Review: Hugo Natural Artisan Soap

I found this soap a week ago in “Whole Food”supermarket near my house. The brand is Hugo Naturals. My mother in law just love it. She loves everything about coconut. This soap has a soft coconut scent. It’s creamy and rich moisture but not bubbly enough which my first thought was i might not like it. I love creamy and bubbly soap because I feel like I shower with a real soap but I was wrong.

I will know right away when I use a product that contains too much detergent but this soap is gorgeous. My skin is very dry especially in this climate but I have no problem at all. It made my skin softer and smoother.

I definitely will buy again.

I’m back

I didn’t visit my blog for a while and was so surprised that I received many messages coming in my inbox.
Thank you so much for all comments. I currently live in Bellevue, WA and have a wonderful life here. I no longer made soap or skincare products since all equipments were in bangkok but try to do something else. I will buy soap or any skin care products whenever I see them and review on my blog. I hope you like it.

So Sorry!

Hey Guys! I’m so sorry I didn’t update my blog. My mom is sick and I’ve been taking care of her and working here. I will update my blog as soon as I can. Thank you for all questions and comments. I’m willing to help with all questions as soon as I check my blog again.

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Corn Exfoliating Foot Scrub

These are Corn Exfoliating Foot Scrub that I made. I used corn cob with menthol and eucalyptus oil in glycerin soap. First, I made several small heart soaps and unmold. Then, I placed those small heart soaps into another bigger heart mold. Then, pour the clear glycerin with corn cob on top. I added some vitamin E and Shea Butter so that it won’t make my feet too dry from using corn scrub. I know you can use sugar to make a sugar scrub but for my feet I want to use something that’s very rough

Thank you for reading. Just a strange idea from me

Milky Silkworm with Menthol Glycerin Soap

It’s an easy day and I ran out of soap. It’s hot and super hot. Don’t know what’s wrong with the weather here, By the way, A while ago, A friend of mine gave me some good quality of silkworm cocoon. She said this is a very expensive set of silkworm cocoon. If I’m not wrong she got it from japan. She asked me to try on my face and it’s really nice. I have some left and want to make some soap. This is a glycerin soap,so, it won’t take me too long.

My point is to make a silkworm cocoon soap but i want to add some nice additive,too. So, I added Vitamin E, Vitamin B5, Hydrolyzed Milk Protein, Licorice Extract and Oat Extract. I also added Menthol and Eucalyptus. So, it will make my skin feeling cool I will try it tonight.

My recipe:

289 grams Clear Glycerin Base
2 pieces Silkworm Cocoon
2 grams Licorice Extract
2 grams Oat Extract
1 gram Vitamin E
1 gram Vitamin B5
2 grams Hydrolyzed Milk Protein
1 gram Menthol Crystal
2 grams Eucalyptus Oil

How to make:

- Melt glycerin base in a double boiler pot until it becomes liquid
- Turn off the heat

- Measure Vitamin E, Vitamin B5, Licorice Extract, Oat Extract
- Measure Menthol and Eucalyptus Oil. Mix these two ingredients together.

- Pour Vitamin E, Vitamin B5, Licorice Extract and Oat Extract into the mixture and Stir.
- Pour Menthol and Eucalyptus Oil into the mixture and Stir.
- Make sure that you stir them well.

- Place the 2 silkworm cocoon in the mold or I choose to add silkworm cocoon into the pot so it will dissolve with the heat little bit, then, place them into the mold.
- Pour the mixture on top of Silkworm Cocoon. I don’t pour them all. I left some in the pot so I can add hydrolyzed milk protein.

- Measure Hydrolyzed Milk Protein and add into the mixture that you have left. Stir them together.
- Pour on top of the soap,so, it will separate color. It will become white when it finish.

Thank you for reading. I hope this help.

Black Coconut Sweet Pudding Soap – Thai Dessert

I intended to imitate this batch from one of a Thai dessert called “BLACK COCONUT SWEET PUDDING” or in Thai we called “kanom paeak poon” The real one looks like the following pictures.

“BLACK COCONUT SWEET PUDDING” made from rice flour, tapioca flour, water, coconut shred, sugar, salt, and natural black color from burning coconut coir. It’s very yummy.

This soap batch was made from bamboo charcoal powder (to imitate black color from burning coconut coir), hydrolyzed milk protein and silkworm cocoon. I added white glycerin soap on top so that they looked like coconut shred. Used the slicer to slide white glycerin soap. To attach the coconut shred soap, I dropped some clear glycerin soap on top of the bamboo charcoal soap and sprinkle a bunch of coconut shred soap on top, so, it glued them together

I hope you like it

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Thai Ice Dessert Soap (Imitation)

I’m making this soap just want to finish my oils and prevent those oils from rancidity. I have some other batches, too. I will give them to monk and nun when I go meditation next time.

My inspiration came from Thai Ice Dessert which made from Tapioca Starch(pink and green color) in Coconut Milk and add Jack Fruit, Corn, Syrup and Ice. As soon as you finish making, it will look like this picture.

If you want to know how to make this dessert (REAL Thai Ice Dessert not soap ), please check this site
“Kruaiklaibaan” I want to say “thank you” for a nice picture of our Thai dessert.

By the way, I made tomato soap and cucumber soap and still have some left,so, I sliced them and added into this batch.

My soap recipe is (800 grams)

240 grams Coconut Oil
240 grams Palm Kernel Oil
120 grams Rice Bran Oil
120 grams Soy Bean Oil
80 grams Canola Oil
2 drops Honey
10 grams Hydrolyzed Milk Protein
28 grams Fragrance (White Rose)
5 grams Titanium Dioxide

I don’t use too much of honey because it will make my soap get too soft and wet It will take a couple of week to dry the soap. I like this soap. Look Yummy!

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