Anna?s EsSCENTials Soapmaking Blog
A handmade soapmaker's blog for those with a special interest in health and wellness.


Nova Scotia Cranberries
Look at this…Fresh-picked cranberries from the Nova Scotia Atlantic seacoast! To my loyal friends following this blog, I apologize for not updating it recently. I?m in Chicago working on a special ...

YUM!
Talk about a soap good enough to eat… This year I decided to combine two of my popular but similar soaps…Almond Goat’s Milk and Oatmeal Honey. So…introducing…(drum roll please)…Goats Milk Honey Alm...

Second Time Around
Today was a day for dealing with “special soaps.” Here is a new batch of my Ultimate soap on the left and Moments of Happiness on the right. Today I made the second batch of Moments of Happiness, m...

Sweeter than Heaven!
Here?s another new product for the fall and holiday season. It comes courtesy of my Oklahoma soaper friend, Charlotte, at Laughing Rabbit Soap Co. Let me tell you that Charlotte is ?Queen of Funny/...

Celebrate Good Times!
Here’s the recently completed Hazelfield Farm Gift Shop. Just behind are fields of flowers, now gone for the fall, and meadows with cows grazing contentedly. Wedding, anyone? I?m pretty sure we do...