Hello! My name is Jamie and I'm the girl behind this little blog. I'm a Canadian soap maker and paper artist. This blog follows the progress of my handcrafted soap business, Batty's Bath. You'll find information about the handmade movement, beauty trends, skin care information, beauty tips, and much more! I'll also share information about the freshest, highest quality Fair Trade Compliant ingredients I use in my luxury handmade soap and beauty products such as olive oil, shea butter and essential oils. Stick around to learn more about Batty's Bath and what handmade soap from Canada is all about.
Woh! If i wasnt running BB i'd be there in heartbeat :) RT @DianaCharabin: Looking for a mac savvy person to come in and work @tinydevotions2 weeks ago
That’s me (Batty) in the tub full of fun balloons! The soaps in the front are the limited release birthday soaps! And you can see some of the new packaging in the back!
Soy Butter is used in our “wet” clay mask. Out of all the wonderful butters that nature has to offer you might be wondering why I picked soy butter. There wasn’t just one reason to pick soy butter, but many! It’s such a wonderful ingredient that has so many good qualities! Check out the list below to learn about what’s so great about soy butter!!
Since it is made from soya beans, it is extremely high in lecithin, sterolins, vitamin E, omega 3 fatty acids and isoflavones.
It penetrates easily into the skin which makes it an effective moisturizing agent.
It re-hydrates and replenishes the skin’s lipid barrier to help hold in moisture while softening dry, chafed, and damaged skin.
It exhibits good spread-ability on the skin, making it ideal for a facial clay mask.
It has an extremely mild scent making it great for people who are sensitive to strong orders, fragrances, and scents.
Blackheads may make skin look dirty, but they are unrelated to dirt. They are actually created before the oils in your skin even react the other layer!
Where do they come from?
Blackheads are formed when:
**hormones cause too much oil to be produced**
**dead skin cells get in the way of oil trying to exit the pore**
**the pore is impaired or misshapen**
These 3 things add up to having the exit where oil exits, to be blocked… and viola! A clog is created! As this clog nears the surface of the skin, the mixture of oil and debris oxidizes and turns, you guessed it: black.
So What Can We Do to Get Rid of Them?
You cannot scrub away blackheads, at least not completely. Using a topical scrub removes the top portion of the blackhead, but does nothing to address the underlying cause, so they’re back again before too long. The best way to deal with blackheads is to combined several strategies to address all the reasons that they crop up!
Here are Batty’s best tips and tricks to work into your skin
care routine to avoid & clear up blackheads:
Be diligent in exfoliating your face with a good facial scrub daily!
Keep dry skin at bay but making sure your skin’s natural moisture barrier is taken care of — moisturize after washing your face & use a facial soap that wont strip your skin’s natural moisture barrier — because the combo dry skin & dead skin cells will just create more blackheads!
Introduce your skin to a detoxing dry clay mask (here’s a how tovideo!) and follow up with a good facial scrub. This process will pull up some of those clogs to the surface of your skin where they can be scrubbed off.
Switch to mineral makeup – it’s less likely enter & clog pores (and if it ever does enter the pore, it’s easily pushed out)
Check out this blog post to see if a vitamin deficiency might be causing your skin to produce extra oil
Change your pillow case frequently – oils from your hair & face, plus dead skin cells and other debris hangs out on your pillow case and that’s just asking for problems! Keep your pillow case clean so your face can stay clear!
1. Clear out any “cleansing products” that aren’t REAL soap. If it’s not a natural body wash, natural castile soap (liquid or solid), or handmade soap, get rid of it. “Beauty Bars” aren’t real soap (that’s why they can’t put soap on the label) – same goes for “Facial Cleansers”. These products use harsh detergents in place of skin loving glycerin soap so they gotta go!
2. Say goodbye to industrial made toners because they are usually one of the worst things you can do to your skin! They strip your skin’s natural moisturizer barrier which results in breakouts, dryness, redness, and irritation. No, they aren’t going to magically get rid of blackheads (sorry!), so you’re wasting your money and hurting your skin! If you’re trying to control oil and switching to a handmade soap and mineral makeup isn’t doing the trick, try Batty’s Quick Stick that includes nature’s toner: witch hazel.
3. Break up with your shampoo & conditioner if your hair is still frizzy, dry, unruly, and your scalp is itchy! I could write an essay on this but for this post I’ll just stick to the very basics! Industrial made shampoos & conditioners don’t wash clean – you know the promise of “smooth, straight hair”? They try to live up to that promise by leaving residue in your hair that weighs it down. What’s wrong with that you say? The problem is that residue damages your hair and makes the problem worse. The slippery part of this slop is that your hair gets more frizzy and dry so you continue to use these “speciality” shampoos for frizzy hair not realizing that they are making your hair more and more frizz every time you use them! Not cool!!! Instead, switch to a handmade, natural shampoo or shampoo bar, and conditioner that wash clean and prevent damage to your hair in the first place (for example by detangle your hair to avoid breakage). It’s also important to note that it usually takes 2-3 weeks for a natural shampoo & conditioner routine to completely wash out all the previous residue left behind by those “other” shampoos & conditioner & for your hair to adjust to “natural life”.
Olive Green Clay is our “go to clay” around here because it’s strengthening for all skin types! This clay has got it going on It’s the strongest of all clays for detoxification – something that is essential to keeping skin clear and health which makes it vital in the care of acne-prone and oily skin.
So what else is so great about this clay? The detoxification properties already make Olive Green Clay absolutely amazing but it does more than just that! The minerals in the clay help to rebalance oil flow (another essential element of controlling breakouts), strengthens the skin, and aids in the repair of scars (an added bonus for those of us who have scars left over from previous or long-term breakouts!). The repairing properties for scars also makes Olive Green Clay ideal before, during, and after pregnancy where stretch marks are of concern.
So the next time you’re applying our primer, facial masks, or soaping up with our cucumber facial soap, you know exactly what that wonderful clay is actually doing for your skin! It’s a good feeling isn’t it?
Nothing too exciting but I wanted to start getting in on the “what I wore” project and there was no better time to start than while I was at the market this weekend.
Jeans – from the Western Fair! (betcha didn’t see that coming!)
1. Clear out any “cleansing products” that aren’t REAL soap. If it’s not a natural body wash, natural castile soap (liquid or solid), or handmade soap, get rid of it. “Beauty Bars” aren’t real soap (that’s why they can’t put soap on the label) – same goes for “Facial Cleansers”. These products use harsh detergents in place of skin loving glycerin soap so they gotta go!
Our primer has it, our facial masks has it, and even our cucumber facial soap has it… what is it? It’s Olive Green Clay!
It’s the strongest of all clays for detoxification – something that is essential to keeping skin clear and health which makes it vital in the care of acne-prone and oily skin. 
