Natural Gums are a great way to thicken your natural liquid soap and cosmetics. This ingredient has been used for centuries. Most natural gums are Carbohydrates and they help to improve the stability of your products. Some sources for these gums include plant seeds, marine algae and sap. Acacia Gum also known as Gum Arabic
Adding Botanicals and Extracts to your products is a wonderful way to increase the benefits of your creams, beauty products and natural soap. This has been happening for thousands of years, all over the world. Most of the time, the reasons for adding the botanicals and extracts in commercial products are for the promotional benefits
Sustainable Palm Oil. What does this mean? The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) was formed in 2004 with the following goal: promoting the growth and use of sustainable oil palm products through credible global standards and engagement of stakeholders. So who is involved in the RSPO? That would be Palm Oil Producers, Traders, Retailers,
Soap Making – How to Sell Your Soap At A Craft Show So many Soap School Members have asked me what to do about getting their soap out there, where do you go once you have soap inventory. This is a huge topic, so I will do several segments on how to sell your soap.
This is Uttuh She is an Indonesian Orangutan who was rescued from a palm oil plantation by a wildlife organization. They think that her mother was probably killed, since Uttuh was left in the middle of the plantation road. When they found her, she weighed 8 lbs, but now she is 16.5lb. She is completely
How to Keep The Scent in Your Soap Losing the scent from your soap is a real problem that all soap makers face. I’ll walk through the steps on how to keep the scent in your soap You have unmolded and cut your fresh soap, you have let it cure and set, now it’s ready