Soap for Summer!
Summer weather can leave delicate skin dry, itchy, cracked, and chapped.
All soaps crafted by Pallas Athene Soap contain glycerin (a natural humectant) to
prevent dry skin and they all contain natural antioxidant vitamins E, C, & A to help prevent cellular damage to skin from free radicals.
Aloe Extra, L-Lysine Philanthropic Soap™, and
Only Lavender handmade natural soaps are a great way to start a summer day!
Aloe Extra Premium Soap™ contains aloe vera gel, aloe vera oil, and aloe vera blossoms.
This aloe vera trifecta is unscented to be mild enough for all types of sensitive skin.
Each bar of L-Lysine Philanthropic Soap™ contains 60 mg of the essential amino acid L-Lysine.
Additionally, L-Lysine Philanthropic Soap™ contains lemon balm (Melissa officinalis), carrageenan from red seaweed (Palmaria palmata),
and dragon's blood (Dracaena draco) essential oil. Use this gentle soap when bathing to cleanse the entire body and leave skin soft.
Only Lavender Premium Soap™ brilliantly incorporates dried organic lavender flowers for texture and
organic lavender essential oil for scent. Abounding with organic lavender, Only Lavender Premium Soap™ is pleasing on a daily basis,
and is a blessing to anyone who loves fresh lavender.
Soaps for Relaxation!
Create a relaxing day for someone special by making a gift of
Dead Sea Spa Bar and
Relax (Chamomile & Poppy) Premium Soap™.
Indulgent Dead Sea Spa Bar Premium Soap™ is
a papering and effective spa treatment bar.
Peaceful Relax (Chamomile & Poppy) Premium Soap™ was
aromatherapeutically created to promote relaxation. Relax features dried chamomile flowers, organic poppy seeds, and valerian essential oil
along with lavender and lemongrass essential oils for a gentle lemony scent.
Most Sundays Soapmaking Classes in Lemon Grove, California!
Most Sundays year-round, Pallas Athene Soap master soapmaker Kerri Mixon teaches soapmaking classes at the
Soapmaking Studio,
located at 7301 Mount Vernon St, Lemon Grove, CA 91945.
May 17 - 19, 2013 Soap Makers' Conference in Raleigh, North Carolina!
Friday through Sunday, May 17 - 19, 2013, Pallas Athene Soap master soapmaker
Kerri Mixon will be one of the featured lecture speakers during the annual conference in Raleigh, NC. Her presentation,
"The Chemistry and Properties of Fatty Acids and Oils,"
will be attended by soapmakers from around the world.
The lecture presentation given by Kerri Mixon at the 2013 conference in Raleigh, NC, will remain available on the Internet indefinitely:
View Lecture Presentation for Raleigh.
June 19 - July 31, 2013 Modern Soapmaking Class in El Cajon, California!
This is a Preview course at Cuyamaca College.
This class meets six Wednesday evenings during the summer from 7:00 - 9:00 pm. Designed to be a proficiency course,
students work through the textbook the first night and then make two pounds of soap during each of the remaining five class sessions.
Registration is through the Cuyamaca College Preview website for Course Code 1000.
July 21, 2013 Soap Makers' Luncheon in San Diego, California!
On Sunday, July 21, 2013, Pallas Athene Soap staff will attend the next of the Soap Makers' Luncheons.
The Soap Makers' Luncheon will be held at 2:00pm in the Marie Callender's restaurant in San Diego.
The Soap Makers' Luncheons are free and open to anyone with an interest in handmade soap.
October 20, 2013 Soap Makers' Luncheon in San Diego, California!
On Sunday, October 20, 2013, Pallas Athene Soap staff will attend the next of the Soap Makers' Luncheons.
The Soap Makers' Luncheon will be held at 2:00pm in the Marie Callender's restaurant in San Diego.
The Soap Makers' Luncheons are free and open to anyone with an interest in handmade soap.
December 18, 2013 Gift Soaps for Christmas!
To receive gift soaps in time for Christmas, please complete purchases by Wednesday, December 18, 2013, to allow for packaging, shipping, and delivery
by Tuesday, December 24, 2013. To purchase holiday soap gift sets with holiday greeting labels,
please visit the Holiday Gift page.
I have posted a free version of my popular Body Butter lotion recipe. Body Butter is an all-natural,
nutritive, emollient skin lotion that does not contain chemical preservatives,
synthetic fragrances, or other artificial ingredients.
This nutritive recipe is quite easy to make and enjoy at home.
This lotion recipe is the property of Pallas Athene Soap™
and may be printed "as is," without alteration and without removing the
Pallas Athene Soap™ logos. The lotion recipe is for personal use only.
The actual recipe and the lotion made from this recipe may not be sold for profit or otherwise.
This recipe is presented in PDF
and will open with Acrobat Reader.
For more free recipes, please visit the Pure Soap™ page.
These free southern California Soap Makers' Luncheons
are intended to introduce and promote the creation and use of handmade natural soap, to motivate soap makers, and to serve as a network for both cold/hot process and MP
soap makers, whether novice or professional.
These meetings are free and may be attended by anyone with an interest in handcrafted soap.
Soap Makers' Luncheons in San Diego, California:
July 21, 2013 (Sunday at 2:00pm)
October 20, 2013 (Sunday at 2:00pm)
January 19, 2014 (Sunday at 2:00pm)
April 20, 2014 (Sunday at 2:00pm)
Our chart of saponification values (for determining the amount of lye needed to make soap)
is one of the most accurate on the Internet. This project involved contacting dozens of oil distributors and processors in 2006
and averaging the true SAP values before
calculating the saponification values for lye (sodium hydroxide). The chart of saponification values,
along with a brief explanation of terms and calculations, may be found on the Certified Lye™ website:
Chart of Saponification Values.
As a member of the Handcrafted Soap Makers Guild, I have written
several articles about making soap, to share with other soap makers.
The following articles were written for and published in
"The Handcrafted Soap Maker, The Journal of the Handcrafted Soap Makers Guild."
These articles are presented in PDF
and will open with Acrobat Reader.
