The history of the United States Federal Food Drug & Cosmetics Act is fascinating. Some of the same issues raising hue & cry in 1911 through 1938 are echoed today.
Initially, in 1901 Henry Perky (inventor of Shredded Wheat, and from Denver, Colorado) created a Natural Food Conservatory called The Palace of Light, a state of [...]

I just uploaded two resources in the Tools tab. Both are for Good Manufacturing Practices, one being a checklist for the FDA GMP Guidelines. The other is more advanced. It you your indie beauty cosmetic business is exporting outside the United States, you have distribution channels, and/or using production lines, this link may be of [...]

I found the most amazing website today while I was taking a break at Great Wolf Lodge. Hubby and son were racing about the 3rd and 4th floors of the facility finishing a LONG game of MagiQuest. My son was determined to battle that dragon before we left too!
As I was surfing the net, I [...]

Yesterday I blogged about the math formula for calculating how much soap oils you need for any square or rectangular container you would like to use as a mold. This is cool information because it frees you up to start targeting any ‘mold worthy’ container in your house as a possible stand-in for your soapmaking, [...]

Ok, you folks tuned in here at the Southern Soapers Blog get two days advance notice on our 2010 Melt & Pour Prebuy!
This year we are only going to work in the 2 lb tubs. We are offering 2 lb tubs in all the specialty bases from both SFIC and Stephenson.
Your purchase [...]