How to make Christmas decorations with Melt & Pour
The festive season is upon us, and there's no better way to celebrate than making some Christmas soaps! These adorable star decorations will festoon your tree- until you need to wash your hands! They also make a perfect handmade gift for loved ones.
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How to make a charcoal shaving soap
In honour of Movember, we've made these refreshing peppermint shaving soaps- the perfect gift for the moustachioed gentleman in your life. With added kaolin clay, glycerin and a gently exfoliating charcoal embed, this bar produces thick velvety suds that are perfect for shaving, especially when used with a shaving brush.
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Category Insight: 4 Key Trends in Men's Grooming
This month we're dedicating our blog to trends in men's grooming in support of the amazing work of the Movember Foundation, created to fight against men's diseases, namely with their well known Moustache November. So grow yourself a 'tache, and read on to see the interesting developments, and areas with opportunity for growth in this area.
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4 Ways to Innovate Liquid Soaps
Liquid Soap has grown in popularity over time around the world. However, with the personal care market getting more saturated, there are ways how manufacturers and brands can innovate to make the products more exciting with the emerging consumer driven trends.
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Autumn Spice & Sweet Orange Natural Liquid Soap
As the nights close in and the wind gets chilly, cosy up with this autumn spiced sweet orange soap. Made with our Liquid 105 soap base, this recipe is easy to make and can be made organic. Tip: If you soap base goes hazy, make sure to keep mixing and then leave overnight, as most haziness will clear up.
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Packaging Innovations - 3 Key Takeaways for Personal Care Market
We’ve just visited one of the biggest events in packaging, Packaging Innovations in London this month. We’ve got some fascinations to share with you whether you are a small business, manufacturer or a big brand. So read on…
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How to make Marbled Spiced Fig Loaf Soap
Autumn is well and truly here- so to ward off the chilly weather with this soothing and aromatic Spiced Fig soap. Made with our Crystal Oatmeal and Shea soap base, this bar is soothing and luxurious to keep dry winter skin at bay.
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STEPHENSON LAUNCHES INNOVATIVE ULTRA MILD SOAP-FREE SYNDET BASE, SYNDOPAL
After more than five years in development, UK-based global speciality personal care and ingredients manufacturer Stephenson has launched a ground-breaking new soap base. Manufactured as a hot emulsion using Stephenson’s patented Durosoft technology and further processed with a standard industry vacuum spray drier and extruders.
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How to Make Whipped Coconut Body Butter
Make the most of the last few weeks of summer with the tropical scents of this nourishing coconut body butter. Our body butter base uses shea and cocoa butter to soothe and hydrate the skin, leaving the indulgent and fresh scent of coconut lingering afterwards.
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How Lucy Bee is growing her business with a new coconut soap bar
Lucy Bee approached Stephenson at the end of 2016 with a challenge to develop a natural soap bar using 100% coconut oil – expanding her current range of natural product for customers.
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