Soft hands regime

I do this simple regime on a monthly basis.. but it's great for you to do even fortnightly if you can afford the time.
No complicated ingredients.. just some olive oil and sugar!
You can use this recipe for your feet too!!

In a basin of warm water add about 2 tbsp of olive oil and soak both your hands for about 3mins. While you're at it.. go ahead and massage your cuticles and just relax your hands.

Take a spoonful of coarse sugar with a lil olive oil and put in the palm of one hand and use that to gently scrub both hands by rubbing both hands together and spreading the sugar to the top of your hands as well. Do this for a few mins.

Wash off with lukewarm water and some handsoap. If you have our handmade bars, lavender and peppermint work great! Lavender helps to retain moisture and peppermint will give you a fresh and clean feel which is so relaxing. Your hands will thank you.

Dab off all excess water with a soft hand towel and apply some moisturizing hand lotion or if you don't have hand lotion, any other moisturizer will do as well. It's awesome if you have time to spare and you can wear some cotton gloves after application of the moisturizer as this will lock in the moisture and allow your hands to absorb all of the goodness.

Baby soft hands in no time!

For those who are really busy. You can get our handmade soap bars which have oatmeal, lemongrass or coconut to help exfoliate on a regular basis. As our bars are made with a high content of olive oil and coconut oil, your skin is kept highly moisturized too!

Treat those hands that toil so much for you now! :)

My First Flea Market Experience!

Have been wanting to write about my first ever flea market experience and I have finally found the time... cos I'm sick and stuck at home (so I'm making the best use of it).

Well I have been toying with the idea of setting up a booth at a flea market for sometime.. but I wasn't sure about how people would respond to the booth. Afterall, it is undeniable that only after you have seen and smelt the yummy soap bars, you'll be completely tempted to experience the SOUL bars. So finally this year I decided that I will take the leap and set a booth at the Scape Flea market.

From the time I got the confirmation of a booth I'd been running around like a headless chicken. Gosh. Excitement, anxiety.. list was endless. I just wanted everything to look perfect. Thank God for me I had the support of loved ones who helped in any way they could.. from wrapping my 200 soaps to being with me at the booth the entire day. I was more than grateful.

The flea market went good.. but I did expect a better response. People are still a lil skeptical about soap bars and most have forgotten how to use them even. As for me.. I just love the nostalgia a soap bar brings.. and of course the many benefits that a shower gel will not provide for our skin.

A few tips for first timers who wish to set up a booth at a flea.. be it to sell your second hand goodies or to experience having a brick and mortar store...

1. Have lots of loose change
2. Be well prepared.. have a tablecloth, price tags, pamphlets or namecards so that you can establish a relationship with your customers... and they'd know where to look for you after the flea.
3. work in twos... so that when one of you needs a toilet break, the other can mend the booth
4. Have plastic carriers for your customers' purchases.. not many carry huge bags (like i do :)) and will appreciate having their items put in a bag for them
5. No stress.. be well rested as chances are you'll be on your feet for long hours.. and be well hydrated. with all the crowd that flea markets garner nowadays, it can get real stuffy and hot!
6. Dress comfortably but presentably. Noone would want to buy anything from someone who is unkempt
7. Arrive early so that you have time to setup. If a booth has not been allocated beforehand, it is crucial to go early so that you can pick a booth at a good location. You don't wanna go unnoticed!

those are the few important things that come to my mind now.. i will update more if anything comes to mind.
wooziness from my medication isn't helping!

Have a great long weekend dearies!

What's been in the shower .....

Busy busy busy… that’s the only word I have been uttering. No its not a complain.

Busy is good.

Our dearest SOUL bars have been flying off the shelves like freshly baked cupcakes!!

Weee.. and that makes me sooo happy. That many many people are now more concerned about the products they use on their skin and realize the goodness of homemade natural products. It’s really such a treat!

I have received lotsa feedback and I dare say that it’s all good!

Our Peppermint soaps have been sold out! Gasp! When I made them for the first time I wasn’t sure about how receptive other soapaholics would be… since I know some just detest mint. But wow how I was pleasantly surprised!

