Cubes of sugary goodness...

I have a bunch of melt and pour soap that has been sitting in my soap lab for quite a while. I had grand plans to make some pretty detailed soap, but alas I much prefer to make cold-process soap.  So this soap has just been waiting for me to get some motivation and make something with it. Finally, today was the day! I was browsing some of the Soap Queen's old blog posts and came across the sugar scrub cube tutorial from Naiad soap arts.  Since I have a ton of fragrance oils that are not used in my soap line, but I just NEEDED to have, I put some of them to use.

The pink cubes are watermelon scented, the yellow is coconut lemongrass, and the green is succulent pear. Dylan came into my soap lab after I was done and wanted to eat them...they do smell and look pretty tasty!


These cubes are quite easy to make. For each color I simply melted 2 oz of clear melt and pour soap. I then added 2 oz of jojoba oil and mixed well. Next I added between 2-4 drops of liquid colorant and about 20 drops of fragrance. The final step is to add 6 oz of regular refined sugar and mix really well and then pour into a mold. I used the square silicone mold from Brambleberry and it worked great. For more detailed instructions check out the blog post I mentioned above.

Cosmetic Supplies "Garage" Sale

I am trying to reduce my stock of supplies that I have decided not to use.  You can get some great discounts this way.  Please check out what I have for sale and send me an email at contact@ladybugsoapworks.net if you would like to purchase anything.  I will only take paypal, but feel free to make me an offer if you want multiple items.

Cheers~

Sarah 

Melt & Pour Bases

Melt & Pour Vegan Lip Balm 14.5 fl oz Essential Wholesale $20

Melt & Pour Deodorant  14.5 fl oz Essential Wholesale $20

Fragrance oils

Caramel Apple 14 oz From Nature with Love  $20

Succulent Pear ~6 oz The Soap Goat Soap Shop $6.00

Cinnamon Cider (candle only) ~15 oz Tennessee Candle Supplies $10.00

China Rain 0.5 oz Bramble berry $1

Sakura Blossom  1oz Southern Soapers  $2

Fresh Watermelon  4 oz  Wholesale Supplies Plus $7.00

Cantaloupe Lily 1 oz Southern Soapers $2

Cucumber melon 16 oz coop $16

Pumpkin Souffle (Candle Only) ~12 oz Candlescience  $10

Christmas Memories  ~6 oz Simple Soothings  $5

Pink Lemonade ~3 oz The Soap Goat Soap Shop $3.00

Fixed Oils

Rose Hip Oil 16 oz Majestic Mountain Sage $14

Borage Oil 16 oz Majestic Mountain Sage $24

Red Raspberry Seed Oil 16 oz Majestic Mountain Sage $45

Additives

LiquiPar Optima 1 oz Southern Soapers

Germall Plus Liquid 1 oz Southern Soapers

Sepigel 305 1 oz Southern Soapers

White Aluminum Oxide crystals 1 oz Southern Soapers

Pre Neutralized Carbomer 1 oz Southern Soapers

Whit Synscrub Spheres 1 oz Southern Soapers

Herbs prices $1 per oz
Lemon Peel powder 8oz
Mint Leaf cut 6oz
Raspberry Leaf 8oz

Closeout Sale!

I am trying to clear out some inventory before the end of the year.  This is a great opportunity to get some holiday gifts or just stock up on soap for yourself.  I have 8 different types of soap listed in my closeout sale for $3.00 and will be adding more soon.  Check it out here.

One of the many soaps on closeout. Vanilla Chai Tea Soap 

Pumpkin Pie Treasury

Check out this new pumpkin pie themed treasury that my pumpkin pie soap has been featured in.

Featured in an Etsy Treasury!

A yummie chocolate coffee cake themed treasury, go check it out an leave a comment.  Maybe it will make the homepage with your help! My chocolate espresso shea soap and the coffee kitchen scrub soap are included as party of this treasury.

Ladybug Soapworks on AKYRAMOTO's Crafty side blog!

AKYRAMOTO's Crafty side blog recently posted about my lovely Tea Tree Shampoo and Body bar!  Head over there and read the rave review.  The look of this soap has changed to a regular rectangular soap, but that just means you get more soap for your money!  If you want to give this soap a try pick some up at Ladybugsoapworks.com or Ladybugsoapworks.etsy.com.

King Arthur Flour Blog...wow!

Can you say yummie? That was the first thought that crossed my mind when I came upon the King Arthur Flour blog. Just check out some of these pictures! I think I need to start baking.

As promised, more soap!

Here are the rest of the new soap pictures. I am sure I mention this a lot, but Dylan sure can take nice pictures of soap. Luckily all he "charges" me is for his regular shower/shampoo soap and the occasional shaving soap. Pretty good deal don't you think?

This first soap is my Sensitive skin bar. It is made with all kinds of oils that are great for sensitive skin. This bar feels so smooth in the shower, I just love to use it.

This soap hasn't actually changed in look, but we took some new photos anyways. This is Lavender Shea. It has a nice calming scent and smooth texture. If you look closely you can see the tops are brushed with a purple mica to give them some shimmer.

Up next is Jewelweed and Comfrey. It is made with olive oil infused with both of the herbs. Very nice bar of soap and these herbs are reputed for getting rid of the oils from a poison ivy bush.

This is my Jasmine Salt bar. Lovely scent and pretty color. The salt is a fine grain so it does not scratch. It makes a nice lotion-like lather.

Now to make some ginger souffle salt bars! Just need to decide how to make them look...any suggestions?

New Soap Pictures!

Ok these are LONG overdue, but finally soap new pictures for you to drool over! Over the past year I changed the shape and design of many of my soaps. Finally some pictures to show you how they look. Enjoy!This one is my Ayurvedic Shampoo and Body bar. It has such a great later and an almost licorice scent (though it is scented with Basil and Lime essential oils).

This lovely is my Irish stout shampoo and body bar. It was made with Guinness which really helps to boost the lather.

This refreshing bar is Eucalyptus mint. It is a soothing and cooling soap. I love to use it on mornings that I just need a jump start to wake up.


This one is my Coffee Kitchen Scrub soap. It is chock full of coffee grounds which help to remove kitchen scents (think garlic and onion) from your hands. This is also a great soap to use after gardening or a mechanics soap.

This is our seasonal Apple Pie soap. Pick some up before they sell out! I LOVE this scent. The scent of apples and cinnamon just relax me.

Check back soon as I will be posting more eye candy!

Another Treasury!

I love how beautiful people can make these treasuries. Check out my Succulent pear soap in the bottom left. You can pick some of the soap up here.