Hi Ross I didn't detect any grittiness at all. I love the texture of the soap it was really nice and hard. Cheers Louise on 17/3/10 11:13 PM, Ross Spencer at galahad@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > Thanks, Louise > > Did you notice a grittiness to the soap? > > I thought something had crystallised but I think it just may be too much > titanium dioxide to get that super white swirl > > I use a silicon loaf mould and then cut. Unfortunately, leads to a fair bit > of wastage (i.e. offcuts for samples and for me to use in the shower) > > Ross > > > -----Original Message----- > From: soapcraft-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:soapcraft-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > On Behalf Of Louise Shing > Sent: Wednesday, 17 March 2010 10:56 p.m. > To: soapcraft@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [soapcraft] Ross' Soap > > Hi All > > My Feedback: > > > Initial Visual Impression > > > My first impression was wow! The packaging is amazing, hand-crafted and > beautiful, what a wonderful idea to put soap into a box! I love the smell > of the soap. I love the size as it's nice and long which is easy to hold in > the hand. What kind of mould do you use Ross? I also loved the swirl, > very, very professional. The colour was exceptional!! I love the handcut > look it makes the soap look handcrafted and matches the handmade boxes. > > > Packaging > > Loved the packaging, it feels as if you are receiving something very special > made especially for you. It feels as if a lot of thought and effort has > gone into the packaging, which obviously has! > > Soap - Non shower experience > > > As stated before I loved the scent of the soap. The soap felt nice and > hard. > > Soap - in the shower > > > The soap had a great lather and just felt beautiful to use. A good hard bar > of soap, which I like. I love the scent and the scent lingered on my skin > after the shower (I can still smell it!). My skin smelt beautiful and felt > refreshed. No sensitivity to soap. No colour leakage. > > > Overall: > > A truly beautiful hand-crafted bar of soap packaged for a princess/prince. > Thank you Ross for sharing this divine bar of soap. I'd pay good money to > buy a bar of this soap. > > > Cheers > Louise > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------------- > > This list is sponsored by http://www.soapcraft.co.nz - supplier of raw > ingredients. > > To unsubscribe from this list go to //www.freelists.org/list/soapcraft/ > enter your email address and choose unsubscribe. Or you can send an email > to soapcraft-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with unsubscribe in the subject line. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > --------------- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 9.0.791 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2751 - Release Date: 03/17/10 > 08:33:00 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > -------------- > > This list is sponsored by http://www.soapcraft.co.nz - supplier of raw > ingredients. > > To unsubscribe from this list go to //www.freelists.org/list/soapcraft/ > enter your email address and choose unsubscribe. Or you can send an email to > soapcraft-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with unsubscribe in the subject line. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This list is sponsored by http://www.soapcraft.co.nz - supplier of raw ingredients. To unsubscribe from this list go to //www.freelists.org/list/soapcraft/ enter your email address and choose unsubscribe. Or you can send an email to soapcraft-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with unsubscribe in the subject line. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------