The History of Artisan Soap By Rebecca Gallagher Handmade soap comes in many forms, whether it be melt & pour or glycerin soap, Castile Soap, cold process, Marseille Soap, milled, Aleppo Soap, rebatched, African Black Soap, hot process, Avocado Soap, fluid hot process, Coconut Soap, room-temperature process; the list goes on and on. In the beginning all soap starts out the same, unless you are talking about synthetic detergent soap, which is a different blog altogether. So!  All (natural) soap starts with a mixture of oils, water and lye.  The chemical reaction when they are mixed is what creates soap. ...Read More

What Goes Into A New Product Design? By Rebecca Gallagher Some of you all may be wondering how we come up with designs here at Lady G Artisan Soap Company. Well the magic all begins with inspiration. And it comes in so many forms. It’s sometimes a picture or a landscape, the way a flower is formed, a scent or even a song can trigger something in the artist’s heart. Sometimes we just try to think of how a scent would look if it were solid. What does the scent of wind look like? How do you get the idea...Read More