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This year I decided to enter a soap challenge. I am a newbie in this arena but what a great way to learn new techniques and learn from some of the best in the business! The challenge that I am entering this month is the Salt Crystal Challenge. Using the a 9 bar Birchwood moldContinue reading “January 2021 Soap Challenge”

Let’s try to concentrate on the “happy” for 2021. It has already been a trying year and we are only one week in. DMand Soap is adding a new product this year. I have been trying out different sugar scrub recipes and I finally found one that I would like to incorporate into my lineContinue reading “Happy New Year”

This is my first “Collection” in my soaping journey. The soaps pictured below are in my Fall Collection. Finally made another Lemon Poppy Seed Soap which would be great for exfoliating and cleaning your hands after prepping your garden for fall . The Lemon Poppy Seed Soap is all natural, vegan-friendly, and palm free. TheContinue reading “Fall Collection”

Today I was making a couple of hand washing videos for my Etsy site (Etsy.com/shop/dmandsoap) and thought I would share one here.  Hope everyone is using really great soap with every 20 second hand wash!  There has been a lot of interest in my Cotton Candy soap over on Etsy so I used a barContinue reading “Hand Washing in Action”

I have to say that I love the way this soap turned out.  This was a tough soap to work with and I thought all was lost.  I tried a new swirl, six colors, and a new fragrance (perhaps not the best combo first time around).  Each color reacted differently (from no acceleration to aContinue reading “Pride Soap 2020”

to participate in markets this year to sell my soaps, they are canceled!  I applied to markets starting in April (my first one in 2020 would have been tomorrow) and throughout the summer.  I never thought I would sell my soap online but here I am now selling soap on Etsy.  We will see howContinue reading “Just when I am ready……”

This is from the CDC.  Go here for more information: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prepare/prevention.html  

Here is a picture of the Cucumber Layered Soap.  Look how vibrant the colors are when the soap first comes out of the mold – gorgeous!  Perhaps I don’t have the best photo to display this bar of soap but it will give you an idea of how natural colorants fade in soap.  The barContinue reading “Natural Colorants in Soap”

I like to wrap my soaps in cellophane so they are as untouched as possible when you purchase them but……. As I keep learning about products, wrapping, etc.  I come to understand that cellophane wrapping is not eco friendly so once the wrappings that I have already purchased are finished I will no longer useContinue reading “To wrap or not to wrap…..”

DMand Soaps would love to help you create a custom order.  We can also make a soap that you love but do not find on our website.  We are a small business and handcraft all our projects. Specialty orders will take two – four months after taking an order.  Most ingredients we have on handContinue reading “Specialty Orders”