diy Opora Rays melt & pour soap

Opora was a goddess mentioned by Homer as the personification of Autumn and this is why our new project is dedicated to her. The ancient Greeks considered Opora the deity of the ripened fruit of late summer (opora< ancient Greek “οπώρα”< fruit) while was one of the attendants of goddess Eirene. It is probably represented in reliefs of the temples of Serapis and Isis discovered in Athens.

diy Frau Litsa mousse scrub

I have written for the charming strawberry before. For those who still remember, this was a product that had to be consumed immediately as it contained real strawberries inside. This time, I wanted to make something that would last longer. Today's menu includes an exotic mousse scrub, where i used apricot kernel powder & strawberry seed oil.

diy Frau Litsa melt and pour soap

Today we are going to make strawberry soap using the melt and pour method for our friend and neighbour Frau Litsa. It is very easy to make and can be a creative activity during the afternoon coffee with your friends. The formula contains strawberry seed oil and mono de Tahiti butter because we want to give moisturizing properties to our soap and avoid the feeling of dry skin after bathing.

diy Coco Choco m&p soap

It's been a while since the last time l posted something related to soap making. However I've been busy lately, working with cocoa and its properties  and I thought that it would be a nice idea to add cocoa powder into melt and pour soap as well.

diy oat bran & coriander m & p soap

oat bran & coriander soap by Stella Crown

“Soap is love, soap is passion”, Peppy told me once. “Come on”, I replied, “you’re being exaggerate”.

Well, she is totally right! Without noticing, I do make a lot of soap lately, following mostly the m&p method. Actually, this blog was talking only for m&p soap, in order to keep safe the followers. If something has been of particular concern to me since I started writing, it is whether the reader can manage the information he receives; I used to have doubts if it’s ok to write here how to make soap from scratch. Not anymore.

diy lemon meringue pie melt & pour soap

lemon meringue pie m&p soap by Stella Crown

Hello friends! Today I decided to share with you a recipe for lemon meringue pie, which does not put you weight but beautifies! And how does this can happen? Because I am talking about a soap that smells great and looks so realistic to lemon pie that it is difficult for everybody to tell the difference!

diy cupcake bath bombs

cupcake bath bombs by Stella Crown

What's better than a delicious cupcake? more cupcakes, whispers a little voice in my ear. The right answer for the style of this blog though, is cute bath bombs that look like cupcakes!

They are surprisingly easy to make while they can become a beautiful, special and economic gift! Suitable for relaxation and rejuvenation after a busy day and can be used even from your children if you avoid the essential oils, turning the bath time into a play!

diy soapy Christmas ornaments

Stella Crown Elixirs

Last days I was busy with a very special project, which usually doesn’t concern me because generally I am an anti- conformist person. What I mean? Since I remember myself working on a business sector such as natural cosmetics, I avoid systematically to deal with seasonal products; I’m not interested to make “easy money” because first of all I am a creative human being and not a merchant and secondly I am lazy. I don’t like to put myself under pressure. And an authentic Christmas project has to put me under pressure, if I want it to be successful.

autumn leaves m & p soap

autumn leaves soap by Stella Crown

Because of a challenge we are running in our facebook group “Soap of the Wise", I prepared for you a Fall Leaves m&p soap tutorial. Oh! wait! Have I ever mentioned anything about this group?? 👀 hmm ... probably not! Let's do the introductions quickly!