Pure Light Blog

The latest fragrance trends in beauty this spring and summer are clean, green, zesty scents and fresh white florals, which gives me a chance to show some gorgeous soaps.
Although we concentrate on what soap can do to improve the skin, the lovely aromas are a very important part of their make up.

Winter seems to be lasting forever and it can affect your skin by making it sensitive and react to your usual skin care. You have to be especially careful if you tend to have rosy cheeks like me and change to a more sensitive cleanser!

Do you give soap gifts for Christmas? It probably won’t be a surprise if I tell you that a lot of my friends and family receive Christmas soap or candle gifts along with the other Christmas goodies.

The colder weather can reveal sensitivity, irritation and rougher skin texture activated by the changing seasons, but do you tackle these problems with a trick or a treat?
Skin sensitivity should always be treated with gentle ingredients, a cleanser with Rose essential oil such as our English Rose Handmade Soap will calm and support the skin [...]

I love crafting and making handmade soap is an inspiring subject which motivated me to write an article with some basic guidance for anyone considering trying to save money by creating soap gifts for your family and friends.

I met a good friend recently one morning. Although we talk all the time we hadn’t seen each other in ages. She’s one of those people who like to be stylish and looked stunning, as always and smelled wonderful, so I asked about her perfume.
She told me she’d stopped wearing proper perfume because it gave [...]

White Musk floral handmade soap, a rich and sensual fragrance with a hint of spice which smells heavenly on your skin after washing.

An effective cure for insomnia is a hot bath an hour or so before bed with a handmade soap that contains Lavender to encourage relaxation.

Peppermint has been used since ancient Egypt for it’s cooling and soothing properties, abd as an effective relaxant to treat insomnia. It’s active ingredients and oils also calm muscle spasms or cramps, and inhibit bacteria.

We’ve used Essential Oils in both our Handmade soaps and Soy candles, but what is so special about them. Simply put they’re distilled or cold pressed oils from a wide variety of plants. This oil is the most potent part of the plant from which they’re extracted, and carries the “essence” of the [...]