Hi everyone! I've spent the last few days at my desk reading and writing and preparing and getting things done, most of which you'll see here over the next few weeks. Thank you for your excitement about me making cold process soap! I had great fun making it, and I hope to try a few new small batches over the next few weeks. Michele introduced me to the joys of Soapcalc, but I'd like to try the one we made a few times more before I go off making my own recipes for a product I don't quite understand on an experiential level. (I do get the chemistry of it, and I'll be sharing some great information I've found on the topic as I post here about my experiences.)

The new e-zine is out for those of you who are $10 Patreon members. If you aren't a member, and you're interested, please check out my Patreon site to learn more. This e-zine will be available in early June for $13, so if the idea of an e-zine on extracts interests you, then check out this table of contents and visit the Patreon site to learn more.
The e-zine has brand new recipes, including a few for a clay mask and a liquid blend you could add to it, as well as information on how to make gels to mix with it. I'm quite excited about all of this!!!

I have tons of ideas on what I'd like to write about first, including more recipes from the 2017 HSCG conference in Las Vegas, including a whole series of things on Simulgreen 18-2, a new, ECOcert emulsifier I've been working with for more than 18 months, but I want to get t...