Silk Bath Tea

I LOVE baths
There is something about being submersed in hot water up to your neck after a long day of (house) work. The hot water soothes all the kinks out of your tense muscles and helps to prepare your body for a restful, relaxing night of deep sleep.

Since I love baths (and bathing in general) so much, naturally I love everything that goes well with water. Like soap, bubbles, steam and my newest product....Silk Bath Tea.

Silk Bath Tea is just what you think it is. It is a big tea bag full of skin soothing, softening and moisturizing ingredients!

In each bag you will find  the perfect blend of;

• Dead Sea Salts
• Coconut Milk
• Oatmeal
• Silk Protein
• baking soda
• Cornstarch
• Blend of therapeutic herbs

Currently there are 4 different types of herbal bath tea blends available: Relaxing, Romance, soothing 

Sickness and Lavender. You will find different herbs in each blend. Pick a different Bath tea depending on your mood or what your body needs.

Romance: Rose Petals, Chamomile Flowers, Lavender Buds, Spearmint, Rosemary and Juniper Berries

Relaxation: Chamomile Flowers, Rose Petals, Lemongrass, Passion Flower and Orange Peel

Soothing Sickness: Eucalyptus, Peppermint, White Willow Bark, Yarrow, Juniper Berries and Fennel Seeds

 

So go ahead! Run a nice hot bath and soak away. All Silk Bath tea available at Soulful Soap

Soulful Soap Review on Metroland Media

Earlier this month I was contacted by a writer from Metroland Media to do a review on my soaps for their Chritmas gift idea blog. I was on board right from the get go. I shipped off 3 bars of my best selling soaps to let their writer review and come up with a write up that he thought best described my soap!

Metroland media are 5 online websites that are basically online newspapers that cover a large area.

These sites cover

• Simcoe Region
• Durham Region
• Muskoka Region
• Parry Sound Region 
• North Bay/ Nipissing Regions

 Click on the region and you will be taken to the blog write up!

Thank you Metroland Media for taking the time to contact me and to review my soap.
They will be doing a review in December on my seasonal (Christmas) soap!

Let the best time of the year begin!!

She Knows Canada Best of Etsy: Everything your Kitchen Needs

Last year I was had a little feature on She Knows Canada website. It was a" Best of Etsy: Everything your Need for your Kitchen".
It was published back in July of 2013 and I just forgot to let everyone know about it!!

Here is the original link to the article-->   http://www.sheknows.ca/home-and-living/articles/959885/etsy-kitchen-accessories

Thanks for taking the time to write about my Soap!

The Never Ending Supply of Soap!!

 I know Halloween JUST finished and its now onto the next holiday...yup, I'm going to say it CHRISTMAS!! I could celebrate all things Christmas all year. I love it that much! I love the lights, wreaths, christmas villages, festive storefront windows, the gathering of loved ones over warm comforting meals and yes, even the snow...I LOVE snow!
The part I dislike the most about Christmas are big box stores and the dreaded trips to the mall. I am actually proud of myself I have not done a single christmas shopping trip to my local mall in 3+ years. I stick to independently owned shops and buy from local artisans, I support local at any opportunity I can. There is a extraordinary amount of talented people living amongst us creating beautiful and unique things.

 Some years I struggle to come up with unique and useful gifts. For anyone that knows me I ALWAYS give useful gifts. I hate the idea of something sitting on a shelf collecting dust. I sometimes rotate giving a useful gift to different people different years (or the same)..secrets out!

This year Soulful Soap has decided to create a monthly soap subscription. You can sign up through our website (http://soulfulsoap.bigcartel.com/product/monthly-soap-delivery) for any length of time ranging from 2 months to 1 year. For each month you will receive 2 bars of soap. Each month we feature one bar of soap that goes out with the monthly soap subscriptions and is on sale for the entire month. The second bar of soap is a surprise based on your scent profile that you will fill out once you sign up!

This is the perfect gift for yourself or other handmade soap lovers in your life. Having two bars of soap delivered to your house every month will make sure you never ever run out of soap ever again!

Fall Issue of Hamilton Magazine

All of us here are Soulful Soap are on cloud nine this month with the write up about us in the current issue of Hamilton Magazine!! It is an unreal feeling to see our products printed in a magazine and just the thought of how many people it is reaching. Thank you Hamilton Magazine for the awesome write up!

