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	<title>Soapy Hollow</title>
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	<description>We come into the world naked and wet, and we'd be happier if we stayed that way</description>
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		<title>Secondary Packaging – The Silent Killer of the Environment</title>
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		<comments>http://www.soapyhollow.com/secondary-packaging/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:49:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DeAnne</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[IndustryNews]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[manufacturing]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[green tech]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[packaging]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As a small manufacturer that ships a physical product, I&#8217;m always concerned about my ecology footprint when it comes to shipping. That&#8217;s also true for products that are being shipped in.  For instance, if I have the choice of two vendors, and one has shipped products using polystyrene pellets, and the other has used [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bath Bombs around the world</title>
		<link>http://www.soapyhollow.com/bath-bombs-around-the-world/</link>
		<comments>http://www.soapyhollow.com/bath-bombs-around-the-world/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:35:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DeAnne</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Formulas]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[IndustryNews]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Recipes]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[bath bombs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It looks like Craftzine has picked up the bath bombs meme.  Bath bombs for everyone!
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		<title>Lipstick Bungle: An interview with Stacy Malkan, co-founder of the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics</title>
		<link>http://www.soapyhollow.com/campaign-for-safe-cosmetics/</link>
		<comments>http://www.soapyhollow.com/campaign-for-safe-cosmetics/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 02:21:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DeAnne</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Cosmetics]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Definitions]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[IndustryNews]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Soap]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[manufacturing]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[CSC]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[news]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Stacy Malkan]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.soapyhollow.com/?p=136</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Beauty, they say, is only skin deep. But given the load of toxic chemicals in everyday products like shampoo, deodorant, and makeup, that superficial truth is still cause for concern. With increasing frequency, studies point to hidden dangers in the medicine cabinet: things like lead in lipstick, phthalates in baby lotions, aluminum in deodorant. While [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Igor gets book learnin&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.soapyhollow.com/igor-gets-book-learnin/</link>
		<comments>http://www.soapyhollow.com/igor-gets-book-learnin/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 18:48:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DeAnne</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[babble]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[homeschool]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Igor]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[planning]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.soapyhollow.com/?p=120</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So, you may have noticed a tiny decrease in content this week. It&#8217;s because Igor starts school next week.  Were he going into the local school district, he&#8217;d be starting kindergarten.  He tested in the top 1% to get into the gifted and talented academy, but it&#8217;s a long way away, they&#8217;re still doing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pangea Organics Partners with HSN</title>
		<link>http://www.soapyhollow.com/pangea-organics-partners-with-hsn/</link>
		<comments>http://www.soapyhollow.com/pangea-organics-partners-with-hsn/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:09:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DeAnne</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Cosmetics]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[IndustryNews]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Soap]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.soapyhollow.com/?p=116</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Boulder, CO-based naturals brand Pangea Organics has partnered with the Home Shopping Network (HSN) in a distribution deal.
“This partnership comes at an incredible time for us.  As you know, Pangea strives to educate consumers on the benefits of organic skincare for the health of people and the planet.  What better way to do this than [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reading for pleasure</title>
		<link>http://www.soapyhollow.com/reading-for-pleasure/</link>
		<comments>http://www.soapyhollow.com/reading-for-pleasure/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 02:56:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DeAnne</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Book Reviews]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[books]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[reading]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.soapyhollow.com/?p=112</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve just finished reading The Court of the Air by Stephen Hunt.  It&#8217;s a brilliantly fast 600 pages.  It&#8217;s science fiction&#8230;I guess?  The lines delineating how things like this are classified are fairly blurry.  It&#8217;s got sci fi elements, and adventure elements, and buddy story elements, and gods and self creating steam driven metal entities, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wow, thanks everyone</title>
		<link>http://www.soapyhollow.com/wow-thanks-everyone/</link>
		<comments>http://www.soapyhollow.com/wow-thanks-everyone/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:55:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DeAnne</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Instructions]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Make Your Own]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[book]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[contests]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Instructables]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ZOMG!  My Bath Bombs instructable came in 22 out of 14,000 to go in the  The Best of Instructables Volume I.  
Thanks everyone who voted!
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		<title>Quick Gentle Body Scrub</title>
		<link>http://www.soapyhollow.com/quick-gentle-body-scrub/</link>
		<comments>http://www.soapyhollow.com/quick-gentle-body-scrub/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:24:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DeAnne</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Essential Oils]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Formulas]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Instructions]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Make Your Own]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[body scrub]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.soapyhollow.com/?p=103</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ This extra gentle cleansing scrub will leave your skin feeling silky and smooth. 
