Craft Lake City 2011 Artists
Spotted Hippo Soap, LLC
Meghan Maughan
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About the artist: I am a grantwriter by trade but an artist at heart and have been a border-line health nut for most of my life. Although I do embrace technology, I LOVE learning old-school skills. In addition to making soap, I sew, knit, weave, and even spin my own yarn. In fact, I think one of the greatest things about technology, is that old-school subsistence crafts, like these, no longer have to be purely utilitarian. With so many ingredients and tools right at our fingertips, sewing, weaving and even soap making can easily crossover and become a form of art. And it can be done without incorporating toxins and chemical compounds that make up so many of the products found in our markets today.
This is what inspired me to create Spotted Hippo Soap.
I develop all of my own recipes from scratch based on the physical qualities that I want each soap to have. Then I design the layers, colors, embeds and textural characteristics of the bars to make each soap visually unique and interesting. Finally, using essential oils, I develop scents that smell good and compliment the recipe and design.
I create each soap and achieve the desired colors and scents using only natural, organic, and sustainable ingredients. You will never find synthetic detergents, fragrances, or dyes (including micas and oxides) or other harsh chemicals in Spotted Hippo Soaps.
I make all of the soap in small batches using the cold process method and hand slice every bar. I never use pre-mixed bases. The result: high quality, hand crafted products that are all natural and bit fancy to boot!
I’ve recently begun making balms, butters and other body products with the same commitment to quality and natural beauty that inspires my soaps.
I hope you enjoy!
Craft genres: Bath Products,
Website:
http://spottedhipposoap.blogspot.com/
http://www.etsy.com/shop/SpottedHippoSoap?ref=ss_profile
Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/pages/Spotted-Hippo-Soap/120086131382670?sk=wall