How Essential Oils are Made

November 27, 2020 Botanie Soap Leave a comment Frequently Asked Questions, Organic/Natural Standards

Essential oils have been used for religious, healing and aesthetic purposes for thousands of years. Recently, they have once again become mainstream as popular stores and brands began selling them and consumers are becoming better educated about their uses. At Botanie, our soaps are scented with high-quality essential oils. The process of refining essential oils for our soap and other uses is quite intensive and requires elaborate tools. Here’s how it works. What Is an Essential Oil An essential Read more […]

What's The Big Deal About Essential Oils?

July 10, 2019 Botanie Soap PaosBotanie Leave a comment Organic/Natural Standards

In the past few years, at home use of essential oils in the United States has taken off. It seems like every store now carries oils and oil diffusers. We have also seen an increase in the medical use of essential oils. The use of essential oils for everyday ailments and more serious medical issues might seem new, but the use of essential oils actually dates back to a time long before Instagram made the practice popular. However, even though this practice is age-old, producers and governing bodies Read more […]

All About Notes: Fragrance and Music

May 2, 2019 Botanie Soap PaosBotanie Leave a comment Frequently Asked Questions, Issue-Oriented, Soap Making

Music and fragrance have a lot in common. In the world of music, there are grace notes, quarter notes, high notes and low notes. In the world of fragrance, there are top notes, middle notes and base notes. In both worlds, we speak of notes being in harmony, in accord. And in both, without a skillful balancing of notes, there is no harmony or accord. Perception Begins As “skillful balancing” suggests, harmony is no accident. With fragrances, there are systems and standards, as well Read more […]

How To Make Custom Soap With Our Blends – Part Two

February 26, 2019November 13, 2020 Botanie Soap PaosBotanie Leave a comment Frequently Asked Questions, Soap Making

As a great place to start, Botanie’s soap-making oil blends ensure a more convenient soap-making process while still allowing you to create your custom soap. In addition to convenience, these blends are tried-and-true and have been proven to create wonderful cleansing bars that are hard and long-lasting, full of moisturizing properties, and produce a dense, creamy lather. There are multiple ways to customize the oil blends, including adding additional oils or butters for superfatting, Read more […]

Essential Oils: Who Can You Trust?

February 9, 2017 Botanie Soap PaosBotanie Leave a comment Frequently Asked Questions, Issue-Oriented, Organic/Natural Standards

Industry on the Rise Essential oils sales are soaring and the trend doesn’t look to be slowing down. The market is estimated to reach $11.67 billion by the year 2022, according to Grand View Research Inc. The uses of essential oils range from aromatherapy to topical use and the benefits of these products are no mystery to consumers. The soap industry is no stranger to the use of essential oils. They are often used in the soap making process to provide quality, natural scents to their products. Read more […]