Just the day before someone bought 35 bars from me!!

This gal is a holistic healer and was keen to incorporate my SOUL bars with her healing.

That’s something. The benefits of the essential oils in our bars are really….. endless!

Whats simmering under now…. I’m working on coming up with two simple but pretty gift baskets for a real popular local makeup guru to give away for her youtube contest. I’m real excited. Sometimes I wish I could allocate more time to come up with beautiful things but other responsibilities beckon.

It’s alright. I shall be superwoman once again. hehe.

Today I’m giving the gym a pass to work on the gift baskets and I promise pictures tomorrow.

I’m already thinking of X’mas goodies… yummy!

Happy Wednesday y’all!

Yes... we're still here... :)

It’s been pretty quiet here hasn’t it?

That’s cos I have been tied up with my full-time job.. sigh.

I wish I could just make soaps and sell soaps for a living.. hehe.

I will.. soon enough. Then I will be able to cater to the large orders and customization for the requests I receive.

That will make me a happy camper!

Hopefully this week I find more time to pretty up more of SOUL’s bars for all you soap addicts to ogle at!

A shoutout to Lestari Hairul at this juncture!!

Thanks so much for your positive feedback and suggestions.

Made me really happy. It’s a super awesome feeling when satisfied customers take the time to appreciate your products.

Yay!

Another sweety I need to mention is Sathya .. this gal has been a huge fan of SOUL and purchased so many bars..

I love hearing the way she speaks about my soaps.. hehe. With so much excitement! Thanks so so much for your support babe. Muaks.

Of course it’s not all good news. We’ve had a customer not receive her package. Sob sob.

Thanks to our postal service. Well that’s the risk we take with normal mail. That it may be lost in the mailbox maze.

I urge customers to opt for registered mail. I don’t earn anything from that. You just need to top up $2 and are guaranteed of your package since you can track it.

Wayyy better. Both me and you will be at ease heh.

Otherwise it’s all going well. Hope it is for you too.

Keep em suggestions and ideas coming!

Dear Mr Postman

Brown envelopes , bubble wrap, stamps, ribbons, scotch tape.. yippee... yes! I have been sending out bars and bars of soap. Somehow that makes me happy! That so many lovely people are so excited to try my soap… and I always tell them that they have to wait till they smell the bars to completely fall in love. Hehe.

So far the most favourite bars are Peppermint, Cocktail Fruity and there is a tie between avocado and lemongrass.

I’m just left with my last few bars of Peppermint soap and I know it’s gonna be whipped up in no time.

I think Dad’s been secretly eyeing my soap cos he came into my room and tried to subtly tell me that he was done with his soap. Haha. So I brought him a few to choose from. And he chose Jasmine. I think he was more captivated by the Jasmine flowers that were embedded in the soap. I didn’t give him Peppermint to choose from cos I wanted to save it for my soapaholics… yes YOU!

This weekend I am gonna have a mini photoshoot for the other 5 yummydoos soaps that are waiting patiently for all the soapaholics to conquer their showertimes. Yay! Can’t wait.

It’s a rainy wet Wednesday here… don’t let the weather dampen your spirits.. have a hot cuppa and enjoy the raindrops!

Lotsa love & lather,

~J~

Ribbons Galore!

I’m so extremely glad that so many people love my soaps!

It is an amazing feeling!

I feel immense satisfaction when lovely people who purchase the bars return with such positive feedback and even order more immediately.

Super awesomeness.

I have been trying out new and different packaging ideas. Some work some don’t.

I like the whole simplistic look to the bars… just to maintain the natural beauty of the soap bars itself.

They look so good on their own hehe. Today I wrapped up.. or rather prettied up 2 bars for Shirley, my colleague.

She wanted to buy fruity scents so I recommended the Cocktail Fruity bar and the Melon to her.

She’s gonna love it. Instead of overdoing the wrapping, I tied nice purple and gold ribbons and they look gorgeous!!

I think I’m gonna buy more ribbons! Wrapping the soaps make me happy!

Next month I’m gonna release another five scents for everyone to lather up with.

Yay!

Here’s what I did with Shirley’s soaps..pretty right?