Black Soap (Charcoal Soap) It sounds bizarre, but activated charcoal is used in natural soaps and cleansers all over the world and has a number of different benefits. It has been used for thousands of years by many cultures. Most notably, the ancient Egyptians used activated charcoal in poultices to keep wounds clean and free…
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Hemp Seed Oil Uses
Hemp Seed Oil Uses The Benefits of Using Hemp Seed Oil in Skin Care Have you ever used hemp lotion or hemp soap? My skincare regimen consists largely of these products. It makes a big positive impact on the look and feel of my skin.
Dead Sea Mud Soap Recipe
Dead Sea Mud Soap contains the salt and mud from the Dead Sea which are known to be beneficial for our skin and bodies. Just soaking in a bath of Dead Sea Salt once a week can help to remove toxins from our body….so why not clean with a bar of soap made with this…
Dead Sea Mud Benefits
Dead Sea Mud and its Benefits to Us The minerals that are found in the Dead Sea are known to improve the health and appearance of skin. The mud and salt from the Dead Sea have very high concentration of several minerals that can help with appearance flaws and skin ailments. The benefits of using…
Coffee Soap Recipe
DIY Coffee Soap Recipe Maybe you are asking why a Coffee Soap Recipe? Why would I want to put coffee in my soap? Coffee grounds act as a natural exfoliation to remove dead skin cells from the top layer of your skin. This helps to reveal the smooth, new skin underneath. These grounds are gritty,…
Simple Halloween Recipe
Making Halloween soap can be so much fun. Using melt and pour and some colors you can get the kids involved. I used to do this with my grandkids when they were young, they so wanted to make soap just like Grandma, so I would buy melt and pour and molds and they would create…
Melt and Pour Soap Recipe
Melt and Pour is probably the easiest and safest way to make soap. You don’t have to use sodium hydroxide (lye) and there is practically no mixing involved. M&P Soap comes in blocks and can be purchased in solid white blocks, clear glycerin blocks. In the last few years there has been more M&P soaps…
Soap Making Recipes
Over the years, I have created many soap recipes some worked well others were to soft or to hard so I always went back to my basic few. Here are 5 of the basic recipes I use when making my soap.
Important Product Knowledge
Product Knowledge is becoming more and more important as many people are getting on the bandwagon of making natural skin care products at home and selling them at farmer’s markets. Not all these people are schooled in the knowledge of essential oils, skin care oils or the types of containers that should be used to…
Proper storage of the Natural and Handmade Soaps
It’s important to keep Natural and handmade soaps stored in a cool, dry space away from and moisture, direct heat or sunlight. Storing your Soap After your purchase of handmade soap it should be stored in a container that will allow the soap to breath, handmade soaps retain the natural glycerin which may cause the soap…