New Base and Moving Sale!

We are moving!  Select shave soaps 30 percent off, other items on sale as well.  

Also: New packaging and V4 base coming early April. V4 is only going to be available in new scents until we catch up with our move.

NEW SCENTS: Lilacs in Bloom and Spring Cabin. More scents coming after our new workshop is set up.

NEW PACKAGING: We’re switching to the wider, shallower tubs that many have requested.

NEW LOOK: With the new packaging we’ll be adding in side labels. The side labels forced me to reassess our packaging design:
1. The quotes will only present on the online listings. Cleaner look is better.
2. Scent notes: I’ve expanded listing the 3 main notes to include all the notes.
3. A one size fits all approach caused some clashing with certain images and resulted in a loss of legibility of the title and our logo depending on the image. Now I’ll be working with each image on an individual basis in terms of placement and font choice.

NEW BASE: I know there are some of you that really enjoy V3, but V4 is not going to be a huge leap like V2 to V3 was— it’s mostly the new packaging and some tweaks that I feel have improved the lather.

1. Coconut, babassu and rice bran oils are gone completely and are replaced by kokum butter.

2. A slight bump to mango butter and castor oil.

3. Switching to a higher quality cocoa butter that is also certified free trade.

4. Plain Balkan Yogurt—this helps keep the soap easy to work as it cools. It’s also good for the skin.

5. Liquid extracts— Easier to work with than the powdered extracts and come pre mixed in propendiol, a natural plant based product similar in function to glycerine. This switch has lightened our soap considerably, some of you may have noticed that already since we switched to green tea liquid extract a few weeks ago.

6. White willow bark is not available in a liquid extract at this time, so we swapped that with Tremella or “snow mushroom” extract:
“Tremella is prized in skincare applications due to its strong water-binding capacities. Indeed, Tremella's ability to draw in surrounding moisture and boost skin hydration has been compared to that of Hyaluronic Acid, making it popular in anti-aging products. The natural extract of Tremella has been shown to easily penetrate the skin's layers, forming a protective film of moisture that transforms the look and feel of dryness and roughness. It is also rich in Vitamin D, which helps soothe skin inflammations”

Hi Sean, that looks like all great news!  I'm going to have to go check this stuff out.

https://macduffssoapcompany.com

Awesome, thank you for posting the link

I have a lot of soap... but I’ve been curious about yours. Grabbed a lemon spice set! It sounds right up my alley.

Thank you, I just saw the order. The cardamom really shines on the shave soap--expect the splash to be more citrus-y than the soap. I'll throw in a sample of our new base for you as well!

Thank you, I just saw the order. The cardamom really shines on the shave soap--expect the splash to be more citrus-y than the soap. I'll throw in a sample of our new base for you as well!

That’s super generous, thank you! The changes you’re making seem great, I’ll try and do some comparisons and take note and get back to you. Have a great weekend!

Thank you, I just saw the order.  The cardamom really shines on the shave soap--expect the splash to be more citrus-y than the soap.  I'll throw in a sample of our new base for you as well!

That’s super generous, thank you! The changes you’re making seem great, I’ll try and do some comparisons and take note and get back to you. Have a great weekend!

I would definitely appreciate the feedback!

We are finally moved!  Workshop is being setup and we'll begin making shave soaps again this weekend.  Until then, we are doing a "soft" release of the new V4 base.

We are opening up sales Monday 12 pm MST on three scents:

Spring Cabin: Atlas cedar, Texas cedar, lemon, grapefruit, yuzu, tangerine, melon and cucumber

Lilacs in Bloom: lilac, lily of the valley, peony, white musk, lemon, labdanum

Rose Gold: rose petal, rosehip, candy apple, musk, coconut, jasmine, red current, amber

BADLANDS now available in V4 and matching splash. I was inspired by the new artwork for the labels to do up a poster for it as well.

Scent notes: Grapefruit, Yuzu, Peach, Tonka Bean, Musk, Patchouli, Benzoin.

"Give me the splendid, silent sun with all his beams full-dazzling." - Walt Whitman
 
Bright and citrus top notes provided by grapefruit and yuzu (an asian citrus plant), blended with sweet peach. The bright citrus notes are balanced with rich tonka bean, patchouli, musk and vanilla-esque benzoin.


Free shipping in past 80 CAD (or 40 if in Edmonton area), otherwise we do flat rate shipping of 15 CAD in Canada, 10 CAD in USA

BADLANDS now available in V4 and matching splash. I was inspired by the new artwork for the labels to do up a poster for it as well.

Scent notes: Grapefruit, Yuzu, Peach, Tonka Bean, Musk, Patchouli, Benzoin.

"Give me the splendid, silent sun with all his beams full-dazzling." - Walt Whitman
 
Bright and citrus top notes provided by grapefruit and yuzu (an asian citrus plant), blended with sweet peach. The bright citrus notes are balanced with rich tonka bean, patchouli, musk and vanilla-esque benzoin.


Free shipping in past 80 CAD (or 40 if in Edmonton area), otherwise we do flat rate shipping of 15 CAD in Canada, 10 CAD in USA

Looks great! And the soap base is even better. I used part of the sample you sent with an order and I love it. If anyone is big into peach scents, this is one to try. The base is so good in all metrics, and if you’re buying from the US it’s a steal!

Putting the last of the sample on deck for tomorrow (even though it’s forecast to snow here in Ontario...).