And remember, Soulful Soap products can be found online through etsy and www.soulfulsoap.ca

Goodbye Summer Hello Autumn!

Its has been a nice and quite summer over in the Soulful Soap Studio. We did not do any summer festivals or days at St Jacob's Market. Instead we focused on making soap and lots of it!

Our Autumn schedule is as follows:

September
 SuperCrawl- Sept. 15th  www.supercrawl.ca (Hamilton, On)
 HandMade Market Sept. 21& 22  www.handmademarket.ca (St. Catharines, On)
 
October
O'Shavings Country Craft Show-  October 6, 7 &  8 , 10am- 5 pm (Vineland, On)

November
HandMade Christmas Market Nov. 24 & 25 www.handmademarket.ca http://www.handmademarket.ca/ (Beamsville, On)

December
... coming soon


Our facebook page is always being updated with pictures and upcoming products and events!!
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See you at our next event!

Congratulations on your Engagement

150 custom full size bars of soap for bride-to-be Jennifer. She chose 3 different scents; chocolate truffle, buttery vanilla and banana nut. All bars match her bridal colour scheme; orange, purple and green.

Customs Soaps are a unique favor for any occasion. Soap favors are gaining popularity with bridal showers, weddings and baby showers. The scent and colour options are endless! **

Contact Vanessa for more information vanessa@soulfulsoap.ca 

** Wholesale pricing available.  6 weeks is needed to make, cure and label soap**

SEE YOU ALL THERE!!

Soulful Soap Now Available at........... THE BUTTON PUSHERS

The Button Pushers is the latest and greatest shop to carry all of Soulful Soaps 100% vegan and 100% natural soaps.

The Button Pushers specialize in making custom buttons and magnets and also carry a unique variety of vintage clothing over on Locke St in Hamilton.

Check them out next time your strolling on Locke Street or check them out on their website or facebook page.

http://www.facebook.com/TheButtonPushers

                                                                               www.thebuttonpushers.ca

Limited Edition Spring Soap.... CANADIAN MAPLE

Every spring in cold climates when the snow starts the melt a variety of maple trees convert starch that is stored in their trunks and roots to sugar! This sugar rises with the sap in the spring that is then collected from the trees and boiled down to wonderful sweet MAPLE SYRUP.  Maple syrup was first discovered by the aboriginal people well before the Europeans settled into North America. Thank You!

Every March I look forward to maple syrup month here in Ontario. There are lots of little festivals that celebrate the goodness that nature has to offer in the form of pancakes and maple syrup!

In honor of the Canadian Maple Tree, Soulful Soap has created a limited edition soap! Introducing  

CANADIAN MAPLE

 available in the shop January 30th

Out with the Old in with the NEW!!

The holiday season once again has come and gone in a flash. All limited edition Christmas soap is on sale for $4.00 a bar in order to make room for other limited edition spring soap!

Soulful Soap now available at..........The Secret Closet

The Secret Closet is a one stop dress and lingerie boutique located in downtown Stoney Creek at 70 King St E. The next time you are in Stony Creek stop in at The Secret Closet, the best place to go for unique bridal and prom dresses and of course some Soulful Soap!

Soulful Soap 2nd Annual Holiday Open House!

November 25th will be Soulful Soap's 2nd Annual Holiday Open House. It is located at our soap studio in Hamilton.  This event is open to the public, all are welcome. Everybody through the door will receive a free slice of soap and a chance to win a basket full of goodies! 

Start your Christmas shopping by supporting locally made, natural and nourishing bath & body products. 

Hope to see you all there! 

Luxurious Lotions

Introducing the newest product to be added to the Soulful Soap family....BODY LOTIONS!!! These thick nourishing lotions have a short ingredients list unlike your commercial sister lotions. No unnecessary paraben and formaldehyde filled bottle claiming to be "safe". Our lotions have a list containing only 6 necessary ingredients need to make a basic yet amazing lotion! Sweet Almond oil, avocado oil and cocoa butter turn this ordinary lotion into an extraordinary lotion!

Sweet Almond oil has many benefits for the skin such as improving circulation, anti-aging benefits, helps to reduce fine lines and also soothes any skin irritations.

