shampoo balls
i made some solid shampoo over the course of this afternoon.i’ve become very interested in these things lately…..they seem so economical and eco-friendly, with their minimalist packaging and their ability to just keep on going, shampoo after shampoo after shampoo. i know many of my customers are quite happy to use my regular cold process [...]
shampoo balls
i made some solid shampoo over the course of this afternoon.i’ve become very interested in these things lately…..they seem so economical and eco-friendly, with their minimalist packaging and their ability to just keep on going, shampoo after shampoo after shampoo. i know many of my customers are quite happy to use my regular cold process [...]
new soaps coming soon…..soooon…..soooooon…..
things have been excruciatingly slow around here! we’ve had delays, equipment malfunctions, mishaps with ordering parts, foreign electrical plugs adapted…..but i am happy to announce that our new soaps will be ready at last in just.two.more.weeks!thank you to all who have been so patient so far.i really didn’t foresee this amount of drama and delay. [...]
new soaps coming soon…..soooon…..soooooon…..
things have been excruciatingly slow around here! we’ve had delays, equipment malfunctions, mishaps with ordering parts, foreign electrical plugs adapted…..but i am happy to announce that our new soaps will be ready at last in just.two.more.weeks!thank you to all who have been so patient so far.i really didn’t foresee this amount of drama and delay. [...]
soap stuff
soaps, side A: same soaps, side B. my new moulds provide this branding. re-organised shed. with work still to be done! the cutter collection: prepped oils on the trolley, standing by to make soap; enough for 1500 bars:
soap stuff
soaps, side A: same soaps, side B. my new moulds provide this branding. re-organised shed. with work still to be done! the cutter collection: prepped oils on the trolley, standing by to make soap; enough for 1500 bars:
new soaps 08
it’s that thrilling time of year again: the time to start pulling together a year of musing on groovy evocative soap names and essential oil blends and new “looks” and new ingredients, for release of my 08 line-up on april 1st. this year, i’ve gone madly into watery sprites and critters from far-flung cultures and [...]
new soaps 08
it’s that thrilling time of year again: the time to start pulling together a year of musing on groovy evocative soap names and essential oil blends and new “looks” and new ingredients, for release of my 08 line-up on april 1st. this year, i’ve gone madly into watery sprites and critters from far-flung cultures and [...]
a carful of soap
we had a particularly large quantity of orders to despatch, on this sunny monday morning.this is close to four times our usual daily output and it all had to go to cairns, to save a day of traveling around locally with the courier.the back of the car was very low….so we re-packed about 75 kilos [...]
a carful of soap
we had a particularly large quantity of orders to despatch, on this sunny monday morning.this is close to four times our usual daily output and it all had to go to cairns, to save a day of traveling around locally with the courier.the back of the car was very low….so we re-packed about 75 kilos [...]
another hectic day in the workshop
we’ve really been snowed under since returning from sydney.i am getting on top of all the new accounts at long last and orders are rolling out the door.it has not left a lot of time for playing with new soaps….but you cannot have everything!i am just grateful that we are able to replenish and keep [...]
another hectic day in the workshop
we’ve really been snowed under since returning from sydney.i am getting on top of all the new accounts at long last and orders are rolling out the door.it has not left a lot of time for playing with new soaps….but you cannot have everything!i am just grateful that we are able to replenish and keep [...]
exciting announcement
today, our soap company became officially 100% carbon neutral.we are truly excited about this, and the fact that we are the first soap company in australasia/pacific to make this step. we have been committed to finding more sustainable ways of making soap from the first day we started doing business.to this end we use 100% [...]
exciting announcement
today, our soap company became officially 100% carbon neutral.we are truly excited about this, and the fact that we are the first soap company in australasia/pacific to make this step. we have been committed to finding more sustainable ways of making soap from the first day we started doing business.to this end we use 100% [...]
soap of the day
i treated myself to some creative fun today. soapmaking has been very slow around here (illness and injury) and we’ve been pretty much focussed on just catching up with regular stuff….no time for frivolity!however, i had some organic biodynamic yoghurt from mungalli creek dairy and i made a seriously citrus blend with five-fold tangerine, five-fold [...]
soap of the day
i treated myself to some creative fun today. soapmaking has been very slow around here (illness and injury) and we’ve been pretty much focussed on just catching up with regular stuff….no time for frivolity!however, i had some organic biodynamic yoghurt from mungalli creek dairy and i made a seriously citrus blend with five-fold tangerine, five-fold [...]
first motorcycle accident
last night i got a really horrible phone call. no, i’ll go back a bit further. yesterday morning, the day dawned clear and perfect (and freezingly cold)….the first day without drizzle and lowering clouds in at least a month.maurice covered himself in leather and kevlar and took off for a glorious day of dry sunny [...]
first motorcycle accident
last night i got a really horrible phone call. no, i’ll go back a bit further. yesterday morning, the day dawned clear and perfect (and freezingly cold)….the first day without drizzle and lowering clouds in at least a month.maurice covered himself in leather and kevlar and took off for a glorious day of dry sunny [...]
a special soap for brumalia
brumalia is the ancient festival to celebrate the return of the sun-god after the shortest day of the year.this is of course, the winter solstice, which occurs this year at 4.06am EST 22 june.looks like i’ll be getting up a touch earlier than usual….it’s my friday market day with a 4am start anyway.i think the [...]
pukeko, motorcyclist cat
we had some soap to cut tonight.a few minutes after we began, we noticed pukeko, sitting on my motorbike, obviously looking around for the keys! the soap was a custom order for a resort island, south of here.i created a soap that went with their tropical marine theme: blue and white, with green foam tops, [...]
pukeko, motorcyclist cat
we had some soap to cut tonight.a few minutes after we began, we noticed pukeko, sitting on my motorbike, obviously looking around for the keys! the soap was a custom order for a resort island, south of here.i created a soap that went with their tropical marine theme: blue and white, with green foam tops, [...]
fastest cutting session ever.
we are getting very slick at cutting soap.i avoided it for years, but lately it seems easier to just do it ourselves, rather than mess about with staff.today’s session saw us averaging 6 minutes per 100 bars.that’s not bad : to unmould, cut into logs, trim, cut into bars, stack on racks and take to [...]
soaping in the dark
we started soapmaking in the late afternoon, yesterday.laaaaate afternoon. first soap up is a layered thing that requires military precision and operatic timing and balletic balance.seriously.we call it the divorce soap because we never know if our marriage will survive making it. so, we make the first batch and it gets split and poured into [...]
