St Just Arts & Crafts 2026
It’s that time of year again and this years Arts and Crafts Show in St Just is about to start. The smell of glue is in the air as last minute preparations are made in and around St Just. It’s … Continued
Morvala- Festival of Arts, Cornwall (but only just…)
Next week I am off to Morvala Festival at Mount Edgecombe Estate, Cornwall. It’s only just in Cornwall, right opposite Plymouth with ferries going to and fro. This will be my biggest selling event so far, so I have been … Continued
How do I ship to the USA?
How indeed. It’s really complicated to me, what with customs and tariffs. I have been trying to find a reasonable way to ship things to the USA. Sorry, everyone, but I have not yet found an affordable way to do … Continued
Where to buy Sodium Hydroxide, aka, Lye, aka Caustic Soda
Any soap you ever make will involve using Sodium Hydroxide, aka Lye, aka Caustic Soda (yep, drain cleaner) or Potassium Hydroxide aka Potash Lye or just Potash. If there isn’t any Sodium or Potassium Hydroxide involved it won’t be soap. … Continued
Soap Superpowers
My friend sent me this video and my soap appears to have unexpected superpowers:
Make up remover, The Movie
I have entered the YouTube universe with my first video short:
Cosmetic Product Safety Reports (CPSR)
Some boring legal stuff today, but absolutely essential and unavoidable If you want to sell any cosmetics in the UK (or EU) you need a Cosmetic Product Safety Report from a professional chemist. Providers can easily be found on the … Continued
How to Make Handmade Soap? Step-by-Step
You can listen to a version of this post by clicking on the audio link just below: Have you ever thought about creating something beautiful, useful, and personal? Handmade soap is a wonderful way to combine creativity with practicality. Whether … Continued
What’s in my soap?
If you want o know what is in my soap or any cosmetic on the market, all you have to do is read the label. …. Ha!…. . Here is one of mine: What a lot of nonsense! Yes, this … Continued
Kokum Butter, never heard of it …
I certainly never heard of it before making soap. I bought some when I was playing around with recipes for my shaving soap but didn’t use it. I then tried it in my body butters and it really changed the … Continued