Category: Soaps

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We made a softsoap from NaOH!!

One more fantsic cource has ended yesterday with a successfull liter of soap!!
This time it was not a block-soap, the “normal” result when one uses NaOH, but with a soft soap!


The recipe is very very easy:
900 g Olive Oil
342g Distilled water
116 NaOH
…. and you star making the soap as if you are about to make a hard soap.
We continued to cook it towards a “warm process soap” and when it was about 7-8 pH we added approx 160 mg Isoproyl allcohol, this is around 12% of the sum weight of the other ingredients =)

This soft soap can be used as a base for everything like a floorsoap, washing mashine, handsoap, body and hair soap depending on the added ingredients.

In order to make a floorsoap do not superfat it. I also add some lyewaer from my Birchashes – In order to make a shampoo superfat it with 5-10% of an oil you prefere like avocado, almond, wheetgerm, the list is long …. and fragrance or essential oil =)

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“Hotel” Soaps!!

Lately, I experienced a huge interest in small soaps such as the one you can use in hotels, hostels etc, “one-time” soaps! So I constructed them! I had no problem to get those out in the market in zero time!

You dont have to have a hotel to purchase those! You have probably guests visiting your home and you can impress them with a tiny lovely handmade soap, right!

For the time being I have only the Oatmeal-Citrus soaps in store, but I can make any variety you want me to, just say it! Prices will vary.

You can off-course make your own!! And I will share the secrets with you =)

Purchase at https://blog.on-earth.one/product/citrus-and-oats-minisoaps-hotel-and-guest-version/

…and read how to make them at: https://blog.on-earth.one/oatmeal-and-citrus-hotel-minisoap/

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Shaving soap+cream!

I just got the feedback for my very first customized shaving soap! I also made a shaving cream which I used for my self and I was very satisfied!

Whats different between a soap for washing and a shaving soap are the ingredients. In shaving soaps you need more castor oil and probably some palm oil (because of the Stearic acid) but I used only stearic acid and no palm oil.

The result was nice, and the smell even nicer! The customer got also a label with his name on the soap! The containers are upcycled.

Order yours now!!
Price: 150.- for 130gr Label with your name included =)

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See through soaps!

I have finally made some beautiful glycerin soaps, transparent and ready to melt and pour! Soon I will have the recipe and the procedure posted!
The dark on (because of dark syrup in the ingredients instead of white sugar) I transformed into a shampoo-bar superfated with olive oil, tea tree ess. oil and lemongrass ess. oil. I have never ever enjoyed shampooing so much before =)))

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Laurèl!

Fresh and upgraded!
Laurèl, Laurus Nobilis, an important medicinal herb.

If you have trouble with acne, wrinkles, body odor, dandruff, lice, fungi, piles, joint pain, wounds, stress, rheumatism. There are even studies that evaluate the use of Laurel Bay as a therapy for skin cancer (Melanoma), check https://scholar.google.no/scholar?q=laurus+nobilis+melanoma&hl=en&as_sdt=0&as_vis=1&oi=scholart


Only 150,- NOK
at https://blog.on-earth.one/product/laurel/

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LEON!

A very manly soap with  a deep earthy gentle scent for HIM =)
Ingredients like Vetiver and Lavender essential oil are if not the greatest weapon against stress, anger, anxiety, exhaustion, focus concentration and insomnia. A deep earthy gentle scent. It will strengthen your self esteem and vigor.

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The tough life of a soapmaker …

Well …. its not always a success story hmmm …

I packaged yesterday a nice batch of “Olive Only” and it just popped upto use some vanilla smell before I wrap it up. I used the liquid vanilla I use in cakes, and guess what: the soap became stained like an old dirty disqusting filthy soap made in a slum …. Thank god only on the surface. So, I ground it up, rebatched it and made a “Craftmanns soap” which was dry and ready in a couple of hours!
Second case:  I re-bached one soap yesterday and I added too much water so its liquid as a syrup…. I dont think it will ever dry, but I will leave it in its mold for 1 month…  Pity really because it was a active charcoal-soap in black and white swirl …
The third fiasco is when I made a soap which instead of water I added coffee in the lye solution and it just refused to trace …. I am not sure if it was the oils (rapeseed) or the coffee … I mixed it with a coconut soap and swirled it in hope to make a caffè latte soap with coffee grounds and coconut shreds, but the dark layer was again like a syrup. Very curious about this one, I will leave it to dry as long as possible. If it wont make it, I will spread it out and leave it to dry, rebatch it and make a new (but not swirled soap, whatever!

Tomorrow is a new day =)