Welcome to The Nova News Hello Friends! We are on such a roll and having so much fun with our new releases! On week 1, we released the Liquid Soap

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Jen with her crockpot of DIY Melt & Pour Soap Base

Hello Friends!

We are on such a roll and having so much fun with our new releases!

On week 1, we released the Liquid Soap Making Class Handout.
On week 2, we announced that Big Batch Soap Making was now available as a Class Handout.
On week 3, our very first Live Q+A on Making All-Natural Baby Products was announced (and just took place last night! The info from that will soon be available to everyone who purchases those handouts).

This is week 4 - and yes, we have another new Handout release! Check out:

Transparent Soap Making (DIY Melt & Pour Soap Base) by our very own dynamic duo, David Crifchfield & Jen Grimes

David pioneered this class & then handed it over Jen to add her magic touches upon his retirement. Jen even hosted a DIY Melt & Pour Soap Table using David's recipe at our 9th Anniversary Party! You can read more details below, followed by a quick summary with links to our most recent Blog Posts since our last newsletter.

Cassie's due date is next week! We are all on pins & needles as we wait for her new little one to arrive. We'll still be answering emails & responding to phone calls while Cassie takes a brief maternity leave, but if it takes a little longer than usual, you'll know why.

Never stop learning,
Lori, Cassie & Ruth

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Transparent Soap Handout - Just Released!

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DIY Transparent & Remeltable Soap Base

Handmade Soaps made from scratch, both Cold Process and Hot Process, are naturally opaque (i.e., not see-through), but with a few added ingredients, and some additional soapmaking knowledge (a good tested recipe & clear instructions), you can put a unique twist on your handmade soap that will set it apart from the rest and impress most of your soapmaker friends.

This Class Handout, created from our combined experience teaching classes on Making Transparent Soap, is for people who want create their own custom transparent, remeltable soap that is as “natural” as possible, but which employs some manmade solvents to achieve transparency. It is important to understand that by sticking with mostly “natural” or “naturally-sourced” ingredients, it’s impossible to achieve a very clear, hard bar of transparent soap. Natural-ingredient transparent soaps are always going to be more amber in color, slightly milky (as opposed to crystal clear), and a bit softer than their detergent-based, synthetic counterparts. This handout includes a discussion about the use of both natural and manmade ingredients in transparent soap and the trade-offs involved. For a list of typical solvents used in transparent soapmaking, as well as a page-by-page summary, please see the description page.

Since this is an intermediate/ advanced level skill, prior soapmaking experience or our Cold Process Soapmaking Video eClass is a strongly suggested prerequisite.

This 12-page instantly-dowloadable PDF is packed full of instructions, helpful ingredient descriptions, tested recipes, color pics & more. Read more about it or buy & access it right now on our website.

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Recent Posts on Our Blog

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Ruth CP101 eClass Slide 1

~ Take Care of Your Scale - Get tips on how to take care of your scale, and add your own in the comments!
~ Achieving Balance...Ha! What's that? - Lori was featured in a blog post on achieving a balanced work/personal life. Check out her tips & click through for more.
~ CP 101 Video eClass Preview Video - Have you watched the 5-minute preview of our Video eClass yet? It's a great way to get a feel for Ruth's teaching style. She's clear, easy to understand, and makes it all so easy to understand!

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