Vermont Soap

Does your foaming soap work in all foaming soap dispensers?

February 2, 2016

Hi Soapman, Do you know if your foaming soap works in all foaming soap dispensers? We are a yacht and have foaming dispensers in all crew cabins and are looking for a compatible organic refill solution. Thank you Hello and thanks for your question. Our foamer soap should work fine in whatever foamer dispenser you have. However you need to rinse any detergent residues from the container. Three rinses should do it. Organic soap and detergents are evil opposites and annihilate each other. Rinse the container when you refill it too. This will keep your soap fresh. All the Best,…

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Does your Organic Castile Soap clean well using cold water?

January 29, 2016

Does your Organic Castile Soap clean well using cold water? I’ll be cleaning beakers and metal pumps which are used to measure and dispense essential oils, but have no hot water at my cleaning station. Yes, castile liquid soap will work in cold water. Foamy stuff always lathers and rinses better in hot water, but with enough of a rinse you should be fine. Pick up 8 oz of unscented castile and give it a try. You must Experiment! All the Best, Soapman

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My liquid soap got left out in the cold, and now it’s white and opaque instead of transparent. What happened? Is it still good to use?

January 28, 2016

My liquid soap got left out in the cold, and now it’s white and opaque instead of transparent. What happened? Is it still good to use? Castile Liquid Soap, Liquid Sunshine and other castile related products such as our foamers and spray cleaners will turn white after being cold or frozen. This is completely normal. All of our organic liquid soap products will return to their normal clear amber color as they warm back to room temperatures. Cold temps and freezing may also cause some white soap to precipitate to the bottom of the bottle. This does not harm the…

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Tips for Storing Salves and Balms

January 28, 2016

Store your Green Gold Herbal Moisturizer, Shea Butter, Coco Luscious and Arnica Salve in the refrigerator for a longer shelf life and to maintain a nice even consistency. Oil based salves and balms are temperature sensitive. This means that they will be hard at cold temperatures and creamy at warmer ones. Choco Luscius might arrive very solid in the Winter (warm to room temps before using). Conversely it might be too loose when it arrives in Summertime (refrigerate for an hour before using). Being aware of the intrinsic temperature sensitive nature of organic salves makes them easier to use and…

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Could I use liquid castile soap in a foaming pump if I dilute it in the bottle?

January 26, 2016

Could I use this soap in a foaming pump if I dilute it in the bottle? How does it compare to your foaming hand soap in ingredients? Yes you can! First rule is to add the soap to the water – not the water to the soap – as adding water to the soap will make a lot of foam in your bottle. Second rule is ALWAYS rinse your foamer dispenser three times in hot water when refilling. Your organic soap is only as fresh as the oldest soap molecule in the bottle. Dilute about 50% to make a good…

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How Can I Make My Own Dish Foam From Concentrate?

January 14, 2016

I wanted to make my own foaming dish soap. You sell an 18 oz bottle of liquid sunshine dish foam. Could I buy your Liquid Sunshine All Purpose Cleaner Concentrate and use my own foaming bottles to make a dish soap by using the concentrate and adding a certain amount of water to it so it would perform like the 18 oz bottle? Thanks for any help or ideas you might have. Sure thing Kelly. Dilute about 50-60% with water. Hints: add Liquid Sunshine to the water not the water to the soap. Use this trick to make spray cleaner…

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Vermont Soap Goes to Germany

January 12, 2016

Vermont Soap will be attending BIOFACH 2016, the largest organic trade show on the planet this February. Our goal for the show is to expand into new European markets, especially for our bulk liquid and gel soaps. Vermont Soap invented the first shower gel certified to USDA organic food standards, which we sell in bulk to companies around the world as a base ingredient for their products. Vermont Soap was the recipient of a small USDA grant to help us attend the show. Thank you USDA! Pictures will be posted next month. Best!

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What is the weight of your bar soap?

January 4, 2016

What is the weight of your bar soap? Excellent Question! One day old bar soap averages 4.25oz (120.5g). Under ideal drying conditions this is reduced to 3.75 (106g) to 3.85 (109g) in 30 days. We label our soap as 3.25oz (92g) for legal reasons as this is sometimes the weight after a year to 18 months. We are allowed to be over weight but not under. Hope this helps! Soapman Larry Plesent

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Has the Time Finally Come for Refrigerated Cosmetics?

October 15, 2014

My kids grew up with a jar of “Green Stuff” in the door of the fridge. Whenever they got a scrape, bite or “owie” they would tearfully reach in the fridge for a soothing jar of homemade salve.  Our garden mixture of natural oils, garden herbs and beeswax brought nearly miraculous and instant relief to whatever ailed them. We kept our Green Stuff (variously known as a balm, salve, ointment or unguent) refrigerated to extend its shelf life just like it does for fruits and veggies. A well-made, otherwise unpreserved batch of salve could last up to four years with…

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Do you sell soap making machinery?

October 13, 2014

 Do you have the organic soap processed machine? if yes how much per unit? We make soap, but we do not sell the machines. We buy used equipment and modify them, an expensive and difficult task. It is often easier to make cookers from metal drums and heat with dried coconut husks or something similar. You will need a lot of clean air to clear the fumes from cooking liquid soap. Both bar and liquid soaps can be turned by stick as long as the mixer is not breathing the fumes (the smoke). All the Best, Larry Plesent

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