Test Week! Dandelion Soap, and the Benefits of Silks. Soap One of Four.

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Жыл бұрын

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Today we are testing some dandelion fluff in soap, as potentially an alternative to tussah silk. This is video one of five for this series.
Soap & Clay is a family owned business operating in Washington State, but started out online thanks to Mrs. Soap & Clay's kickass brother and his amazing web design skills. The business was started as a tribute to Mrs. Soap & Clay's grandmother, the OG maker in the family that cultivated everyone's love for the DIY life. The studio/retail shop opened in 2017 on 6th Ave in Tacoma, and immediately began teaching soap, bath bomb, lotion, and scrub classes to the makers and maker enthusiasts of the PNW. In 2019, the pottery studio opened as well, making the soap shop a busy place full of artistic energy every minute of the day.
Mrs. Soap & Clay has been featured on Business Spotlight, New Day Northwest, and was awarded a coveted place on the South Sound's 40 under 40 list in 2019, an award given to the most influential business people under the age of 40 each year. She cried when she walked up to the podium to accept the award. A lot.
Drawing from her chemistry background and her maker spirit, Mrs. Soap & Clay infuses her favorite things into her soapy designs and creates products that are fun to see, use, and learn to make. Stick around for this ride - she'll take you on a great one.
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@sshacklett907 Жыл бұрын

This is Alaska Soaper, formerly Alaska Soap and Such. The soap you showed was a wine soap. Using a Strawberry Rhubarb wine made by Bear Creek Distillery in Homer Alaska. Thank you so much. This was exciting to see.

@rachaelbleam Жыл бұрын

Sandy are you able to share where I would be able to purchase the yellow clematis fiber and the dandelion fiber? Thank you

@sshacklett907 Жыл бұрын

@@rachaelbleam I don’t know if there are any commercial outlets that sell these. I usually have a bumper crop of dandelions and a pretty large clematis that I harvest from. You could plant your own.

@rachaelbleam Жыл бұрын

Got ya, would you want to sell a little of both ? I wanted to give that lotion recipe a try that ms clay just made to see if it helps my eczema but I’m not sure where to find it at lol

@sshacklett907 Жыл бұрын

@@rachaelbleam I didn’t harvest enough last year, I wasn’t sure how useable it was. So I don’t have much and it will be several months before I can harvest more.

@HDonaldson Жыл бұрын

I love listening to you tumble down the rabbit hole 🤣

@sjt4689 Жыл бұрын

Dandelion infused oil - whatever your infusing base oil is - is amazing for the skin. I know because I make it. I use it in my skin oil moisturizing blend. It's phenomenal for breakouts & preventing them, it seems to have astringent-type properties when I use it for my skin. I notice a beautiful smoothness to my skin & my pores don't clog as they normally would. It also helps with eczema & psoriasis issues - I make a salve using dandelion specifically for people who I know suffering with these conditions & they swear it works like a hot-damn. I have seen the results, which amazed me, quite frankly. Dandelion internally is spectacular for the liver - most of us now have fatty livers because of our diets & all the crappy sodas we drink, plus all of the refined, processed foods we eat - and again for helping clear psoriasis & eczema. It's very high in iron, so also great for people who are anemic. It has a very long history of use. The entire plant can be eaten. Flowers in salads (raw) and in honeys. The young greens, early in the spring, are amazing in salads, and also incredible for cooking with. I infuse the flowers into my raw honey, which gives a very nice flavour in teas & coffees. AND the roots are made into 'coffee substitutes', and have been for a very long time. Great bitter taste, similar to coffee, especially if mixed with chicory roots. The entire plant is medicinal & edible. Oh yes, and the sap from the stems is great for clearing warts. NOW I am hell-bent on making dandelion soap, which I will be doing this year, and adding this to my line. I don't know why it hadn't occurred to me before, but yes, definitely doing this. Spanks so much for the video 🙂

@user-zb1yy2xm9v 7 ай бұрын

❤ I have been spreading dandelion seeds around my house for a couple of years..... I love them for colour pop around my planter boxes and for the bee food they provide ❤

@schellsc Жыл бұрын

Ahh I never would have thought of using dandelion fluff like tussah silk! Now I'm going to be out in the yards catching dandelion fluff lol

@noahkling4018 Жыл бұрын

I infuse my oils with the plants for my non soap products. I don’t make any claims beyond anti itch nutrients. I get good responses from my customers.