    * 1 tablespoon wheat germ
    * 1 tablespoon oatbran
    * 2 tablespoons almond oil
    * 3 drops Sweet Orange essential oil
In a mortar and pestle, mix the wheat [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Quickie Natural Fabric Softener</title>
		<link>http://www.soapyhollow.com/quickie-natural-fabric-softener/</link>
		<comments>http://www.soapyhollow.com/quickie-natural-fabric-softener/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:30:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DeAnne</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Essential Oils]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Formulas]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Instructions]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Make Your Own]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[how to]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[laundry]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.soapyhollow.com/?p=91</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s been chatter about the health hazards of fabric softeners and fabric sheets.  People with delicate skin or allergies are often impacted by these products being used by people around them.  Also, they cost a silly amount of money for some petroleum byproducts and perfume in a big ol plastic jug.
Especially since you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Formula development and ingredient sourcing</title>
		<link>http://www.soapyhollow.com/formula-development-and-ingredient-sourcing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.soapyhollow.com/formula-development-and-ingredient-sourcing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:10:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DeAnne</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Cosmetics]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Essential Oils]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Formulas]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Instructions]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Sourcing]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Vendors]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[botanicals]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[eye butter]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.soapyhollow.com/?p=81</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So, I&#8217;m sourcing some ingredients,  which means I get to play mad scientist.  It&#8217;s one of my favorite things to do, doncha know.
There&#8217;s been a lot of buzz about in the industry about Argania Spinosa Kernel Extract and Cecropia Obtusa Bark Extract.  Argania is derived from the kernel of the fruit of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vendor Review : Columbus/Soaper&#8217;s Choice</title>
		<link>http://www.soapyhollow.com/vendor-review-columbussoapers-choice/</link>
		<comments>http://www.soapyhollow.com/vendor-review-columbussoapers-choice/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:36:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DeAnne</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Make Your Own]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Soap]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Vendors]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Vendors -The Good]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[manufacturing]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[oils]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[soapmaking]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[suppliers]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.soapyhollow.com/?p=71</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When you first get introduced to the addiction that is making soap, it&#8217;s easy to buy your materials at the grocery store.  But as your addiction grows, or you find that people are throwing money at you to buy your creations, or you suddenly feel a burning desire to do an arts and crafts [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dude, where&#8217;s my sebum?</title>
		<link>http://www.soapyhollow.com/dude-wheres-my-sebum/</link>
		<comments>http://www.soapyhollow.com/dude-wheres-my-sebum/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 13:55:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DeAnne</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Cosmetics]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[IndustryNews]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[biology]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[endocannabinoid]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[hemp oil]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[research]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.soapyhollow.com/?p=19</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A global research group of scientists have recently completed research which suggests that cannabis-like substances may hold the key to healthy skin. 
Researchers from Hungry, Germany, and the United Kingdom have presented a paper which will be published in the  October issue of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) journal that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ok, ok&#8230;I get the hint.</title>
		<link>http://www.soapyhollow.com/ok-oki-get-the-hint/</link>
		<comments>http://www.soapyhollow.com/ok-oki-get-the-hint/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 21:08:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DeAnne</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Instructions]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Make Your Own]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Soap]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[bathbombs]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[kits]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[sales]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.soapyhollow.com/?p=63</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Many people have asked if I would put together a kit to make bath bombs.  So I did.  Here ya go. Note that the kit does not include molds, because I don&#8217;t have a supplier.  And if I had to charge for driving around to find them at craft stores, then paying [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Instructable on molds up</title>
		<link>http://www.soapyhollow.com/instructable-on-molds-up/</link>
		<comments>http://www.soapyhollow.com/instructable-on-molds-up/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:51:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DeAnne</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Instructions]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Instructables]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.soapyhollow.com/?p=60</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve just put my &#8220;how to make soap molds&#8221; up at Instructables.  Feel free to visit and vote. 
