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This Week’s Top Dog – Meet Buster!
As a Westie, Buster loves to watch TV, and needs something to munch on that allows him to focus on the television, as shown in the photo. Not sure you know about Westies, but they actually do watch TV. Buster attacks when he sees an animal. He will actually wake...
All About Braided Bully Sticks
What is the difference between a braided bully stick and a straight bully stick? Braided bully sticks are made of 3 strips of pizzle that have been cut lengthwise, tightly braided together and then baked at a low temperature. This is a more durable chew than the...
What are the best training treats for dogs, and how do I use them?
Dogs behave in ways that are inherently rewarding to them. We see certain behavior problems crop up in a variety of dogs and owners over and over again, and often it’s because there is a misunderstanding on the human’s end. Fortunately, many common behavioral problems...
Quality Candles
At Natural Selections, qualiity is determined by: 1. Waxes: Paraffin - derived from petroleumPetrolatum - derived from petroleumSoy - derived from soybean oilPalm - derived from palm kernelCoconut oil - derived from coconuts 2. Fragrance Oils: Fragrances...
Why Wood Wick?
Here at Candlemart and Hanna's Candle Company, we have been making wooden wick candles for over 10 years. In that time we've produced millions of Timberwick™ Candles with great results. What makes our wooden wick candles so special?First, our patent-pending wooden...
Chopped Embed Cold Process Tutorial
This Chopped Embed Soap is inspired by Tania of Soapish. She created three batches of soap with fragrance oils from the Farmers Market Collection that had an embed design – Raspberry Jam, Cucumber Garden, and Blueberry Thyme. We decided...
Hot Process and Rebatch Soap Inspiration
There are so many designs you can create with hot process and rebatch soap, and the bars are ready to use in just a few days. There are several ways to make hot process soap. This post talks about how to use the oven, and this post talks about how to...
Cinnamon Cocoa Cold Process Soap
Fragrance oils with vanilla turn soap and other products brown. Learn more about discoloration here. The Cinnamon Cocoa Fragrance Oil from the new Hygge Collection has notes of coffee beans, sugar, and chocolate. These delicious-smelling notes...
Lingonberry Spice Cold Process Soap
This Lingonberry Spice Soap has a rustic-chic look that’s perfect for the holidays and beyond. The bars have a white base and activated charcoal pencil lines. To make the top look festive, there are rose hips and dried leaves. It’s scented with Lingonberry Spice...
Birchwood Oud Cold Process Soap
Birch trees are known for their beautiful white trunks. The colors and textures of those trees, along with new Birchwood Oud Fragrance Oil, inspired this cold process soap. These bars feature two layers separated by a line of activated charcoal. The bottom half...
Blueberry Hot Process Soap Tutorial
This hot process soap is inspired by new Blueberry Thyme Fragrance Oil. With notes of ripe blueberries, rosemary, vanilla, and musk, it’s a modern take on a classic fruity fragrance. The scent is the perfect complement to these rustic hot process bars....
Lemon Poppy Seed Hot Process Soap
Lemon and poppy seeds are a classic combination. This hot process recipe is scented with a bright and bubbly combination of Lemon Verbena and Champagne Fragrance Oil. It’s also made with poppy seeds for exfoliation. The end result is a cheerful bar that...
Turmeric Ombre Cold Process Soap
This Turmeric Ombre Soap is all about simplicity. It has skin-loving ingredients like cocoa butter, turmeric shea butter, and sunflower oil. The ombre design is made by layering various shades of turmeric powder. For a pop of color, the soap is topped with cornflower...
Pearl Bath Bomb DIY & Kit
Inspired by the ocean, these bath bombs are made with real pearl powder. Pearl powder is made from milled freshwater pearls and contains nutrients like calcium and magnesium. The bath bombs also contain seaweed extract and they’re topped with blue sugar...
Jagua Blue Extract Bath Bomb DIY
Nature produces amazing ingredients to use in bath and beauty products. These bath bombs are colored with jagua blue extract, which is a powder produced from Genipa americana trees. The plant-derived extract gives the recipe a beautiful light blue color. Jagua...
