Snowdrift Farm is closing

 When I opened my email yesterday, I received the following newsletter--  

Greetings!

Unfortunately while I was caring for Trina, a series of poor management decisions left Snowdrift Farm in a very poor position. While I have tried to restore it, the problems were too immense. Therefore Snowdrift Farm will be closing on December 12, 2011.

We will be closing out our inventory at 50% off over the next week. I have tried to take down everything that is not available.

December Classes will be held from 9 am to 3 pm at 4420 N Highway Dr as scheduled.

I am very sad that we are unable to continue. We would like to thank everyone for their support over the years.

Bill

December 12 is the last day to order. 

  

We are closing out all of our products with remaining bulk amounts. Take 50% off of all orders over $30.

What a pity.  Snowdrift Farm was a very good soap making supply store.  It was established since 1996.  The retailed/wholesale goods it carried including lotion making, soap making, cosmetic needs.  The price were mostly fair.  I usually had contact with miss Christie.  She handled ordering and phones.  I also visited their formulary on their webpage to get new idea or learn new information.  The webpage of Snowdrift Farm was one of the most helpful page I visited for soapmaking.

I started to notice something wrong when I couldn't get jojoba oil at 7/13/11 . In October I even couldn't order coconut oil.  Snowdrift Farm had moved the store location twice this year.  It finally  settled in the estate which was claim to be bought by the business owner.   During this time,  Rancho de Nieve llc was considered to replace its name.


 One time when I went to pick up my order at 1:30pm,  Miss Christie was not in .  I thought she wnet to pick up her kids.  Miss Chirstie was a nice attentant but sometimes hard to be reached by phone.  she was also the only one who handled all orders.   Christie suggested that I went to apply a small business license.  I got one but I didn't realize that I need to submit a filled form monthly  to Tucson City for tax.  I submit three invalid ones.  What a trouble to go through for a small business.  The information line states that they cannot give any legal suggestion or instruction.  It means I cannot find out how to fill the form correctly.  I would be better off having no business license.

It is a sad thing to see the Snowdrift Farm close its door.  From now on, there will be no soap making supply store in Tucson.  Tucson has lost some of its sparkle....

Thumb Up on Catherine Failor's Soap Book

 ↑      How soaps work on grease? (B) A page scan from "Making Natural Liquid Soaps" By Catherine Failor.

↑       How soaps work on grease? (A) A page scan from "Making Natural Liquid Soaps" By Catherine Failor.    This scan will be readable if you download on your computer.


 Most of my soap books are in Traditional Chinese. The cold process soap making is now very popular in Taiwan.

Mainland China also starts to catch up the waves. Soap books published in Taiwan are very artful and full of creativity and half of them come with a free DVD which show you the process to make soaps.

Not only Chinese herbal powder is combined into soaps, but also food (fruits, such as fresh papayas, fresh aloe vera, tea powder, mung bean powder, coffee, honey... the ordinary or unusual ones) and even activated carbon charcoal/binchotan charcoal 活性碳, or gold powder. Some soap books in Taiwan are translated from Japanese versions.

Shampooing Pets

In my family, we are always taking  effort to control our allergy.  I do find it make a great difference to shampoo my dog Mae.   The above scan is from  Costco Connection magazine.

Introduction reviced

I have been a cold process soaper since October, 2009. You can see the soaps I made in my blog.

I am using different menthod of soap making to make all my cold process soaps.  This method is well known among soapers in Asia like Taiwan, Japan, and Korea.  I now offer this technique to you in  Tucson, Arizona.  
There will be two different category of classes.  One is about making bar soaps, the other is about making liquid soaps.  Please indicate which type you like to learn.  Soaps can be made by all vegan  or  by animal fats.  I will develop the recipe for the student to hand on trying.


For the bar soap making :
first hour about basic knowledge about safety and process,
second hour about measuring and mixing.
I will show you the menthod making lye liquid to control the temperature of making milk soaps
At the end of this class, the student will harvest(unmolding and cutting the soaps) the soaps which I made ahead.
The student will also get a free cured cold process soap (around oz) to go home with.

For the liquid soap making :
first hour about basic knowledge about safety and process,
second hour about measuring and mixing.
I will show you the menthod making lye liquid to control the temperature of making milk soaps

At the end of this class, the student will harvest(unmolding and cutting the soaps) the soaps which I made ahead.
The student will also get a free cured cold process soap (around oz) to go home with.
 
You  also shall be able to make your own recipe or revise any given recipe with a calculator.


What to expect when you learn soap making from Glenn CP Soap Boutique----

1) You will know the basic knowledge of soap making.
2) You will not only see the process, but also have hands-on making the soap.
3)  You will get one cold-process bar soap and a bottle of cold-process foam soap sample to take home and try them.
4)  I will teach you how to calculate your lye and water.
5)  You need to come back to unmold the bar soap after it mature/cure.
6)  You need to wear long sleeve clothing.
7)  The class is expected to last 1.5 to 2 hours.  The class can be in group or by individual.
8)  Cost of the class is USD120 per person.