I love coloring with Cocoa

Heather and Hyacinth

I have decided my favorite colorant is simply Cocoa. It always gives me such a nice chocolate brown to my soaps. It doesn't matter if I have added titanium dioxide or used a fragrance that discolors. I can always count on my Cocoa. It also seems that whatever other color I use it is always complemented with the brown the Cocoa creates. Plus Chocolate is great for your skin. Above is an example of coloring with Cocoa. This is one of my new soaps that I created for The Vintage Cowgirl.

Below are some more of my new soaps.


APPLE JACK PEEL


LAVENDER ESSENTIALS

Today I am going to make 6 lbs of Non-scented and Non-Colored soap. I know I know not very exciting but I have several customers who have such sensitive skin that any Fragrance oils and Essential oils or colorants really effect their skin. I actually love this soap though. I use Lots of Shea and Cocoa butter which leaves the soap with a slight nutty scent. Its very creamy and bubbly that you really don't miss all the other.

Wine Soap

Ooooh I am really excited I get to experiment with wine today. Now who wouldn't be excited about that.

About a week back I had spoke to one of the owners of Black Mesa Winery about making a soap using one of their signature wines. He found the idea intriguing. We both thought his chocolate wine would be the most interesting. This wines name is Black Beauty and believe me its yummy. It says it all on their web site

" A little chocolate. A little sweetness. A little naughty – could lead to dancing! Black Mesa's best seller.
GOLD Medal winner at 2007 "Wine Tasters Guild International Wine Competition"I will post any results I found including pics in making the soap as soon as possible.

I will now go forth and make soap and if it wasn't so early in the morning I might be tasting my ingredients. Mmmm chocolate wine I already feel like dancing.