Skruben Blog
One of the many enjoyable aspects of soapmaking is formulating new recipes. I try to choose ingredients that are beneficial to the skin or performance of the soap, while being beautiful at the same time. My favorite botanical ingredient...
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After many months of planning and recipe tweaking, I'm finally ready to introduce our newest creation: Dirty Dog Soap! We've been using it on our own dirty dog, Murdoch. He LOVES it...see? OK...so maybe love isn't exactly the best word,...
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More in-depth information about the ingredients that I use...this time, beeswax! Beeswax is a golden yellow wax produced in the beehive of honey bees (genus Apis). It’s made up mostly of the esters of fatty acids and is chemically very...
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Shea butter is an ivory colored natural fat that comes from the nut of the African Shea or Karite Tree (butyrospermum parkii). It’s high in un-saponifiables and is richly moisturizing. It’s also believed to have anti-inflammatory, humectant and emollient properties. The...
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I have spent quite a long time trying to perfect my recipe for great shaving soap, but even great soap can be disappointing if you're not using a good method for building shaving lather with your brush. The following is...
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