Is there anything more luxurious in the bath than a skin-soothing bar of homemade honey and oatmeal soap? Nope! Made with oats, honey, and a dash of tea tree oil, this soap is a miracle for dry, itchy, and irritated skin. Winter dryness or just for relaxation and daily skincare, this soap is just the … Read more
There’s hardly anything that feels nicer on your skin, or is better for it, than real soap made with real ingredients. And by real, I mean things that didn’t get picked at random out of a chemistry textbook; things that are drying, irritating, and just all-around harmful. Instead, real soap, the good stuff, contains things … Read more
If you’re just getting started with soap making at home, or you want to try the most nourishing and gentlest soap ever, you’ve got to try Castile soap. Made from olive oil, lye and water, and nothing else, this soap is incredibly pure, super soft and a cinch to make even for beginners. Is a … Read more
Marseille soap is renowned around the world for its extraordinary quality: it is an excellent and versatile cleanser for personal care, laundry, dishes and anything else that you might use soap for, and is also gentle and nourishing. That’s because this uses only the finest ingredients sourced in France, including Mediterranean seawater. Marseille soap is … Read more
Pumpkin spice and cinnamon soap not only smells as delicious as homemade pumpkin pie, but adds a bit of seasonal flourish to soap dishes in the kitchen and bath. The natural ingredients used to make the soap help nourish the skin, leaving it both looking and feeling fresh. Goat’s milk melt and pour soap bases … Read more
Ah, soapmaking is a hobby that can make a great side income if you do it right. With that said, definitely a process that requires the use of lye–sodium hydroxide. Sodium hydroxide is a highly caustic substance that can do some serious damage to your skin. It can cause chemical burns, blindness, and other serious … Read more
Making soap is a fun and rewarding way to create your own natural, personalized soap at home. Homemade soap recipes are often more cost-effective than store-bought options, and they also allow you to control the ingredients and customize the scent and texture to your liking. So, how do you avoid running out of soap? Well, … Read more
Cinnamon, nutmeg, and clove soap creates a lustrous lather, and leaves an amazing scent on the skin. Soap made from a Melt and Pour (MP) base cannot be entirely customized since lye and the other base ingredients have already been combined and the saponification process has completed. But, you can still stir in desired additives … Read more
Coloring homemade soap with mica powder is a quick and simple way to create a vibrant colored soap naturally. Using mica powder to make bold or pastel hues in homemade soap also allows the maker to match the color of the bar to the scented ingredients, season, or holiday celebration. You can use mica powders … Read more
Activated charcoal and tea tree oil soap might not have the loveliest scent or the prettiest color, but still should be one of the “go to” recipes for natural home soapmakers. These two ingredients can offer great value for the skin – and the facial complexions of users of any age. I first made activated … Read more
There are copious amounts of ways you can design a bar of soap, but only four ways to make it. Some folks shy away from soapmaking because they either are terrified or working with lye – or think doing so is absolutely required to make soap … and it is not. There are really only … Read more
This brown sugar and cinnamon soap makes both a great part of your natural everyday beauty routine as well as a beautifully scented homemade gift. Using a goat’s milk melt and pour base takes the guesswork and lye concerns out of the soapmaking process. It takes just roughly 10 minutes to make multiple bars of … Read more
Making soap is not a complicated process, but it is a process that involves some very specific steps … unless you want to wind up with a useless pile of goop. Soap is basically a mixture of combined oils, fats, and a caustic solution. So, can you make soap without any lye? No, you can’t … Read more
Dandelion soap is such a mood lifter in the early spring as the bright yellow flowers start popping up everywhere after the long, cold winter. This colorful and fragrant soap is wonderful to use any time of the year, and leaves the skin feeling fresh and well moisturized. This recipe used a glycerin melt-and-pour base … Read more
Making floral soap with a melt and pour glycerin soap base is both fun and easy. The process is so simple and safe, that children can also help with the project – or do it themselves under adult supervision. Suspending flowers inside of a clear soap base with dried flowers allows you to harness both … Read more
Rosemary and lemon soap is not only good for your skin, but will help eliminate odors from your skin after working in the kitchen with onions, garlic, fish, and other odoronous foods. Lathering up with a natural homemade soap with these two sweet smelling ingredients can also help repel pesky insects. Making your own soap … Read more