@sjean2166 Жыл бұрын

Yay, another plant thing to experiment with this summer! I also want to make a jewel weed soap, and do something similar to your soap nuts with the horse chestnuts in my front yard (if I can get any before the squirrels hide them all on me).

@sl4983 Жыл бұрын

1:25 Absolutely right!

@MrsSoapAndClay Жыл бұрын

Thanks to Alaska Soap and Such for sending me stuff to experiment with!

@sshacklett907 Жыл бұрын

So happy you are experimenting with these. That map of Alaska is a reusable dish cloth. It last for 6 months to a year and is biodegradable. I changed the name from Alaska Soap and Such to the Alaska Soaper. ❤

@NancylynnMaineMadesoaps Жыл бұрын

I make dandelion syrup. Definitely going to try this in a small batch of soap. Thank you for sharing ❤️

@BigRidgeHomestead Жыл бұрын

Thanks for all of your information about soap. Love your channel

@jobo8819 Жыл бұрын

Always admire your hair Mrs S&C, has such a beautiful shine to it. 🥰 I did not know about Dandelion fibres, how cool. Impressed with how much oil they have. Love love love this dive series. I'm always curious to discover what goodies can be put in soaps and currently only use the Tussah.

@renujha2431 Жыл бұрын

This is really interesting and helpful. Thanks for doing this video.

@TracyD2 Жыл бұрын

Another awesome video. I love and need variety and you give it to us.

@tonyaswitchykitchen Жыл бұрын

I do love dandelions. Can’t wait for tomorrow. ❤

@Twistedtree7 Жыл бұрын

That’s a Swedish Towel, they are a great eco friendly cleaning cloth use it in p,ace of a sponge or paper towel for wiping up.

@amandadawn5740 Жыл бұрын

I'm actually looking forward to the dandelions coming out this year. I want to try this. Really looking forward to the upcoming test episodes! You're awesome.

@pattiemoseley8752 Жыл бұрын

You can also make a wonderful tea from dandelions

@MrsSoapAndClay Жыл бұрын

Interesting!

@skuldarchleone Жыл бұрын

You also can use fresh dandelion petals as natural colorant. It creates a bright yellow but as most yellow-ish colorants it will fade over time when not stored dark

@christineseguin2935 Жыл бұрын

I do a dandelion infused olive oil and use it for lotion bars.

@MrsSoapAndClay Жыл бұрын

I think leave ons totally make sense!

@HB-yk4ut Жыл бұрын

I’ve used tussah silk many times in my batches and it’s ok. I probably won’t purchase anymore when it’s gone. One thing that goes into every single one of my batches is eggs! I find they give an instant facelift. The oils I use make the finished bar ‘silky’. I do love your videos! Thanks🌹I wanted to add that I do not sell any of my products so I can talk about the wonderful properties in handcrafted soaps😊

@nerinat8371 Жыл бұрын

The soap looks super cool, thanks for the explanation

@Abutado Жыл бұрын

This is awesome! I used to use tussah silk when I first started making soap, while I can tell the difference between the soap with or without, it wasn't impactful enough and I don't use it for any other product so I decided to eliminate it from my recipe and just use other ingredients for additives that I can use in other products. I am intrigued though by using something more easily obtained.

@alicemarshe-moffatt9116 Жыл бұрын

I think that's a swedish dish (sponge) cloth? I love using them!

@danalin7627 Жыл бұрын

Intriguing and cool

@hargrovegeneralgoods Жыл бұрын

I wonder if milkweed seed fluff would do anything fun!

