It is December 2nd here at Dawn to Dusk Alchemy and 93% of the year has gone. Our Nation has crashed into long, cold, and many wet nights, punctuated by yet to be felt effects imposed by our masters in Westminster. However there is a feeling of temporary joy on the horizon as we stumble…
Launched last weekend at the Edwinstowe Craft Fair, our newest limited-edition creation – Hocus Soapus – has officially made its magical debut! Handcrafted with care and a touch of seasonal spirit, this Halloween soap has been designed to bring a little mystery and magic to your daily ritual. Perfect for spooky self-care or a thoughtful…
Summer blew itself out in spectacular and typically British style here in Nottinghamshire. It is the middle of September and the office heating came on as the wireless thermostat detected the air at less than our set point of 18 degrees. Preparing Our Festive Handcrafted Soaps We have noticed that our followers at the craft…
Office Makeover and Workshop Improvements The latter third of August, and working around a nationally slow pace in the live craft markets. A time for getting those jobs done that have been marked urgent but to date, sat under the tea tray! Here at Dawn to Dusk Alchemy office and workshop, Dawn has finished saying…
As the days grow longer and the scent of summer starts to stir, we’re busy behind the scenes at Dawn to Dusk Alchemy with exciting updates, new creations, and seasonal favourites returning. Here’s what’s new… A Creamier Cocoa Crème de Methe Our ever-popular Cocoa Crème de Methe soap now carries a cunning update to its…
As we step into meteorological spring, we’re excited to share some wonderful updates on our artisan soap bars, upcoming products, and seasonal plans. There’s plenty to look forward to in the coming weeks, and we can’t wait to bring you along on this journey! Exciting Enhancements to Our Artisan Soap Bars First, an important update:…
Let us start at the beginning: you are reading that magazine, newspaper, or watching some advert on the TV about beauty soap or some in-vogue skin cleanser. They get to the part when they proudly boast that their product is pH-balanced or neutral. “That’s good” – is the thought that flashes through your consumer-regulated mind…
So September is upon us, the official meteorological beginning of Autumn and the descent into winter, spawning dark nights. The title of this latest blog and the first sentence, we admit, spreads doom and gloom up the spine of the nation. For those of us in our senior years His Majesty’s Government have in the…
Soap and You – The Discovery That Changed Human History Science is fairly certain that soap was discovered by accident but it is unlikely that our ancestors could have foreseen that it was to become one of humanity’s most effective defence against invisible pathogens. Perceived as gentle and soothing to us, it is in-fact, to…
Summer is here, and in the UK it is true to the saying “We don’t have a climate, we only have weather”. We do however, still have holiday time and us Brits either stay home, holiday in our islands or go overseas and chase the sun. The common denominator is that we all need to…
