New Products Rating Feature

I have added a product rating feature to my website.  You can go on there and praise or disrespect, your choice.  It is located on the details page of each product and is sent directly to the shopping cart.  I added this feature for a few reasons, one of them because it came with an updated version of my current shopping cart.  Secondly, I am not able to interact directly with my customers like I would at a market or fair, so it is important that I hear directly from you.  I’d really love to hear from you!

My Favorites

My personal favorites are Lavender Rose, Vanilla Rose, Calla Lily, Apple Blossoms, Cotton Pickin, Decadence, Deep Blue Sea, Gardenia, Honeysuckle, Midnight Cowboy for him, Pear, Sakura, and Sunrise.  My favorites can and do change depending on my whims:)  These are not all the biggest sellers, however!  Everyone has their own personal favorites, obviously.

New Look to Packaging Soon

Since we had a computer crash a few weeks ago, I keep finding out that I lost a few key files.  Some of them have involved labels for soap.  So, I decided that if I am going to recreate labels, I could also go for a new look, which I’ve done a few times over the past few years.  As my business has evolved, so have the feelings that are generated from the labels.  I have tried, as everyone does, to capture the essence of my soap in a label.

Soap Making at its Finest

As one cartoon character says, “the secret ingredient is love”.  I have found (this is really true!) that when I make soap just to be making soap, it is nothing special.  It becomes a mass produced, carbon copy soap batch just like all the others.  When I make soap and put my entire being into it and focus on all aspects, which for me, includes my spirituality and communion with God, the environment and nature, that soap tends to be so much better.  It takes on a life of its own.  It really is true though.  So, now the thing is, which soap has the secret ingredient and which one doesn’t?  Huh?

Dead Sea Mud

Learning more about Dead Sea Mud today!  There are so many mysteries in this world.

2nd Quarter Bestsellers

Many times I am asked what is your best selling soap?  So, I am happy to give updates each quarter.  The second quarter of the year was slightly different from the first.  The top 20 best sellers, in order are as follows:

1.  Samples
2. Dairy Cream
3. Hospitality Soap (Guest Soap)
4. Oatmeal, Milk & Honey
5. Lilac & Lavender
6. Cotton Pickin
7. Chamomile Honey
8. Decadence
9. Angel Darlin
10. Dairy Specials
11. Honey Bee
12. Sweet Tea
13. Honeymoon in the Smokies
14. Sandalwood
15. Mornin Y’all
16. Pineapple Crush
17. Botanical Lavender
18. Carrot & Honey
19. Coconut Milk
20. Georgia Peach  

Interesting….

Making More Soap

We are out of a bit of soap and will not be making more for the next 2 weeks.  But, on the list to make are all the ones we are out of, plus a few more new ones (Rooibos Tea, Kudzu, and Patchouli).

We will also be keeping Berries and Cream, as well as Ocean since they have had such a positive response. 

Also, I had a bit of fun today – it only took 30 minutes to make some solid shampoo bars.  I used a new method of my own and I’m waiting to see if they turn out, much less work!  If they do work, I will use cocoa butter next time – I forgot to use it this time.  They contain detergents to increase their rinsing ability.  Don’t shoot the messenger!

Naming Soap

It can be as mundane as eating a sugar cookie or as exciting as finding that there is oil in your backyard.

Out of Stock

It isn’t fun to see soap out of stock, but we are going to be making lots more soap in the next few weeks. It has been exceptionally busy during April.

Current Specials

Current specials include Weekend Specials (sometimes good, sometimes not as good), buy 6 regular price, get 1 free, free Dairy Special with $50.00 order, and a monthly newsletter special. We also have “soap on sale” which is soap that we are trying to move on out so that we can make more soap in its place.