…or a glimpse into the soapy world at Country Scents.net.  Just to let you know, we have a VERY long list of soap to make.  It changes and evolves almost everyday.  MOST everything I have ever made that was a hit is on that list.  I would love to hear from any soapy world sympathizers to determine what should and should not be on my list.  I have had plans for over a year to make this long list of soap, but due to various reasons and things that got in my way, I have put it off.  But the list still exists…handmade goat’s milk soap coming your way!  Hint:  the next one up is a soap made with the fragrance of Angel.  It will not be called that, of course, but get ready - Darlin, or Dahlin, whichever seems right at the time. 

I have been getting alot of spam messages and mostly they are ones that come back to me after being spam arrested.  Some murky, faceless person on the other side of the world from me is using my email address.  I admit that I do not understand the criminal mind, but it is my humble opinion that spammers are criminals.  Just my opinion after waking up to over 1600 messages in my inbox last week.  It took me an hour to clear them out, even as they were still coming in.  

We are really excited about our Liquid Soap!  We are so excited that plans are in the making for new stuff.  But don’t worry, more bar soap is on the way also, as well as old favorites. 

We are all caught up in our daily lives and often I am preoccupied by a creative thought, or a problem that needs to be solved and I don’t always “pay attention” to details.  I appreciate it when I get an email that brings to my lagging attention something that I left off or overlooked on my website.  I would like to stress that without my customers, there would be no fulfillment in making soap.  Years ago, the fulfillment was often in the making, but that evolved later into knowing that I could also affect other’s lives with my soap.  Thanks for the emails that give me inspiration and suggestions, likes and dislikes.   

lavender too
just to be nice, we will include a lavender soap sample in all orders from now until the end of August or supplies run out! 

Summer brings to mind fresh fruit, flowers, and warm rain.  It denotes childhood at its best, shorts and flip-flops, and a cool shower on a hot day.  However, skin can take a beating in the summer from sun exposure, heat, allergies, and insect bites.  Take care of skin in the summer just as you did in the winter by using natural soap without synthetics, natural balms and creams.  Check out our newest soap addition - Cucumber Avocado - a summer soap with goat milk, cooling cucumber,  nourishing avocado oil and the fresh scent of cucumber and melon.  We love it!

Lavender, sweet blooming lavender,
Six bunches a penny to-day.
Lavender, sweet blooming lavender,
Ladies buy it while you may.

…From an Old London street cry

Learning about Lavender-  There is much history and research on Lavender.  It is one of my favorite herbs.  Read about Lavender here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lavender.

Check out The Green Guide concerning the Dirty Dozen Ingredients at www.thegreenguide.com/doc/100/10uglies.  It is important to check labels on products claiming to be green.