Sunday, January 26, 2014

Gettin' re-stocked, testing, and a name change!




This past month and a half, we've been spending all of our time re-stocking old favorites, and coming up with what we hope will be new favorites. We've been on the hunt for even higher quality supplies, and ways we can improve our products in both feel and appearance. I gotta tell ya, it's been quite the exhausting time, but it's been totally worth it! Research and testing is the name of the game. We've been doing some pretty small test batches, and so far everything is coming out the way we'd like it to.

White Whiskey (back) and Gin (front)
In terms of aesthetics, we've been going for a slightly cleaner and more simple look. Many bars will look exactly the same, but a few will be different. Instead of spending a ton of time focusing on a complicated design, we're spending that time formulating an even better recipe and packing each bar with goodness that your skin will appreciate! Let's see some more photos!

Gin, in the mold

Gin, prior to pouring. It kinda looks like a nice pudding...


Bourbon, right after pouring. This is what it looks like before the vanilla discolors the bars to a nice warm brown!
After the ginger is added. Looks like some kind of spiced bread!
I love how soap looks like pudding before it's set up! Well, we've also been tweaking our sugar scrub recipe and working on some new stuff, but we'll see more photos of that later.

Also, we should mention that the company name, The Soap Distillery, will be changing to something that's a bit more inclusive for our other products. We'll continue to make booze inspired goodness, but keep an eye out for STILL - Spirited Bath and Body Care! We'll have more on that later, and will be changing our facebook name, etsy shop, etc to reflect this new hotness :) Make sure to follow the blog and facebook for updates!