All Shapes and Sizes

 I remember as a teenager browsing through a collection of goat milk soap made by another exhibitor at one of our fall goat shows.  There were so many scents and shapes to choose from (and indecisive me had such a hard time choosing which one I wanted)!  When I started my soap making venture, I too decided to invest in some soap molds.  While I do not have as much variety as that family had, I still have a lot to choose from!

Above are all the soap designs I have to offer, minus one.  In addition to these I have hand-cut bars with no design.  Each of these molded soaps is packaged in clear plastic, in order to show off the unique designs.  All of the hand-cut bars are creatively packaged in colored paper or cloth and decorated with a tied string or ribbon.

To the left are shown the four goat designs available - a swiss breed head, a swiss breed milker, a nubian doe and kid, and a swiss breed kid (I like to think of all the swiss breed designs as Saanens).

 Also available are other assorted animal designs - a horse head, a reindeer, a rabbit, a walking dog with the same general design as the previous two (not pictured), a sitting dog, and a bee and a flower.

 Next we have the new Christmas molds - a Christmas tree and the word joy.  Christmas is definitely a time to be joyful.  I just got these a couple of weeks ago, and plan to use them with all of my Christmasy scented soaps.

Finally, we have the soaps that don't quite fit in any other category - a lighthouse, and a dome shaped bar.  I have found that many people like to use the lighthouse design in their bathrooms.  A lighthouse design always seems to make good decor.

One of the things I hear most often about the molded soaps is, "They are so pretty.  I would hate to use them."  While they are pretty, they are also meant to be used.  Never let the beauty discourage you from trying out soap with designs - just let it be a reminder to treasure the benefits of the soap you are using.

Note: The different colored soaps in the pictures are made from two different recipes with slightly different ingredients.  While both are very moisturizing, the soaps with the orangey color contain red palm oil which is high in carotene (which gives the color) and loaded with vitamin E.