Showcase Your Soaps and Send Them to a Good Home!

Executive DirectorHSCG Annual Conference2 Comments

When you show off your soaps and compete for victory at the Soapers’ Showcase during HSCG’s Annual Conferences, you’re also being altruistic. The Guild has a tradition of donating soap to a local non-profit women’s center in our conference host town and this year is no different. This year, we are collecting soap and toiletries for donation to Sister Jose … Read More

Soap Angel Investors

Executive DirectorMembership & Benefits4 Comments

Angel investors are a well-known concept in Silicon Valley, where their deep pockets help start up cash-strapped businesses. Have you ever heard, however, of the soap angel concept? Photo by Flickr member Paul Esson. Used under a Creative Commons License. Soapmakers are a generous bunch, as the Handcrafted Soap & Cosmetic Guild has witnessed many times over. This past week, … Read More

Come on down to the Soapers Showcase!

Executive DirectorHSCG Annual Conference1 Comment

When you hear “soapers showcase”, you may think, “sounds a bit like a category that didn’t make the cut for The Price Is Right”, but don’t be fooled. This is one opportunity you don’t want to miss. The Soapers Showcase is your annual chance to have a friendly competition with soapmakers worldwide. At this year’s Annual Conference in Raleigh, enter … Read More

I Challenge You to a Donating Duel!

Executive DirectorBusiness & Finance7 Comments

Calling all soapers!  Have you heard?  We’re having a Holiday of Hope Soap Drive.  We know that you are already giving soap in your communities, to causes ranging from local food banks to canine rescue. Photo by Flickr member Darren Tunnicliff. Used under a Creative Commons License. Thank you to everyone who’s shared their donations via twitter and the facebook … Read More