Avocado Oil is beneficial for skin as well. It can help reduce scars, age spots and sun damage. It increases natural collagen in the skin that gives your skin that plump look. Also it is easily absorbed so you are not left feeling greasy.

Cocoa butter is a super moisturizer full of anti-oxidants and vitamins A, C and E essential for healthy glowing skin.

Our lotions are available in 2 sizes (4oz & 8oz) in our online shop or any event you may find us at. Our limited edition scents for this fall/winter season are Pumpkin Spice and Carmel Apple cider and signature scents are Warm Vanilla and ZEN Garden.

Stop by and see us at the Durham Craft Show and try a sample of all our lotions to make you decision easier!

October Update!!

It has been a while since our last post. We have been busy here at Soulful Soap creating and making tons (and I mean tons) of soap!!

September came and went we had 2 very successful market events (SuperCrawl & Fall HandMade Market) We got see to a lot of our repeat customers and made lots of new ones!

The Month of October is another busy month for us. Prepping for Christmas (yes we are so so excited) and a large 3 days craft show out in Durham October 28th, 29th and 30th. (www.showsdurhamregion.com).

Product updates coming soon!! **Hint** Christmas and lotions!! To tie you over until the next post here is Soulful Soaps first ever cameo in Supercrawls promo film....enjoy

End of Summer Sale 20% of entire purchase!

Watermelon **limited edition**

As summer comes to an end Soulful Soap is making room for our autumn/winter products. Receive 20% off your entire purchase when you enter to discount code TWENTY upon checkout. Hurry as stock will soon be gone.

Stay tuned for new soaps, lotions, bubble bars and bath bombs!!

Soulful Soap Now Available At..........HUMBLEPIE

Quick post about  another retail location featuring Soulful Soap.

Humblepie is lifestyle concept shop located on James St North here in Hamilton Ontario. 

photo credit: Nicole Carter Photography
http://www.nicolecarterphotography.blogspot.com/

This unique shop specializes in vintage and upcycled wares, such as furniture, apparel, jewelry and fashion & home accessories. Humblepie promises to be a one-stop shop retreat for customers in search of something beautiful, useful and unique. Many of Humblpies' items will be 'one offs', not 'off the shelf', and a lot of them celebrate a bygone era of quality manufacturing that is unlikely to return. Their stock is ever-changing, and although diverse, everything they sell shares a common thread of great design, craftsmanship or engineering that has stood the test of time. However, Humblepie would like to offer more than a great deal or a nostalgic trip; and by breathing new life into tired vintage items, they can all help to reduce, re-use and recycle.

Humblepie is part of the monthly James St. North art crawl which occurs the 2nd friday of every month. Stop by, say hi to their shop dog Jackson and pick up a fresh natural bar of Soulful Soap and browse their many unique one of a kind items!

Organic Green Tea Eucalyptus

Soulful Soap is introducing another 100% natural bar of soap to our line, Organic Green Tea Eucalyptus.
Chemical, preservative and paraben free, no artificial colours or scents! 

The liquid in this bar has been replaced with organic brewed green tea which is rich in antioxidants. Green tea helps aid in the reduction of inflammation studies also suggest that it helps to build skin elastin which prevent the aging of skin and the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles !!
Eucalyptus essential oil has many benefits such as antimicrobial and antibacterial. It also has natural invigorating effects that help to cure mental fatigue and body exhaustion. What a perfect combination to start your day with!


Soulful Soap will be at St. Jacobs Market on June 16th and 18th. So stop by the booth to smell all of natures natural perfumes in soap form!
Customer appreciation cards are in!! With the purchase of 9 bars of soap the 10th is FREE!

St. Jacobs Market

Thanks to all who came out to see us at St. Jacobs Market last Saturday. Being the first long weekend of the summer 10,000 visitors were there to soak up the sun and enjoy the many unique vendors offering everything from fresh produce, garden plants, wonderful food and of course Soulful Soap!
We got to meet plenty of wonderful customers and received lots of fantastic feedback! We will be back at the market June 16th and 18th.

Coming soon!!!

Organic Green Tea Eucalyptus soap ...stay tuned!

Good Luck Girls!

Good Luck to all the girls participating in the regional rhythmic gymnastics qualifying competition!