Chemistry in the wee hours
I started looking at the ingredients in my soap when I had a health crisis a couple of years ago, and I wanted to get back to basics in all ways. I had never paid attention to the ingredients in my soap before. When I started exploring natural alternatives, I realized I had a passion for not only soap, but essential oils. I've also been experimenting with natural ways to color soap. My soaps have a fairly low chroma (as my mother would have said) color palate. They are made of natural ingredients, often organic, and smell wonderful.
Since I do most of my soap making before the house wakes up, I think of it as my "wee hours" activity. I started by using recipes from Kelly Cable's book, "Natural Soapmaking Book for Beginners," and on line. Slowly I began to make my own adjustments. My first love is a simple olive oil soap with very little fragrance. It is a nourishing kindness to the skin. Then family started requesting fragrances; some I didn't even know existed. My inventory began overflowing my space, and I decided to open this shop.
I wanted to use my shop to sell crochet as well, since it is a source of calm for me. I teach for a living, and being able to sit quietly and build something stitch by stitch is a blessing. This fall I discovered pumpkins, and so they are the first crochet item I am offering.