@hbrunet72 Жыл бұрын

I make a face soap with dandelion extract (both the silks in the lye, and dandelion infused olive oil) and fragrance it with lemon and tea tree essential oils ... My sister who has chronic cystic acne has noticed a reduction in breakouts since she started exclusively using this soap. What part of the soap is helping? Who knows ... could be any of it ... but it is a beautiful soap none the less lol

@osirissteward550 Жыл бұрын

well I think I will be picking up dandelion from my yard this summer 🥰😅

@adhd_alchemy Жыл бұрын

Omg.... I've been looking into silk all week!

@MrsSoapAndClay Жыл бұрын

Great minds and all that. 😂

@adhd_alchemy Жыл бұрын

@@MrsSoapAndClay Yaaassss! Is banana "silk" on the upcoming list?

@MrsSoapAndClay Жыл бұрын

Like the stringy bits between the peel and the fruit? If so, yes!

@adhd_alchemy Жыл бұрын

@Soap & Clay It's shiny fiber that comes from the stalks/stems of the plant. Looks like tussah silk fibers.

@adhd_alchemy Жыл бұрын

@@MrsSoapAndClay Wish I could post a pic lol

@user-zb1yy2xm9v 7 ай бұрын

Im not vegan, but is consider the way silk is extracted from the silk worm is unethical so i would look for the plant silk alternatives. Milk thistle seeds are delicious to eat, so i guess dandelion seeds could be similar. Corn silk is another type of plant silk i will be collecting. ❤

@MrsSoapAndClay 7 ай бұрын

Yeah I’m not *super* familiar with the silkworm process, but I suppose it doesn’t super matter because I’m in LOVE with corn silk and dandelion fluff soaps!

@jillgross6232 Жыл бұрын

Interesting that your bars are harder than normal, not something I'd expect! It'll be interesting to hear what you find out!😊 I'm glad to be back to watching the channel. Been so busy planning for our son's June wedding, it's been hard to watch my normal video content!😢😢😢 However, I'm going to make an effort to be here daily!❤

@MrsSoapAndClay Жыл бұрын

Oof you’re in the home stretch! Weddings are fun but so much work!

@karenem7489 Жыл бұрын

So a sneaky peak with TS

@MrsSoapAndClay Жыл бұрын

So TS means Taylor Swift in my life, which means that this was my thought stream after reading your message: did I talk about Taylor Swift? Wouldn’t surprise me. Wait did Taylor drop a sneak peek of the concert?!?! Where do I find it?!?! 😂

@patriciagrullons Жыл бұрын

Someone told me that including corn fibre it’s a silk substitution

@NaturalMackie Жыл бұрын

Yes I’ve heard that too and will try that at some point. I’ve seen suppliers that carry it.

@hargrovegeneralgoods Жыл бұрын

How does one join the Discord?

@MrsSoapAndClay Жыл бұрын

Hey! Discord is accessible for all KZfaq channel Members - the join button in video descriptions gets you to the members page!

@sl4983 Жыл бұрын

My comment was deleted ?

@MrsSoapAndClay Жыл бұрын

I don’t think so!

@NaturalMackie Жыл бұрын

As a vegan I find it strange to consider silk vegan but not honey. I think hardcore vegans wouldn’t feel silk is vegan at all. So if someone was selling their soap with silk as vegan they should be cautious. If it’s for you and your family do you.

@Abutado Жыл бұрын

I agree, I would liken it to honey and that's generally seen as non vegan, being a byproduct and all that. Of course, there seems to be differing views within the vegan community. Me personally, not being vegan or even vegetarian, would not classify any soaps with silks or honey or any other product not plant based as being vegan, it feels misleading. At craft fairs I clarify that it's not considered fully vegan for these reasons, and sometimes people searching for vegan products still opt for it, and that's their choice, but it's an educated and not misleading choice.

@MrsSoapAndClay Жыл бұрын

Yup, one of the reasons I don’t mess with beeswax or silks. I am not vegan but run a vegan line so it all gets eliminated.