></div>
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Poppyseed soap on left. Lemon Sea Salt on right.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Both finished 8 week curing period.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Phenol makes the pH look quite low, the
orange one around 8 or 8.5 and the lemon sea salt soap looks below 8!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On the paper strips you can see on the far
strips, the lemon salt soap looks around 7 and the orange poppyseed soap looks
around 8.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On the other paper strips,
they both look the exact same around 8 or 9.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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poppyseed soap over 10 – which surprised me because both of these citrus soaps
are usually the ones that test lowest on pH from the lab (still always over 9).<o:p></o:p></span></span></em></span></div>
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calibrated the pH metre again in the 7 and 10 buffer fluids just to make sure
everything was right.<o:p></o:p></span></span></em></span></div>
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Green Clay-Aloe Vera soap that was made last August.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can see the results here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Phenol looks around 8.5? Both pH strips look around
8 and digital pH reading is 9.69.<o:p></o:p></span></span></em></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><em><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Now for making
liquid soap, it seems like more of an exact science because I can lower the pH
to exactly what I want. As you can see here, from the phenol, it looks like the
pH is lower than 8, the paper strips look around 7 and the digital meter
reading is 9.29.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It first came in over
10, so I lowered it to 9.29 which is right around where I want it.<o:p></o:p></span></span></em></span></div>
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so far from my own testing:<o:p></o:p></span></span></em></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The
various home-pH-testing methods produce wide differences in results<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></em></div>
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</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">PH
results vary even between different testing-papers<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></em></div>
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</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">PH-testing-papers
produce falsely low results<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></em></div>
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</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Phenol
seems to be the most difficult to deduce an exact pH<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></em></div>
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</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The
digital pH-metre tests even higher than the lab results, but the closest to the real pH
(assuming the lab results are real)<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></em></div>
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</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">In
my own testing I only trust the pH metre<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></em></div>
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</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">In
reality, I only trust the lab results<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></em></div>
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your soap tested by a lab for pH and free lye?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>All of the batches that I sell have to be tested.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The results are fascinating and I learn a lot
from them.<o:p></o:p></span></span></em></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><em><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Questions
to you – What pH are you aiming for in your bar soap?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Liquid soap?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
Do you try to lower the</span> pH in your bar soap and with what methods? Anything else you can contribute to help soapers all over would be awesome!!</span></span></em></span></div>
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Jennifer Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12759161260648931612noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1219510642613816473.post-72534243207935712832013-04-26T11:52:00.003-07:002013-04-26T11:52:37.152-07:00If Only...<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><em><span style="font-size: large;">If only I
had a super-duper soap cutter that cut the whole log…<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> if only I had all my labels printed out for me on beautiful rolls... </span>if only I could order 1000 cream tins and/or lip balm tins and
bring the cost down and not worry about running out… if only I had that awesome Kitchen aid mixer for my creams…
if only…<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I could go on and on.</span></em></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><em><span style="font-size: large;">Then my daughter
reminds me “Mum, remember what Grandma always tells us? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Enjoy the phase you are in, because one day
you will miss it.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then she also reminds
me “Remember when we use to play those computer games like Diner Dash or Cake
Mania and you would build your business… at the beginning it was so addicting because
you were working towards getting something to improve production, like a new
faster oven, but then once you had everything the game got boring?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She’s right.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>So’s my mum.</span></em></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><em><span style="font-size: large;">I remember
when my soap moulds held 3 soaps, then I upgraded to 6, then 9… now my moulds
hold 48 bars.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I remember when I was
ordering 15ml of essential oils and my first order of 100ml bottles was a
really big deal!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now we usually order
1lt bottles and are about to place our first order for 5lt bottles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Little by little.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If we had it all at once, we wouldn’t
appreciate each new step…</span></em></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><em><span style="font-size: large;">My husband and I have spent hours
and hours and hours preparing the labels for our salves, creams, lip balms and scrubs… we
dreamed about having proper labels made that really didn’t smudge and came on
rolls.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We placed our first order for our
lip balm labels a few months ago and we were so excited we almost argued about who got to stick the first "proper" label on... and we celebrated with champagne!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now we are about to place an order for the
labels for our other products.</span></em></span></span></div>
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</em></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><em><span style="font-size: large;">As the
business grows bit by bit, I feel so grateful for each new little step… but
watch carefully that I stick to my 4 core values of the business:<o:p></o:p></span></em></span></span></div>
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this area whenever possible<o:p></o:p></span></span></em></span></div>
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economy<o:p></o:p></span></span></em></span></div>
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I enjoy cutting each and every bar by hand but one day, in the not-too-distant
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><em>Castille Soap sounds like the simplest soap of all to make... but it hasn't been so simple for me!</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><em>My Castille soap has only 2 active ingredients - local organic extra-virgin olive-oil and water, once the lye has evaporated out. </em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><em>Gentle, moisturizing, low, gooey lather... when my skin is feeling its driest in the winter, this is the soap I use on my face, then I follow up with my Serum.</em></span></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Then it needs a little under 3 days in the moulds before removing... as it is still very soft if I remove it after 24 hours. If I remove the soap logs at the right time, my fingers can still sink into it, it is still slightly buttery, but I need to cut at this point. If I wait even just 4 more hours, it crumbles and breaks my soap slicer.</span></em></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><em>If I stamp at the right time, I think it looks quite beautiful with its smooth natural white .... and after a few months curing, it is a wonderful gentle bar.</em></span></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Courier New; font-size: large;">Happy Soaping!! xo Jen</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Slabs the logs are cut from. I love my slabs and logs almost as much as I love cutting and stamping!!</span></em></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><em>xoxoxo Jen</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><i>So excited, we just got a new Naturalmente Mediterraneo Mobile App! If you access our website on your smartphone it will take you straight to the new App. Any orders through our App until April 13, 2013 get a free lip balm.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><i>Wishing you all a wonderful first week of Spring!!!!!!!!</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><i>Happy Soaping!</i></span></div>
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