Metaphor Organic

11/13/2018

http://www.metaphororganic.com/articles/2018/10/4/what-the-hell-are-soap-berries

While working on my post-grad soap education the other day, I came upon the term “soap berries” in a list of search results. It turns out soap berries, also known as soap nuts (not kidding), are the fruit of several shrubs or small trees in the Sapindus genus. Soap berries contain saponins, or s...

10/08/2018

http://www.metaphororganic.com/blog/2018/10/2/beard-oil-no-beard

Recently a customer emailed asking if it’s possible to use beard oil if you don’t have a beard, and if you do, what will happen. So we went down to the lab and did some exhaustive research by putting beard oil on other non-bearded parts of our bodies to simulate the horrifying scenario of not ha...

10/28/2016

http://www.metaphororganic.com/beard-grooming/beard-wax

If you've given up on growing a bushy beard because of wayward hairs going
all over the place, you might want to give it another try. Beard wax is a
superb product for shaping and styling, especially if your beard tends to
be more on the more unruly side of the log cabin. While beard oil is be...

11/07/2015

Less than a week until you learn to make delicious artisan soap!

https://www.jccsf.org/adult/adult-classes/do-it-yourself/diy-organic-soap-rdiyf3/register

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09/23/2015

http://www.metaphororganic.com/blog/2015/9/23/spotlight-on-our-orange-cream-goat-milk-soap

When I lived in Ashland, Oregon, my drunken neighbors bought a pygmy goat one morning on a whim. The goat ran away that same afternoon, probably for the better, but ever since then I've been a bit obsessed with these interesting critters that munch on pretty much anything, make delicious milk, and a…

09/05/2015

http://www.metaphororganic.com/blog/2015/9/5/fall-two-years-ago-the-thing-quarterly

Since we lost a lot of our old blog posts when our website went down, and just because , I'm going to write about an interesting moment in Metaphor history. In Fall 2013 we partnered with The Thing Quarterly to concoct an experimental herbal salve. The Thing Quarterly is a subscription ser…

08/04/2015

http://www.metaphororganic.com/blog/2015/8/4/next-soap-class-thursday-august-13th

I've gotten a few emails about when the next soap class will be. Currently Errol is collaborating with the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco to teach soapmaking. The next class  is Thursday, August 13th at 6:30 pm. The JCC is located at 3200 California Street. You can sign up here: https://ww…

07/29/2015

http://www.metaphororganic.com/blog/2015/7/29/farmers-market-update

Just if anyone was curious, the July 19th farmer's market was a smashing success. Stay tuned for when we will show up there next....

07/12/2015

http://www.metaphororganic.com/blog/2015/7/12/headed-to-the-fort-mason-farmers-market-sunday-july-19th

Hey soap fans, we will be at the Fort Mason Farmers Market next Sunday from 9:30 to 1:30. If we do well, or even ok, this could become a regular thing. As you may or may not know, these markets are a super valuable distribution tool for small manufacturers such as ourselves. For one, they give us a…

02/19/2015

Headed to the Temescal Farmer's Market this Sunday. Stop by and say hello if you're in the neighborhood!

08/02/2014

http://www.metaphororganic.com/blog/2014/8/2/two-august-soap-classes-at-workshop-sf

Errol from Metaphor Organic will be teaching two soap classes in August, one on Thursday, August 14th, and one on Monday, August 25th, both from 7:30 to 10 pm in the evening. The class will include: * crafting a simple DIY soap mold * mixing unique scents * a method to safely handle lye exclusive to…

10/26/2013

Metaphor will be at Subrosa Coffee today in Oakland selling at their holiday gift show. Come by, say hello, drink some coffee, and pick up some unboxed soap-by-the-ounce (about $6 per bar)!