so i have a neat little collection of bar soap i made.

mocha. mmmmmmm... and it smells like a yummy strong wake you up mocha. chocolate and coffee. so good i want to eat it. next is goats milk soap with roses, lavender and chamomile. i cant wait.
i also have some other wonderful things in the works, body bars with cocoa butter, beeswax, coconut oil, jojoba oil, and a couple of other oils with skin nourishing essential oils, calendula owie ointment, arnica sticks, and no poo-ing bombs for hair.

things here are going well. it seems somehow that school starts in the next couple of days. where did summer go?

Summer Sale at Birch Bark Soap

I'm having a summer sale over at my Etsy shop. There are some great deals on beautiful, natural, handmade soap, for as little as $1.50!

Birch Bark Soap Giveaway

I wanted to let you all know that I'm having a little handmade soap giveaway over at my other blog, including a bar of the Chocolate Peppermint soap pictured above! Check it out here.

Birch Bark Handmade Soap

Peppermint Poppyseed Chocolate Peppermint Simple Simon
Birch Bark Handmade Soap is made using the highest quality ingredients available, including rich cocoa butter, smooth olive oil, and nourishing coconut oil. Ingredients such as brewed herbal teas, natural clays, real cream, and local honey make these soaps distinctive.

In my shop, you will find no animal fats, preservatives, synthetic colourings, parabens, pthalates, or sodium lauryl/laureth sulfates. I make both hot and cold process soaps in my Canadian kitchen, and am happy to accommodate special requests.

Pictured above are my Chocolate Peppermint soap, which is made with cocoa butter and peppermint essential oil which give it a light peppermint patty scent. You can read a review of it here. Also pictured is my Simple Simon bar, which is what I like to use on my baby. It's unscented, uncoloured, made with moisturizing oils and is perfect for sensitive skin.

Please pop on over to my Etsy shop and have a peek at these and many other soaps, including Peppermint Poppyseed, pictured above, and Tomato Complexion soaps! Happy lathering!

Name this soap!

I have two new soaps on the curing rack for your viewing pleasure - it will be four weeks before they are ready to list at my etsy shop. There's only one problem. One of them has me stumped for a name. So take a look, and if you think you have the perfect name for this soap, post it in a comment. It needs a name that fits like a glove but is unique too. If I pick your selection, I'll send you the end cut from this batch. That's a bar a little slimmer than the regular size bars, plenty to enjoy for weeks.


Here are the two new soaps: first, Lemongrass and second, the no-name soap. Good luck!

Sher

www.savonara.etsy.com

Good Clean Fun

Hi all, I'm Sher, my shop is Savonara Handmade Soap. I made my first batch of soap back in '96 when grocery stores still had a tallow bin and would give you a beautiful creamy white chunk of good tallow for free. I stirred my first batch by hand and poured into a shoebox... when I turned out a 12lb chunk of smooth white soap, that was it - the soaping bug had taken hold.

Although I have dabbled in other hobbies along the way, nothing has nourished my creative instinct like making soap. I've branched out into making a variety of types of soap; based on two of my own recipes: one for a vegan soap and one for a mild tallow soap. I also utilize the versatility of melt & pour soap occasionally for embellishments and effects. I hope you enjoy seeing and using my bars. And don't say they are too pretty to use - use 'em up, I'm making more! :)