Good news for all you home crafting soap makers out there. In addition to our current organic base oil selection (Organic Coconut Oil, Organic Palm Fruit Oil, Organic Sunflower Oil, Organic Safflower Oil, and Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil), we have now added Organic Castor Oil to the list!
Botanie Soap's newest base oil, Organic Castor Oil
If an extra dense and creamy lather is what is needed for your soap recipe, Castor Oil is a must for your base oil blend. Whether it is 
This is the start of a three-part series in which we will take a look at the soap making process we go through here at Botanie Soap. Whether you are getting ready to try your hand at soap making or you are just interested in what goes into making our organic soap bars, hopefully this inside look at our process will either prepare you, educate you, or both! 1. Oatmeal Spice Ingredients 2. Making and Pouring in to Molds 3. Cutting and Curing 
Good news for all you home crafting soap makers out there. In addition to our current organic base oil selection (Organic Coconut Oil, Organic Palm Fruit Oil, Organic Sunflower Oil, and Organic Safflower Oil), we have now added Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil to the list!
Botanie Soap's newest base oil, Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Sunflower, Safflower and Olive Oil all share very similar characteristics, allowing them to produce a very soothing and moisturizing bar soap. However, 
We now have two amazing butters, Organic Cocoa Butter and a Fair Trade Shea Butter! They both are great additions into many soaps and lotions and provide some great moisturizing properties.
Organic Cocoa Butter (left) and Fair Trade Shea Butter (right)
Organic Cocoa Butter
If you have ever worked with or used Cocoa Butter then you know how amazing its chocolate-like aroma is. Cocoa Butter is most known for being a major ingredient in white and milk chocolate. However, 
So you have just completed your own batch of organic soap or received some bars from us. What do you do next? Well, package them, of course! But how?
Here are four simple yet eye-catching ways to package your soap.
Boxes
Boxes are a great way to exemplify simplicity as well as wrap your bars in both recycled and recyclable material. Slide the bar in either a brown or white recycled box, design a great looking label, and you have yourself a very presentable and lovely bar 