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		<title>When the world interferes</title>
		<link>http://www.soapyhollow.com/when-the-world-interferes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.soapyhollow.com/when-the-world-interferes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:42:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DeAnne</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Soap]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[babble]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[news]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[updates]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.soapyhollow.com/?p=57</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sorry about the lack of content this week.  Not only did my blog blow up, but one of my potties did too, so there&#8217;s been much running around trying to fix it, then rip up the carpets, level and float the floor, find tile, and soon&#8230;lay tile.  It&#8217;s been keeping me busy doing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Default&#8230;I hate default</title>
		<link>http://www.soapyhollow.com/defaulti-hate-default/</link>
		<comments>http://www.soapyhollow.com/defaulti-hate-default/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:07:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DeAnne</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Soap]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.soapyhollow.com/?p=49</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So, the only way I can seem to get the site working is to use the default permalink structure&#8230;which sucks, as it makes the site significantly less search engine friendly.  
My poor server guys, who don&#8217;t support WP, have been so helpful, but WP really seems to dislike IIS, which is what we&#8217;re using [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Testing, 123</title>
		<link>http://www.soapyhollow.com/testing-123/</link>
		<comments>http://www.soapyhollow.com/testing-123/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:01:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DeAnne</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Soap]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Technical problems]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.soapyhollow.com/?p=41</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Well, trying multiple themes and reinstalling has not fixed the problem.  I think it&#8217;s possible my database is corrupted, and I may have to delete it and start all over.  Hopefully, the WP export works and I&#8217;ll be able to restore all the content easily. 
I dunno.  Comments now seem to be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dammit Beavis</title>
		<link>http://www.soapyhollow.com/dammit-beavis/</link>
		<comments>http://www.soapyhollow.com/dammit-beavis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:20:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DeAnne</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Technical problems]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.soapyhollow.com/?p=32</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So, I upgraded to WP 2.6, and it seems to have blown a ton of things up.  I can&#8217;t fix it this morning, as I already have commitments.  I&#8217;ll try to get it fixed later tonight.  In the meantime, I&#8217;ll take all the &#8220;More&#8221; tags off, so content is still there.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To: Make a small batch of traditional soap</title>
		<link>http://www.soapyhollow.com/how-to-make-a-small-batch/</link>
		<comments>http://www.soapyhollow.com/how-to-make-a-small-batch/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:01:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DeAnne</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Instructions]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Make Your Own]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Soap]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[manufacturing]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[bundt cake soap]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[lye]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[soapmaking]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[sweet spiced orange tea soap]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.soapyhollow.com/?p=30</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
Working with small batches is often trickier than doing the huge batches I often do.  But doing small batches lets you get all kinds of creative. Best of all, if you make a mistake, you&#8217;re not tossing out hundreds of dollars in materials.  It&#8217;s fairly easy to &#8220;rebatch&#8221; a mistake batch when it&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Interview: Janine Predmore</title>
		<link>http://www.soapyhollow.com/interview-janine-predmore/</link>
		<comments>http://www.soapyhollow.com/interview-janine-predmore/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:48:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DeAnne</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Janine Predmore]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[LemmingCentral]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[sample boxes]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Things That Make Scents]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.soapyhollow.com/?p=29</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Continuing our interview series, I&#8217;d like to introduce everyone to Janine Predmore.  Janine is the owner/operator of Lemming Central and Things That Make Scents.  Things That Make Scents offers an array of products to make your reality smell good (try the tarts&#8230;they are amazing), and Lemming Central is a &#8220;sample box&#8221; company that distributes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do you make the next killer product?</title>
		<link>http://www.soapyhollow.com/do-you-make-the-next-killer-product/</link>
		<comments>http://www.soapyhollow.com/do-you-make-the-next-killer-product/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:22:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DeAnne</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Cosmetics]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[IndustryNews]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[contests]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[manufacturing]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.soapyhollow.com/?p=28</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Breakthrough in Beauty 2009 global search is now actively accepting and reviewing submissions.
Beauty entrepreneurs can submit innovative beauty products and ideas for consideration to become the next $100 million beauty brand.
The annual Breakthrough in Beauty search identifies the top innovative new beauty products in the world. After evaluating thousands of promising entries, the winner [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How I got scammed</title>
		<link>http://www.soapyhollow.com/how-i-got-scammed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:27:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DeAnne</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Even those of us who are wise in years, and experienced business operators get scammed.  It&#8217;s way more embarrassing, because by dint of graying temples and crone stick of wizened wisdom, we expect ourselves to be smarter than that.  But draw your chairs closer children, and I&#8217;ll tell you the sad story of how I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>L&#8217;Oreal accused of using banned chemicals</title>
		<link>http://www.soapyhollow.com/loreal-accused-of-using-banned-chemicals/</link>
		<comments>http://www.soapyhollow.com/loreal-accused-of-using-banned-chemicals/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:55:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DeAnne</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[A former L&#8217;Oreal executive has accused the company of using ingredients in markets where they are banned and of selling products that contain unlawfully high levels of preservatives.
