The Natural Bar Soap Company

Happy Twelve Days of Christmas!

Erin — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 00:01:05 +0000

Ask almost anyone about the Twelve Days of Christmas, and they'll likely make reference to the familiar Christmas carol of the same name. But, what exactly are the twelve days of Christmas? Many people believe the

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‘Tis the Season to Use Natural Soap!

Erin — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 22:59:27 +0000

Ever notice how your skin always feel dry in the winter? How your legs get a little on the scaley side? How the knuckles on your hands get rough and red? We can thank the drier air outside, and the heating systems inside for contributing to the probl

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Get Rid of Windows System Restore Virus

Erin — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:14:07 +0000

As much as I try to limit myself to the humble craft of soap making, tricky little buggers like computer viruses and malware are training me to moonlight as a forensic computer guru. If only soap and water worked as well on computer viruses as they d

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Chemical Free Natural Soap- yeah right.

Erin — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 21:33:42 +0000

Today, I learned that soap can be made without chemicals! It's really true. NO chemicals! I was amazed. When I went to the web site of a leading goat milk soap seller, I saw it for my own eyes. Goat milk soap with the description, "All of o

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Facebook Landing Page with Picture Link

Erin — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 18:21:44 +0000

So, after days of pretending I'm a computer genious like my brother, I finally created a facebook landing page (which you'll only be able to fully view if you are a facebook member) for The Natural Bar Soap Company. But how to create a link to my

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Why Use Natural Soap?

Erin — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 16:42:08 +0000

Everyone needs to be clean. And I would bet that everyone would answer, "How do you get clean?" with an easy answer: "Soap." But there are SO many soap products out there. Bars, gels, liquids... some are naturally based. Some are totally sy

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Soap Making Supplies Coming Soon!

Erin — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 16:00:27 +0000

It's been a busy time around here lately. We're getting our holiday scents ready for the November and December holiday selling (& bathing!) season, working on a few new lines of bath and body products, including sugar and salt scrubs, special hig

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All Natural Beer Soap

Erin — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 01:34:27 +0000

It's September. School has started. To me, that means it's fall. Even though I know the real Autumnal Equinox is not until September 23rd, it might as well be fall now. I look forward to so many things in the fall. Apple picking followed

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Extreme Makeover: Hurricane Edition

Erin — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 18:44:50 +0000

I can honestly say I much preferred the days on this Extreme Makeover Home Edition build, when it was terribly hot, muggy, and buggy. Our current Hurricane situation is much less conducive to the project! So, what does a team do when they get

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In the Middle of an Extreme Makeover

Erin — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 04:48:45 +0000

This week, I've taken a hiatus from soap making to do something else that's exceptionally fun, challenging and consuming. I was asked to blog for the Schell Brothers team and the latest Extreme Makeover: Home Edition build project. Schell Brother

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Extreme Makeover Home Edition and Natural Soap

Erin — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 03:10:12 +0000

The EMHE Pep Rally yesterday evening was so much fun! Not only was I treated to VIP seating, but I got to meet Design Producer Courtney Sanders, and hand her my Natural Bar Soap Company business card, along with the offer to donate bars of my handm

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Extreme Makeover Home Edition Sussex County DE Build, August 2011

Erin — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 00:05:50 +0000

Wow! That basically sums up my emotions today. I wasn't expecting today to be anything out of the ordinary, but one phone call changed everything. Just who called? My brother. Not unusual- he calls me pretty regularly to ask how business is goi

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Custom Handmade Soap

Erin — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 01:50:27 +0000

Very excited today, to have been asked to custom make and label soaps for a historic Inn in our area. If you're interested in offering custom labeled, handmade natural soaps to your customers, please send us a note! We're happy to work with you to cr

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FAQ’s About Natural Soap

Erin — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 02:25:44 +0000

My favorite way to sell my handmade natural products is in person, where I can interact with my customers, and share my love of soap directly with people who are interested in it. Very often, my best customers are the ones who may not ever have inten

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Natural Bar Soap Company is on Vacation!

Erin — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 01:51:32 +0000

...sort of. We'll be using the next week to round up new stock piles of soap making supplies, gather new ideas for natural soap recipes, and explore craft show booths selling natural soap. After that, we'll return to the soap MAKING end of this bu

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Small Businesses are NOT Exempt from the New HR2359 The Safe Cosmetics Act 2011

Erin — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 04:25:44 +0000

It just figures that our government would wait to release the full text of the newly proposed HR 2359 Safe Cosmetics Act 2011 until a National Holiday like the 4th of July. I think they believe we were all too wrapped up in grilling our hot dogs and

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HR2359 The Safe Cosmetics Act 2011

Erin — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 05:06:00 +0000

Oh my. It seems we're in this again. Another bill has been presented in Congress attempting to help clean up the ingredients found in our cosmetics. Will this bill provide the reforms we need and support Indie Cosmetic Businesses that are dedicated t

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My Biggest Natural Soap Batches Yet! :)

Erin — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 04:42:11 +0000

I'll just start this blog by saying I love my customers. You each make me feel so good about the soaps I'm making! That said, it's because of you that I have to work even harder. And I love that, too. It seems that I've made some really good soaps

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HR2359 The Safe Cosmetics Act of 2011, Safe Cosmetics ActTo Amend Title VI of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to Ensure the Safe Use of Cosmetics and For Other Purposes.

Erin — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 04:32:11 +0000

Almost a full year ago, I blogged about HR5786, The Safe Cosmetics Act that was presented in the 111th Congress in July 2010. Small cosmetic businesses around the country rose to the occasion and voiced our disapproval of this bill that would impose

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Selling Natural Soap at a Craft Fair

Erin — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 01:35:55 +0000

Alrighty- the car is loaded up with my tent, tables, display stand, soaps, lotions, lip balm, signs, chair, tablecloths... It's time for this weekend's craft show! As much as I try to anticipate how much of each soap to bring, each show is differe

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Don’t Underrate the Importance of Being Happy

Erin — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 23:23:11 +0000

I think I've had one of the best days ever in my soap making career. Did I make any soap? Nope. Did I discover a great new ingredient? Nope. Did I get a boatload of sales? Nope. So why am I having such a great day? I've recently had issues wit

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Why I Have New Sources for Wholesale Soap Making Supplies

Erin — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 05:00:21 +0000

If you've read my Top 10 Ways to Keep a Customer, it'll be easy to understand why I've found two new suppliers this week. My favorite Wholesale Soap Making Supplies company decided to discontinue a popular program- namely, a 25% discount for picked

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Top Ten Ways to Keep a Customer

Erin — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 04:20:22 +0000

If the current economy has gotten you and your business down, consider these 10 ways to keep the customers you've worked so hard to get! 10. Don't lie to your customers just to keep them around. Sooner or later, they'll become wise to your schemes

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Cost of Wholesale Soap Making Supplies

Erin — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 16:16:51 +0000

When you get used to something, it's hard to give it up. My kids have a great little book called "Froggy Fable." It tells the story of a frog, who, accustomed to his little froggy cave on the banks of a beautiful river, starts to experience change

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The Role of GreenPalm in the RSPO

Erin — Thu, 19 May 2011 12:51:48 +0000

Palm Oil continues to be a source of great debate, although much progress is being made to ensure it is produced in sustainable ways. GreenPalm is a global organization that is working hard to combat the social and environmental issues that result

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