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Author Archives: Tes
Wholesale Handmade Soap or Sell it yourself?
Soap Price – finding the right price In order to wholesale handmade soap bars, you will first want to figure out what it cost you to make a bar of soap. A few years ago I took the time to … Continue reading
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Grocery Store Soap Recipe
I’m calling this soap the Grocery Store Soap Recipe because everything you need for this recipe can be bought at the grocery store. This is a great recipe for the person who is just starting out with soap making or … Continue reading
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Rendering Fat for Soap
Grandma’s Lye Soap was made with rendered fat; this fat would have come from goat, beef, pork or lamb. When making soap with animal fats; the fats will need to be purified first. This is done by rendering the fat, … Continue reading
Posted in Making Soaps, Soap and Skin Loving Oils
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Lye Spots on Soap
What do lye spots on soap look like? Below are two pictures – one that shows’ a lye pocket (this pocket is liquid) and the other shows’ lye spots (hard white spots)
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Himalayan Salt Lamps
I’ve had a Himalayan Salt Lamp on the headboard of my bed for the last 5 years or so. Why? I suffer from allergies, hay fever in particular, so I thought what have I got to lose.
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Exfoliating soap – what to add to your soap?
When washing with an exfoliating soap it will help to remove oil and dead skin, also removing any dirt that may be clogging the pores, this then helps the skin to absorb moisture. When the skin is able to absorb … Continue reading
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Cool T-Shirt for that Soap Maker and other gifts
Soap makers T-Shirt What a great gift for a soap maker, doesn’t it just tell it all. When soap is being made there really is not much chance of anything else getting done in the house. T-shirts and Sweat Shirts … Continue reading
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Ear Wax Candles
Have you ever heard of or used Ear Wax Candles? I have used them before and I find they have been very helpful when my sinuses were clogged. Ear candles are the holistic treatment for ear aches, and they have … Continue reading
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Beeswax Lip Balm Recipe
Making your own lip balm recipe is so much better than buying any tube of lip balm or chap stick from the store, and probably not near as natural as making your own beeswax lip balm. There are a few … Continue reading
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Recycle Bar Soap Pieces
When making and cutting soap you are sure to end up with all kinds of soap ends. Some ways to recycle bar soap pieces would be:
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