Here at Wicked Fairy, there will soon be a change to some of our color ingredients. Up until now, I have been pretty adamant about not using 'dyes' for coloring any of our products. This is mainly because I have extremely sensitive skin, and am allergies to many dyes. Almost all of our soaps and bath products to date have used (natural) mica and herbal colorants. However, it … [Read more...] about Rethinking Color in the Bath
What Happened When I Started Using A Shampoo Bar
I have a new love. I have been using my shampoo bar for just over four months now and I have never been so happy with my hair. This may sound like just bragging about a product that I am trying to sell, but I was actually a difficult recruit to the cause. I have problem hair. It is baby fine. It is curly and frizzy. It is oily and yet dry. My friend R’chel from Cat’s … [Read more...] about What Happened When I Started Using A Shampoo Bar
Adventures in Soaping: Soleseife Soap
I remember one of my first projects on my soaping adventures. I wanted to make sea salt soap. It was a total disaster. I didn’t know it was possible to mess up a “melt and pour” project, but oh, did I manage it. It was a lovely Soap Queen tutorial on Shea Butter and Sea Salt soap bars. I think that I approached it less like the science that it is, and more like how I cook, … [Read more...] about Adventures in Soaping: Soleseife Soap
When Things Go Wrong: How to Rebatch Soap
Whether you are a hobbyist soap maker or a professional, eventually, something will go wrong. While soap making is chemistry, it is also art, and there is always that biggest cause of error involved – the human element. Knowing what went wrong, where, and if you can fix it, how, are some of the awesome skills that come from experience, and one of the first that most soap makers … [Read more...] about When Things Go Wrong: How to Rebatch Soap
Holiday Craft Fair Soap Progress
Soaps curing for next months Holiday Craft Fair. Now, to get started on the rest of my bath and spa products. Doing pretty good about being on schedule. #soapmaking #soapshare #coldprocess #prettysoap … [Read more...] about Holiday Craft Fair Soap Progress
Coming Soon to a Craft Fair Near You
I signed up today to do the Samaritan Holiday Craft Fair, at the hospital where I work my day job (Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center in Corvallis, Oregon). I am really looking forward to this. I have a lot of work ahead of me, making more soap, and lots of spa and body products, and prepping all of the packaging and presentation. The fair is Monday, 12 December 2016. … [Read more...] about Coming Soon to a Craft Fair Near You
There’s No Place Like Home
Well, that trip to Oregon that I was so excited about - it had a purpose. And, I am back here, again... in more than one sense. I took a job here in Corvallis and we have a new home. We really wanted to move back to Oregon, and this is a great opportunity for us. I am looking forward to getting settled and getting the business back up and going as soon as possible. … [Read more...] about There’s No Place Like Home
Long Walks on the Beach
I am in a vacation state of mind. So, we just returned from a whirlwind trip to Oregon. I imagine that I'll be talking about that quite a bit for the next while. It was a great trip, even if it meant the better part of the week in a car. We rented a Ford Fiesta (great gas mileage, a little small for my 6\'2\" 300lb husband), and hooked my ipod into the sound system for cool … [Read more...] about Long Walks on the Beach
Frosting on the Cake(?)
I've been working on a new technique lately - Soap Frosting. It's both extremely easy and harder than it looks. I've done my share of cake decorating since my teens. (I am very proud of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle cake top that I piped for my cousin Dale's 4th birthday. It had Michelangelo's head and bandana. Kind of <a … [Read more...] about Frosting on the Cake(?)
Self Care – What Have You Done for {You} Lately?
Today was a pretty good day, even if I have to go to work now. I took advantage of a lazy Sunday to take a long, vanilla creme scented bubble bath, have a spa day, and pamper myself a bit. Self-Care is a necessity that is often over-looked, and that was brought back into sharp focus for me recently. It is so easy to get caught up in the day-to-day stresses of our lives, … [Read more...] about Self Care – What Have You Done for {You} Lately?
