Black Beauty Activated Charcoal Facial Soap

I'm in love with a batch of soap at the moment.  These slabs of gorgeousness are just begging to be used don't you think?  I'm so tempted to slice off a chunk and use it right away, but I know they'll be so much better if I can just hold on for another couple of weeks.  Oh the torture of soap making.  We're a patient bunch I tell you!

 

 

I've added some amazing goodies to what I hope to be the most amazing facial soap ever.  Yes, I have high hopes for these babies!  Jojoba, Organic Rosehip and Apricot Kernel Oils hang out with my regular squeezes - Shea Butter, Cocoa Butter, Olive Oil and Coconut Oil.  An earthy blend of skin-beneficial Carrot Seed, Geranium and Lavender Essential Oils take these beauties to a whole other planet of goodness.

 

They'll be available in the shop in and around the 13th of March.  I can't wait.

New Year, new look

I've been unhappy with the labels on our Body Butters for a long while now.  The fonts weren't quite right, and I felt that they didn't really do justice to the awesomeness (yes, awesomeness!) that was contained in each pot.  So, what do you do when you're unhappy about something?  You change it of course!

It took a while to come up with these (being that I'm under no delusions about my graphic design ability), but I'm really happy with the result.  For now  : )

Next on my list is to do the same for my Shea Butter Sugar Scrubs.  Exciting!

And just for reference, some shots of what the body butters used to look like:

2011

2011

2010

We've come a long way haven't we?

You can find all of our Hand and Body Butters on our website here:  http://www.saponify.com.au/

PS - did you know that we're on Facebook?  and Twitter?  Come follow us, lets follow each other in fact!

Loofah - the ultimate soap dish

Hello!  How are you?  Well I hope!

I just wanted to share something with you that I think you're going to like.  If you buy handmade soap, then you are probably aware that to prolong the life of the soap the best thing you can do for it is to keep the soap nice and dry between uses.  This means leaving it in a well draining soap dish, or in a dish rack, or even resting on top of a dry face cloth (my method for a long time).

The methods mentioned above all work well, but lets just say you don't have a soap dish.  Or you don't have a stack of about 15 face cloths to use like I do.  Or your soap dish actually doesn't do much other than let your soap sit in a little puddle of soapy water.  These things can all lead to one sad bar of soap, last goes mushy, and sadly wont last very long at all.  Boo!

Well, here's my fix.  It's something that I've been doing for a while now, and I must say, I love the results.  What I do is pop my soap onto a slice of loofah sponge, and use that for a soap dish.  It works really well because the soap is in so little contact with anything, air circulates around the outside edges of the soap, helping to dry it out and make it last and last.  And the best thing is that if the loofah gets a bit grubby from having the soap sitting on it you can just rinse it out and leave it to dry and you're good to go again.  Awesome!

Biodegradable?  Check!

Environmentally friendly?  Check!

Functional?  Check!

Non toxic?  Check!

Renewable Resource?  Check!

I'm so happy with the results in fact that I've added the loofah slices to the store as a special gift set with our new Loofah Kitchen Soap.  Check them out here.

And here's another deal just for my readers.  Order any three soaps from Saponify this week and I'll throw in a free loofah slice for you to try yourself.  Offer ends Sunday 12.02.12 at 9pm.  Additional loofah slices can be purchased for just $1.00, or 3 for $2.40, from our store here.

Chocolate Mint Slice Soap - Now you see it, now you don't!

Just a little note to let you know that we've decided to discontinue production of Chocolate Mint Slice.  There are currently 8 bars left, and once they're gone, that's it!

They're now in the Sale section of the website, get them while you still can!

Sweet Feet Shoe Sachets

I've recently taken up Rock Climbing again, after a very, very long break.  Yay!  I'm loving the exercise, and the challenge, and everything else that goes with it.  What I don't love is the way my climbing shoes have quickly become really, obnoxiously smelly.  Not so nice!

This afternoon I've been playing around with making little shoe deoderising sachets for my climbing shoes.

This is a mixture of odor-eating Bicarb Soda, with ground Tea Tree Leaves.  Smells great!

I added a few drops of my favourite refreshing Essential Oils - Lemongrass and Peppermint, and then bagged them up in some large tea bags.

Into the so-smelly-I'm-embarrassed-by-them climbing shoes.

I'm going to give a couple of these sachets to my climbing buddies too - hopefully we can all be sweetly smelling together very soon!

Betty's Place - our newest stockist!

We're very proud to announce that we have a lovely new stockist!  Betty's Place, is a gorgeous new business located in Elsternwick, Melbourne.

From Betty's blog:

"Welcome to Betty’s Place. You have stumbled upon the abode of a fictional filly that just happens to go by the name of Betty. This  place is somewhere  you can expect to find all the lovely trinkety possessions  in the home you wish were your own.  Come and fossick through Betty’s possessions, she won’t mind you taking a peek. And if you find something you like, you never know, Betty might just let you have it (for a small price of course)."

Image via Betty's Place on Facebook

Image via Betty's Place on Facebook

Image via Betty's Place on Facebook

Image via Betty's Place on Facebook

Image via Betty's Place on Facebook

Image via Betty's Place

You'll find Betty's Place at:605 Glenhuntly Rd, Elsternwick Vic 3185

Open Thursdays 5pm – 9pm, and Saturdays 10am – 4pm

Keep up to date with what's happening in store on Facebook, or follow Betty on Twitter.

http://bettysplace.com.au/

Have you been to visit Betty yet?  Let us know in the comments!

Let me make your Christmas Shopping easy for you this year...

Make Christmas Easy

The 2011 Saponify Christmas Gift Guide is here!

We've got a fantastic range of hand made gifts for your Mum, your Nana, your Sister, your Daughter, your Wife, your Husband, your Aunt, your bestie, your kid's teachers - the list goes on!

So, why don't you take a few moments, and get your Christmas shopping done today?

Don't miss out - order now!  Click here to be directed to our online store.

Postage:

All orders will be sent via Australia Post.  Postage costs will vary depending on the size and weight of the items you order.  Our website will automatically calculate the postage costs for you.  To make sure your order arrives before Christmas, our cut off date for Australia-wide deliveries is Monday 11th December 2011.

If you have any questions about our products please do not hesitate to let us know.

It's been a busy last few months here at Saponify HQ, and we'd like to take this opportunity to thank you wholeheartedly for your support this year.  We hope that every one of you has had a great year, and wish you all the very best for the silly season and 2012!

Best,

Sarah and the Saponify team.