Top Ten Things You Need to Know About Us
Top Ten Things You Need to Know About Us
News & Tips from Anne
Wake-Up and Smell Your Armpits
Do you have autodysomophobia? Do you even know what that is? In its most basic sense, it is the fear of bad smells.
A rose is a rose is a... geranium?
I hate gardening. To me, it is back-breaking, dirty, sweaty work that is never finished. Because of my intense disinterest, I know very little about plants and flowers. I know the major ones, like grass, dandelions and thistles, but mostly I am happily clueless.
The Acne Albatross
Fellow acne sufferers, please gather around. Join hands with me around the ceremonial fire. Let us dance and sing and celebrate. There is help. There is hope. Light a candle and rejoice.
The Old-Fashioned Shave
Here at the Savon Du Bois, we talk a lot about simplifying things and going back-to-basics. Rather than looking forward to medical advances and technology, we prefer to look back to a time when simple methods, basic tools and the bounty of nature provided all the cleansing, healing and medicinal remedies that were needed for everyday life.
Something Smells Fishy to Me
Our sense of smell is a huge contributor to our everyday lives. Certain smells can make us happy, others down in the dumps. Sometimes, a smell can be so terrible, it makes us sick, literally.
To Bee or Not to Bee
Honey is a miracle of mother nature. In order to make one pound, little worker bees must collect from over two million flowers and fly a distance equal to more than three times around the world. One bee, on his own, will only make one-twelfth of a teaspoon of honey in its lifetime.
From the Fry Pan to Your Face - The Wonders of Olive Oil
I talk a lot in my blogs about reading the ingredient list on your skin and body products. Hopefully, you are getting into this habit and have taken the time to read what we put into our goat's milk soap bars.
Traditional Methods - What is Cold Process Soapmaking?
When I first started making soap a mere four months ago, I assumed it was like cooking. I figured I had a recipe to follow, a few ingredients to put in, some heating and stirring to do and a finished product at the end to enjoy.
What's so good about Pumpkin Seed Butter?
Several months ago, we introduced The Great Pumpkin Bar. We added it to our line of natural soaps because we wanted to create a bar with pumpkin seed butter in it.
