When my customers ask me how I formulate or come up with new soap ideas I give the same reply :
My recipes come to me in dreams.
I will have a dream about a product, jot down what I remember and execute it the best way I can, as soon as I can.
Soap recipe formulation is an art form in itself. Soap can be made from any type of fat & lye combination, but to get a good bar of soap you have to decide how you want the soap to feel. Do you want it bubbly? minimal lather?
Or do you want your bubbles fluffy and buttery and spreadable? Is this a facial soap or shampoo bar? For acne? or for Dry skin?
Then you have to learn each oil, how their properties change once saponified, and how much of what to put into your base oils to achieve what you are looking for.
For facial soaps, I like to go with a fluffy, buttery creamy lather that feels like you are doing a face mask or rubbing butter on your face. Or sometimes I enjoy a bubbly minimal lather like my past Shea & Bergamot Purifying complexion bar to keep it safer for the eyes. (its still soap so be cautious)
Our NEW Chaga Face & Body Polish, however, is serving a super creamy spreadable lather for all over face and body. This formulation sinks into the skin and you can feel the effects immediately as you rub the lather into the face.
The result is smooth, toned and supple skin. Soft & Bright.
When designing the appearance of these bars, I knew I wanted a nice sleek look without any extra swirls and peaking of the soap top. I wanted to begin a more rustic line to contrast with my usual fancy shmancy artistic approach to soap making. I decided against swirls and even against essential oils and fragrance in these bars so that they will be safe for everyone to use from infants to adults and sensitive facial skin.
For this bar, I wanted a hard, long lasting formulation that could carry on for months of bathing. I also wanted it to be for the face but not so bubbly that it could easily get into the eye. For the moisturizing properties, I chose a combination of Cocoa Butter & Cupuacu butter to compliment the highly antioxidant rich Chaga Mushroom and Ashwagandha root powder for awesome results.
Our Chaga is sourced from Siberian Birch trees & although it is incredibly ugly, it is still Bae all the same.
This unique mushroom is a powerhouse of antioxidants and anti inflammatory properties. Here, we like to stir the chaga mushroom powder into our morning teas to receive all of its cancer preventative and reversal benefits internally and to help detox and fight off any free radicals that may be occurring in the body. Chaga lowers the blood sugar and blood pressure, fights inflammation, and boosts the immune system.
For skin care, this powder can be applied as a mask and rinsed away or in a handcrafted TSK Soap designed to smooth and tone your facial complexion and provide all over hydration for the body. It's nutrient dense, high antioxidant content helps to slow down the aging process.
This soap can be used for hyper pigmentation issues, sensitive skin, rash, eczema or as a daily dose of antioxidant power to prevent skin flare ups & achieve a beautiful natural glow.
Recommended Follow Up: Kokum Meringue Body Butter
Our skin is hands down our most important organ and it represents who we are for life. The best skin care is found in nature and with consistent use, there will be no need to cover up.
Your skin will be radiant on its own.
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