Buttermilk and oatmeal are soothing and moisturizing for sensitive skin. The following is an excerpt from Soapmaking the Natural Way: 45 Melt-and-Pour Recipes Using Herbs, Flowers and Essential Oils ...

Crafters have many interpretations of the term “natural soap crafting.” On one end of the spectrum, it can mean using only organic, chemical-free ingredients including soap bases, additives, colorants ...

This Botanical Goat Milk Handmade Soap is so easy to make using the recipe I am sharing below. This goat milk recipe makes 5 bars of soap from the same mold, which is more than enough to share with ...

Heat the goat milk soap base in a double boiler. Stir in the honey, chamomile essential oil, and vitamin E oil. Pour into moulds and allow to harden. Melt shea butter in a double boiler together with ...

For our ongoing series of DIY cleaning tests, we scoured the Internet (pun intended) for homemade formulas for hand-cleaning dishes. We tested each of three homemade dish cleaners with three ...

Two processes to make DIY soap bars are cold process, and melt and pour process. While the former requires you to make soap from scratch, the latter includes working with pre-made soap base. We’ll ...

Ever since I rendered my first batch of beef tallow, I’ve been amazed by how many ways it can be used around the homestead.

It's rightly said that there's a deep sense of joy in cooking your own food and making your own products at home. If your New Year resolution for 2020 is all about making the right choices, then you ...

Purchases made through the links above may earn us and our publishing partners a commission. When was liquid soap invented? Liquid soap is not a modern invention. A crude form of liquid soap using a ...

Ingredients Needed:60 oz. extra virgin olive oil glycerin base soap1 Tbls. Spearmint essential oil2 Tbls. Eucalyptus essential oilT tsp dried mint leavesLiquid green skin safe coloringAfter melting ...