What’s this batch number on my label for?
In short, Dorothy’s obsession on display. Each soap batch is created in our kitchen, one at a time, with a written record of the recipe. She includes notes about the ingredients, sources, ph testing results, appearance, periodic testing, reviewer feedback, and so much more. The finished soap block gets a batch number that appears on the label of every single bar of soap that comes out of that batch so she can track them through quality control and eventually out into the world. Have a question about that bar of soap in your cabinet? Just ask us! We’ve got plenty of notes about it!
What are your soaps made from?
We make many different kinds of soaps in our kitchen so it is tricky to list every single possible ingredient. Our only rules are that it must be a naturally occurring oil, fat, or butter for your soap base and must be skin safe. Traditional choices include olive oil, coconut, castor, lard, tallow, cocoa or shea butter, avocado and hemp oils. Colorants can be a little temperamental to work with and each soaper has their own idea of what is acceptable for coloring soap. We work mostly with herbs & spices but there are some micas & occasional ultramarines that we’ll play with for you. We are happy to discuss our reasons for colorant choices with you in more detail, if you’d like. Each soap that is sold has either a printed customizable label wrapped around it or included in your gift set. It includes a written ingredient list showing what went into that specific soap or lotion. You can reference that to help answer your questions or contact us directly if you have lost yours so we may help you find the answer. If you are creating your own custom order, we are happy to discuss the pros and cons of each oil with you. Please let us know if there are any allergies to be aware of. All of our products are formaldehyde, paraben & phalate free; we do not use any chemical preservatives. We have a few favorite recipes we have created but are open to working with almost any you choose for your creation.
Where can I find you to buy more? Do you have a storefront?
Our website here is open 24 hours a day and 7 days a week for online purchases. Our Where to Find Us page lists farmer’s markets, large events & retail locations that carry our products. We started a Facebook page to post weekly updates about our market schedule and welcome you to like our page here. Since we make all of our products in our own home, we do not have a storefront at this time.
How can I reach one of the vendors you work with?
We have links to them in the pages where their items are featured, such as the Bath Accessories page. Our wooden soap dishes are currently a joint project between our children and Artisan Woodworks of Magnolia. Their Facebook page here is the best way to reach them outside of events. The glass soap dishes and trays are currently made by Angie’s Bits o’Glass and they can be found on their website here. Outside of events, you can also reach them on their Facebook page here. For vendors we regularly work with at local events, we’ll gladly give you links to their information if you will email us directly with your questions.
Do you make custom orders?
Absolutely. We love doing custom orders. Please contact us for more details or simply add custom order to your shopping cart. We will also gladly talk to you about your needs at any of our market booths. Please allow 30 day turn around time for the cold processed custom soaps from scratch. If you simply want custom labels, there is typically a week turnaround.
Do you offer wholesale, contract manufacturing, or private labeling options?
Absolutely. Please email Dorothy@TexasPioneerCreations.com for more information about enrolling in our wholesale and private labeling programs. We offer all of our products to our wholesalers & private labelers without minimum order requirements, no automatic shipment requirements, and will gladly make custom products just for you. We do offer a price break for larger orders; please email for more details.
I have a question. I love the fragrance of the soaps. Is there anyway to store the soap in the open to enjoy the fragrance until the soap is actually used? Or will the soap lose fragrance if not kept sealed.
Thank you.
We actually have quite a few customers that use their soaps as air fresheners in the house, in the car, and in their dresser drawers to scent their clothes. You can use any of those options and keep it in the cigar band or unwrapped. It will not affect the speed the fragrance “wears off” at all. All handmade soap will eventually lose its scent, especially citrus smells, but we have been surprised by how long some of it can last. Dorothy had someone bring her one of his original beer bars (at least four years old) and it still smelled great!
I’m looking for descriptions of the different scents. I’m a guy so for instance Texas Ranger. Am I missing something?
Randy,
Thanks for letting us know we lost that page. We are updating our product list and will have a full list uploaded to the site this week that will describe each of the scents individually. Texas Rangers is a blend of juniper, bergamot, a little patchouli, and a touch of spice. Most customers describe it as a clean, light, manly smell. Hope that helps!
-Dorothy