Inspiration for Cancer Season

If you were born between June 21st and July 22nd, congratulations, you’re a Cancer!

Cancer is the cardinal water sign of the zodiac, so these folks tend to be leaders, trendsetters, and innovators. Cancers are deeply in touch with emotion, and tend to be sweet, compassionate, and sentimental. Cancer is governed by the moon, which strengthens this emotional connection.

Cancers tend to be more intuitive than analytical. They’re also nurturing, and are great and lending support to those around them. Sometimes maybe a little too good. Because they feel emotion so deeply, they can also be a little crabby at times, but this is more than balanced out by their kind nature.

Cancers, like the crab that represents them, are protected by a hard shell. It may be difficult to get to know them. Because they feel so deeply, they’re self-protective. They’ve been hurt before and want to prevent further hurt. But once you get past their defenses, they’ll be one of the sweetest and most steadfast friends you can have.

This kind, emotional sign loves the comforts of home, so here are some perfect projects and ingredients for Cancer season.

Great Cancer colorants

The influence of the moon brings maternal energies, but also makes silver and white wonderful colors for these folks. That’s why we chose our Silver EcoGlitter as one of our Cancer colorants. This glitter sparkles like moonlight on a calm sea, and it’s made from cellulose, so you don’t have to worry about adding plastic pollution to the ocean.

Speaking of the ocean, the color green is another ideal Cancer color. Our hydrated chrome green pigment produces a lovely cool sea green. Depending on how much you use, you can produce colors from the warm Caribbean to the deep Pacific. Cancers will feel at home surrounded by these colors.

Fragrances for Cancer

White like the moon, soft and graceful, the white rose is one of Cancer’s birth flowers. So it’s not surprising that we chose rose water as a fragrance for Cancer. Rose water has been used for centuries in food and for religious purposes, but you can also put it in soap and bath products anywhere there’s water. That means adding a delicate true rose scent to your toners, lotions, shampoos, and conditioner. 

Our Coastal Rain Fragrance Oil is another great fragrance pick for Cancer season. With the scent of ocean mist, cedar, and musk, it smells like a fresh rain falling on the Pacific coast. It’s brightened with notes of lemon and light notes of lily add complexity. It can offer a fresh scent that will make your Cancer friends happy, whether in soap, bath bombs, or scented candles.

Cancer season projects

For a refreshing spritz in the morning (or even during hot summer weather), our Natural Cucumber Face Toner Project fits the bill. This project is easy to put together, and with witch hazel, tea tree essential oil, and natural cucumber essential water, it’s good for your skin and feels cooling on the face.

Cancers love the comforts of home, so they delight in things that are pleasing to the senses and practical at the same time. Our Siren Cold Process Soap Project produces soap that’s layered in a range of green-blues, and has a beautiful textured top that looks like mermaid scales. It’s made with sweet almond oil and apricot kernel oil, so it’s great for your skin, too. It’s scented with our Midnight Waters Fragrance Oil, which smells like the sea cost, complemented with bergamot, hyacinth, and patchouli. It’s a complex scent, and as deep as the ocean.

Perfect additives for Cancer season

It might surprise you to see calendula petals on this list, but calendula has calming and soothing properties for your skin that are an ode to the Cancer's own nurturing side. The petals also look great on soap tops and in bath salts, and you can use them to make your own calendula infused oil.

For nourishing the skin, we love seaweed extract for cancer season. Seaweed is chock full of polysaccharides, and these act as humectants, absorbing water and holding it. That means that it helps keep your skin hydrated. It adds something special to soap and skincare products.

There you go, our top picks for Cancer season. Whether it's for yourself, your friends, or your customers, we’re sure that with these ingredients, your Cancer season projects will be amazing.