Tip of the Day

Here is the tip of the day. It is based upon my latest experience.

  If you even get lye on your skin (in case you didn't know, lye is extremely caustic), take some vinegar and apply it to where the lye has had contact with the skin. I have heard this is supposed to work, and I hope it is true, for today, right after mixing the lye with the rainwater, I put my hand in a bowl of popcorn and proceeded to eat the popcorn. Unbeknown to me, there was lye right on my fingertips. Now the lye had not affected my fingertips and I am not sure why that happened, but, once I bit into the popcorn, 'ouch', my tongue was burning! When I realized what had happened, I ran out to the garage for the vinegar and took a swig of it. It is no longer burning, but I feel a little bump there on my tongue. I will definitely be more careful next time! A lesson learned well today.

The Wide Variety of Soaps

  There are some varieties of soaps that I make and here is a pic with some samples of different shapes. These soaps are goat's milk-oatmeal soaps, but in different shapes. Most people choose the rectangle shape, rough cut and they do come in rectangle (some are rough cut and I also have smooth), and there are flowery ones as well. All have the same scent of oatmeal, milk and honey, but there is a variety of shapes.
   There are also regular, plain soaps (soaps that are not goat's milk-oatmeal) that are made the same way as the goat's milk-oatmeal, but they come in different shapes and have different scents. I call these soaps 'fancy soaps' and they also come in a variety of colors. Some are also in a round shape, as well as oval and rectangle.
   Another variety of the 'fancy' soaps are the Volcano soaps which are kind of an orangy-coral color, with a cedar-orange scent. They contain pumice and are similar to the soap called, 'Lava' which you can find in the stores.
  Last of all, there are the glycerine soaps, which come in an egg shape with a rubber toy inside of the soap. There also are little sheep soaps that are made with glycerine and are different colors as well.

New additions to Our Soap Family

A new addition to the soap family; dinosaur soaps. Reptile and dinosaur soaps are made from a glycerine soap base. Plus, you can see inside of them!

Little Lamb Soap

I finally got my lamb mold and here are a couple of the Little lambs I made recently. Three of them are glycerine soaps and the light green is regular homemade soap. I used something called 'Sweetgrass' scent on the glycerine ones. Sweetgrass is a captivating scent, although it is not my favorite.

Soap Making Season

   This is just a little note to ask those of you who are considering giving soaps for presents and gifts this year, to send me a message and let me know how much soap you want and what kinds you would like to have. Soap takes about 3 weeks to cure and I want to make sure that I have enough available, especially during the holidays coming up. Thanks.

Here is a basic menu of the soaps:
Goat's milk-oatmeal soap (rectangular, shaped, rough cut, smooth)
Fancy soap - (Flowers, round, oval, shaped)
Volcano soap - (rectangular, some shaped) Volcano soap is a Lava like soap, but reddish-orange in color. Made with pumice.
Glycerine soap - Egg shaped with reptile (snake, frog, or lizard) inside

Don't forget to go to the 'Soaps For Life at Oma's Workshop' page on Face Book: 

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A portion of the money from the goat's milk-oatmeal soaps goes to: Sanctuary Ministries.

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Homemade laundry soap

Making homemade laundry soap using leftover soap scraps, borax, and washing soda.

Soaps Make Nice Mother's Day Gifts

Soaps make nice gifts for mom on Mother's Day coming this Sunday, May 13th. Mother's Day is right around the corner. Make sure you honor your mom this Mother's Day. The Bible says to honor your parents and this is the day to recognize them.