Inspire Spice

I decided to try my hand at making some soap. I believe life is one big science experiment chalk full of hypothesis, with plenty of trial and error. The good thing about the error is you learn, modify, and grow. So with that being said, I tried to make some soap, and it worked. Don’t jump up and down in excitement just yet, this was the basic melt and pour method. The big science experiment of home saponification will be our summer activity. I even have a friend saving wood ash for me, because that is how you make lye from scratch, crazy I know!   Did you know that sugar actually increases the suds of the soap? I had no clue about the chemical compounds of soap until I began my research, and I’ll tell you I was fascinated with what I found out. The fun part about soap making is there are so many ingredients you can use, each new ingredient does something different in the saponification process. I love anything that makes me feel like a scientist, so soap making is right up my alley.

I made some soap, and I loved it, but I already have a few tweaks I get to make.  I used a goat milk base, added a luffa for exfoliation, and lemongrass essential oils for a bright and uplifting scent. I added additional vitamin and mineral oils to make the soap as beneficial for the skin as possible, and to treat the luffa so it would exfoliate but not scratch up my skin. I have one over the kitchen sink for hands, and one in the bathroom that I use on my face. I’m loving it as a face scrub, it lathers really nicely, and the luffa does a fantastic job of scuffing off dead skin. I’m excited to test out another batch and add some sugars to increase the suds.

The thought of putting a price and selling my products was a daunting task, not because of the work involved but because I was putting myself out there to be judged.  I’ve helped with raising funds for the trip, but in actuality it helped give me the push I needed to change InspireSpice from a hobby to something bigger.  Getting that first text from my Aunt that she had already sold some of my product got me a little choked up. This first project helped remove the fear I had been harboring of the negative “what ifs”, and instead has me excited about the future, and the direction InspireSpice is headed.

“It is literally true that you can succeed best and quickest by helping others to succeed.” Napoleon Hill