I dashed out today while it was dry to take some product shots for an upcoming magazine article, I thought it wise to include one of my best sellers, the very yummy Rose Madder handmade soap, I'm happy to say it has been a customer favourite for years.
I remember when I first made it, I had been experimenting with madder root for about a year previously, tweaking and honing the recipe until I got it just right...I made the final "ready to sell" batch on the 3rd of November 2007.
It was batch number 2345, I'm onto 2699 now, I make 62 bars in a batch...I'll let you do the maths!
It is a legal requirement for soapmakers to keep meticulous written records which have to include a batch number, the date of manufacture, method (if differing from the norm) and every ingredient used, we must keep them on file for a minimum of 7 years, I have mine back to the very first recipe I ever concocted in 1997...Trading standards come round every year to check my documentation and test my scales...if you break the rules it's not just the cows that are watching!
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