The Tenderfoot Soaper

Spirulina Christmas Soap

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I am still in the Christmas spirit and will still be in the spirit until the end of the holiday season. So, I decided to make some soap and put a little green color for my second Christmas holiday soap. I am still trying to find the right formulation for my soaps so I am still in the testing phase of trying different formulations for my ideal soap. I like using natural colorants and herbal … [Read more...]

Rose Christmas Soap

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Christmas is my favorite holiday. It brings back warm memories of my childhood spending time with my family.  There was always music playing in the house. And, there was the laughter of my parents and their friends. Thinking of those wonderful times evoked a desire to make a Christmas soap to kick off the season of giving. Since it is the holiday season, I wanted some red in the soap bars. … [Read more...]

Achieving My Magnum Opus

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One of the things that I am learning in my 3rd act of life is that when you are learning something new and it is the most challenging task you have ever faced, it takes confidence, courage, and discipline to see it through to the very end. Completing your masterpiece requires you to be steadfast in achieving your goal. Whatever it is. You can’t have a victim’s mentality. You can’t give up … [Read more...]

Fatty Acids

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I have to say that when I first started making soap I would just use three basic soap ingredients, coconut oil, palm oil, and olive oil. My thought process was just to make soap and add fragrance so that my soap would smell good. It wasn’t until I started doing research that I started to learn about the fatty acids of oils, butters, and fats when formulating a soap recipe. It became more than … [Read more...]

Cocoa Swirled Cold Process Soap

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I happen to love the winter season. I love watching the snow fall down from the sky. And, this is the only time of the year that I have a cup of cocoa to warm up. Cocoa has many benefits for the skin. It helps to protect the skin, and repair the skin from aging prematurely. It is also rich in antioxidants. The additives that were added to make this cold process soap are Cocoa powder and Almond … [Read more...]