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Name That Soap Contest
June 13, 2008
Ok, I'm going to be honest upfront, I love your comments. It's reassuring and somehow validating to know that someone, anyone, is reading what I've spent time writing. And maybe you're encouraged, enjoyed a pretty picture, had a laugh or can identify with growing gardens and the joys & struggles of 24/7 raising children. Either way I'm so glad you stop by and I want to hear from you.
So...I'm asking for help in naming my latest batch of soap. Yipee, it's a contest (I love blog contests) with a nice prize.
You see, I made a batch of soap a couple weeks ago and on paper all the ingredients sounded lovely and I planned to call it Carrot Blossom. But when I took it out of the box (I mold my soap in boxes lined with plastic bags) and cut it up it just didn't look or smell like Carrot Blossom. Here's a photo and the ingredients. What do you think it should be called?
Vegetable oil, carrot juice, olive oil, coconut oil, sodium hydroxide (lye), lavender, orange, sandalwood and patchouli essential oils.
The scent is predominantly lavender and sandalwood.Post a comment with a soap name. It could be the dumbest most unique soap name on the planet, doesn't matter. Although if you think of a cool name that would be great. By the way, I don't sell my soaps - yet. So, your name won't make or break my soap sales. Just trying to generate some interesting comments and treat someone to a great prize.
Which is... 3 bars of my homemade soap. I currently have 3 different kinds to give:
- Coffee Soap- great for removing onion and garlic smell from fingers after cooking and also a lovely shower exfoliating bar.
The winner will be chosen at random. I'd like to say I'll use some fancy random-prize-picker but I don't want to assume I'll get that many comments. Either way you can be assured I will not show any favoritism smile.
Thanks for commenting, this could be fun as I'm sure some of you are much more creative in the naming department than I.
Oh yeah, contest ends Sunday, June 15th (Father's Day) at midnight. I'll post the winner and send an e-mail. At which point I'll get your address so I can mail you your prize. Please don't post that info in your comment.
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Samantha on June 13, 2008, 3:34 p.m.
I am really not very creative when it comes to naming things but I would love to try some of those soaps so here is what I've come up with: Orange Lavender Lame, I know, but I really did try!
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Rich on June 13, 2008, 3:37 p.m.
ok, I apologise in advance for this, but it's the first thing that jumped out at me:
'Sponge Tougas Square Soap'
I mean, cmon that's an uncanny resemblance! LOOK HERE!
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Amanda T. on June 13, 2008, 6:54 p.m.
I really liked your "Blossom" idea. So instead of carrot...I think I would go for "Orange Lavender Blossom".
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Anonymous on June 13, 2008, 10:51 p.m.
How about the "Orange Blossom Special"?
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Cindy on June 14, 2008, 12:05 p.m.
The Orange Blossom Special for my love for Cash......
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Anonymous on June 14, 2008, 3:05 p.m.
Ok, here are my random, creative meanderings from looking at your soap. :) (I love this kind of thing!) The coloring adn texture makes me think of fall, and earth, the ingredients make me think of spring and blossoms. Hmmmm. I will try different styles of names. First-
Poetic: Alluvium (def: 1.a deposit of sand, mud, etc., formed by flowing water. 2.the sedimentary matter deposited thus within recent times, esp. in the valleys of large rivers. [Origin: 1655–65; < L, n. use of neut. of alluvius washed against)
That would make a good name brand! :) I love the meaning and the origin...sorry, I LOVE words!
Harvest Blossom Or Harvest Bloom Spring Harvest (ooops! did I put my name in that one!)
If I could smell it that would help. :)
Can you tell I've been in the house with 3 kids with chickenpox! LOL! I will probably be working on this all day now.. thanks for giving me something else to think about!
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Karen on June 15, 2008, 9:01 p.m.
Looking at the bars, I thought of Triple C - creamy, caramel, carrot. But that blend doesn't seem quite right, so I'm going for: Lavish Creamy Carrot. Thanks for making me think a bit.
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renee on June 16, 2008, 1:55 a.m.
so, i have smelled, touched, and seen this soap... i am still having a struggle naming it... here are all the creative juices squeezed out of me...
spiced summer citrus
have fun, Amy
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Andrea on June 16, 2008, 3:16 a.m.
Hmmm. I love contests, and there are some great suggestions already. How about Orange Musk, Summer Musk. In thinking of this name, I had to ask myself what 'musk' really meant anyways. . . check it out on wikipedia! I will surely loose the contest just for the meaning of my suggestion. Oh well.
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Spring on June 17, 2008, 3:08 p.m.
I am not sure why my "random creative meanderings" were posted as anonymous... so I thought I'd let you know it was me.... not a soap stalker. :) ~Spring
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renee on June 17, 2008, 5:39 p.m.
Spring, in administrator mode I can access the info for the comments and see the e-mail account so I could tell it was you. Also, the chicken pox tipped me off.
Renee
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Marc A. Pitman on June 20, 2008, 6:53 p.m.
Holy cow, COFFEE SOAP!!!!!
Is there any way to get me some o' dat? We'll be in Lewiston for church on Sunday...
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renee on June 21, 2008, 2:14 a.m.
Marc,
Actually, my supply is low (down to a few bars) otherwise I could part with some. It doesn't smell like coffee but has a coffee color and coffee grounds for an exfoliant. It removes onion and garlic odor from your hands, so I use it in the kitchen. It's great in the shower for an all over scrub as well. But unfortunately no coffee scent - that would be heavenly. Renee
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HamptonESPERANZA on Nov. 26, 2010, 1:03 a.m.
Make your own life more easy get the credit loans and all you want.
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vanessa on Dec. 15, 2014, 7:56 a.m.
Carot and orange cake!!!
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Cindy on June 13, 2008, 11:58 a.m.
This soap looks like cheddar cheese, but that wouldn't make a good name for soap or a vegan! Can't think of a name right now, but that coffee soap sounds like it would be a hit here in "coffee country".....show those Ticos a thing or two!!! It must smell great! I'll be thinking! Wouldn't mind winning a bar....hint, hint! Cindy