Pat and Julie

I hate Patchouli  I really hate it.  I've said this before, but I think it smells like dirty hippies.  However, I've had many people at many different selling venues ask for patchouli scented soap so I made some today.  Blech.  I smelled it on me all day and I thought I was going to gag.  Maybe that's what put me in such a foul mood today. 

I've also been completely obsessed with making men's soap lately too.  My first one was some mechanic soap.  Take a look:

 

So what makes it mechanic soap, you ask?  WELL, first, it is made with 100% coconut oil.  Coconut oil makes a very detergent-like soap, but I did superfat at 10% so it's not too harsh.  THEN, I also added cornmeal to the soap to give it a gentle scrub.  Also, cornmeal is biodegradable so there shouldn't be any concern about it getting into water supplies. Finally, it is scented with lime essential oil.  Lime essential oil has mild antiseptic qualities which is good for someone that might have cuts or scrapes on their hands.

 

But that's not all.  I've made a couple different men's soaps lately.  I made one I call the crud cutter.  It's similar to the mechanic soap in that it's made with 100% coconut oil, but there's no cornmeal.  Also, I used tangerine essential oil instead of lime.  I like tangerine oil.  Unfortunately, the crud cutter turned out to look slightly less than manly so I'm not sure I can still market it as "man" soap. 

 

Then I made another soap for men that looks a little more manly and also smells manly.  This one is brown/green/white(ish) but was not intended to look like camo.  It's scented with tobacco vanilla.  It smells sweet and slightly smoky, like a pipe. 

 

So my next show I will bring out all my new man soap and hopefully, my patchouli soap will be ready by then too.  I need to start unloading some of this soap.

Manly Men or Women, Whatever

Hey friends!  It has come to my attention that I needed to add to my men's soap AND to target men more directly in my display.  So I have been working on soap that is more targeted to men.  Here we go.

The first soap I created is a mechanic soap that I have called Grease Monkey.  It's 100% coconut oil which is a very cleansing soap with a super thick lather, so it can cut through grease specifically for mechanics or anyone who works with really dirty stuff.  It also has cornmeal infused in it for a gentle grit to scrub and is also scented with lime and cinnamon leaf essential oils for their antiseptic qualities.  I know that mechanics and other people that work with their hands can get lots of cuts and scrapes so this will help them heal. This isn't so much a shower soap but specifically a hand soap.  Here it is:

So the next one is what I call Crud Cutter.  This one IS a shower soap.  What sets this one apart is that it also has 100% coconut oil, but also has bentonite clay which is great to absorb oil.  This is for any dirty man (or woman! I know they can get dirty too!) who might work outside or do other kinds of hard labor that gets them dirty, sweaty and gross.  This will clean it all up!  I don't have a picture for this one yet but I will soon! 

That's all I've got for now but I will be coming up with new ideas coming soon!  And if you're in the St. Louis area, come out to the Overland Farmer's Market on opening day, May 9th, to celebrate spring and maybe pick up a few things for your mom.  Mother's day is May 10th and I bet YOUR mom would love a soap gift basket!