Jerome Chevalier, the former head of regulatory affairs for L&#8217;Oreal,  claims that he was harassed and ultimately dismissed by L&#8217;Oreal USA after he complained about the company&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To: Make a Bath Bomb</title>
		<link>http://www.soapyhollow.com/how-to-make-a-bath-bomb/</link>
		<comments>http://www.soapyhollow.com/how-to-make-a-bath-bomb/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:59:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DeAnne</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Essential Oils]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[bath bombs]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[seltzers]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Everybody loves bath bombs.  It&#8217;s like taking a bath in champagne, only without the show tunes and chorus boys.  They are fairly simple to make, keeping in mind that the strangest things can make a batch go weird; humidity, room temperature, oil viscosity, the moon rising in the seventh house of Aquarius&#8230;they are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Public Meeting on BioPreferred Voluntary Labeling Program</title>
		<link>http://www.soapyhollow.com/biopreferred-labeling-program/</link>
		<comments>http://www.soapyhollow.com/biopreferred-labeling-program/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:43:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DeAnne</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[certification]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Department of Agriculture (USDA) will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, July 22, 2008, starting at 1 p.m. EST for interested stakeholders to provide an open forum to solicit feedback on the establishment of the BioPreferred voluntary labeling program.  This program will allow USDA to authorize manufacturers and vendors of qualifying biobased products to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PMS Essential Remedies</title>
		<link>http://www.soapyhollow.com/pms-essential-remedies/</link>
		<comments>http://www.soapyhollow.com/pms-essential-remedies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:16:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DeAnne</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[blends]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[PMS]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.soapyhollow.com/?p=23</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Don&#8217;t you hate those mornings when none of your clothes fit, everyone is driving you up a wall and you could crochet chain mail from the Dove wrappers scattered around your comfy chair?  Yeah&#8230;.PMS sucks.  This morning, after threatening to sell my small child to the gypsies&#8230;and his little dog too&#8230;I realized that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are boutique soapmakers doomed?</title>
		<link>http://www.soapyhollow.com/are-boutique-soapmakers-doomed/</link>
		<comments>http://www.soapyhollow.com/are-boutique-soapmakers-doomed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:15:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DeAnne</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The past decade has seen an explosion of small, independent soap, fragrance and cosmetics companies emerge from the kitchens and basements of America. Creative entrepreneurs have conjured up a myriad of offerings from bath fizzies to sugar scrubs and spa products to mineral makeup.  All of those products were introduced to the market by small [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Natural sunburn remedies</title>
		<link>http://www.soapyhollow.com/natural-sunburn-remedies/</link>
		<comments>http://www.soapyhollow.com/natural-sunburn-remedies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:37:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DeAnne</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Now is the season when one tends to overdo it in the sun. (For those of my friends who wear a lot of black and hiss when people open the drapes, the sun is that evil daystar thing.)   There are tons of products on the drugstore shelves for sunburn, but an extraordinary amount of them [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Making Quick Moulds for soap</title>
		<link>http://www.soapyhollow.com/making-quick-moulds-for-soap/</link>
		<comments>http://www.soapyhollow.com/making-quick-moulds-for-soap/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:09:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DeAnne</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes, you may have a soap idea, but can&#8217;t find a commercial mould that fits your need, or you just want to create something silly or personal.  For those times, making your own mould is your best option.  Mind you, this method does not create professional grade silicon moulds that will hold up to hundreds [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Interview: Elizabeth Carnahan from Longcroft Soaperie</title>
		<link>http://www.soapyhollow.com/interview_carnahan/</link>
		<comments>http://www.soapyhollow.com/interview_carnahan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DeAnne</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Elizabeth Carnahan from Longcroft Soaperie in Scotland is one of the success stories of the boutique bath industry.  Elizabeth has parlayed her hard work and genius with product development into a cottage industry that has been on the pages of some of Europe&#8217;s top magazines.
As well as producing, marketing and selling her soap, Elizabeth has [...]]]></description>
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