Mar 27, 2023 | Bean&Boy News, Soapmaking Workshops
We are so thrilled that our cold process soapmaking workshops are so popular! Thank you to everyone who has attended and sent us amazing feedback. Here are the next batch of dates for your calendar! CREATE98: We are teaching soapmaking at Create98 in Leigh-on-Sea on...
Mar 17, 2023 | FAQ Friday
“Can I use soap on my face?” The short answer is, yes. Soap can be used all over the body although shouldn’t be applied to mucous membranes. And yes, natural soap does still sting when you get it in your eyes but it should sting less than a product with added...
Mar 11, 2023 | Bean&Boy News, FAQ Friday
“What’s the difference between natural liquid soap and natural bar soap? And why don’t you make liquid soap?” Well. One is a liquid and the other is a solid 😊 Seriously though, there isn’t much difference at a basic level. In most cases natural liquid soap is made...
Mar 3, 2023 | Bean&Boy News, FAQ Friday
“So how does soap work?” To answer this lets first clarify what soap technically is. Not all products that appear to be soap, or are commonly referred to as a bar of soap are in fact, soap. To be called soap, the product must be comprised mainly of alkali salts of...
Jan 4, 2023 | Bean&Boy News, Margaret Raymond Florist, Soapmaking Workshops
Happy new year folks! It has been a bit of a whirlwind, although I think that 2022 was a whirlwind in itself so it didn’t surprise me at all. We had a lovely break from our shop over the festive period (although we popped in every day to dispatch orders), and...
Sep 2, 2022 | Bean&Boy News, Featured
Sending you a sunshiney hello as we wave goodbye to the summer holidays! Only three days left until school starts again, which I can hardly believe. I’ve taken a much-needed social media break over the summer because, as much as I am a soapmaker and a business...
Mar 2, 2022 | Uncategorized
We are pretty excited to be working with Green Love Southend which is a project happening over the course of the next month here in the City of Southend-on-Sea, Essex. As part of the REMeDY project – aiming to deliver low-cost low-carbon energy solutions through...
Jan 28, 2022 | Bean&Boy News, Soap News
My goodness me, where has the time gone? January has been a complete whirlwind of activity here as we swirl, mix, and prepare soaps for lots of new shops (we’ll be updating our wholesale page with more information on where you can find our soaps soon) and giving...
Apr 6, 2021 | Bean&Boy News, Margaret Raymond Florist
We’re so excited that it has been confirmed that we’re able to reopen our shop on April 12th. Here’s a map to our shop Margaret Raymond Florist in case you haven’t been by to visit yet: It’s on Hamlet Court Road, which is currently in the...
Mar 22, 2021 | Markets & Events
Margaret Raymond Florist – an Aladdin’s Cave of beautiful treasures In case you haven’t heard, we’ve got a little shop. And we are so excited that we will be able to reopen our doors with the rest of the “non essential shops” in the UK on April...
