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#4 Olive, Coconut, Palm & Less Water

This particular olive, coconut, palm & less water recipe came about because of the Blackberry and Orange soap recipe. The finished bars were a little soft – usable,  but a little softer compared to the other bars. It was concluded … Continue reading

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#5 Olive, Coconut, Palm Kernel & Less Water

This particular olive, coconut, palm kernel & less water recipe came about because of the Blackberry and Orange soap recipe. The finished bars were a little soft – usable, but a little softer compared to the other bars. It was … Continue reading

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#6 Castile, Just Olive

In the beginning of making soap, I started with an Olive, coconut, and palm oil soap recipe, which worked very well. Over the years and depending on supply deliveries, supplies on hand, environmentalism, and ingredient costs, we came up with … Continue reading

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Vanilla Soap Recipe

You can make vanilla soap only with a fragrance, as there is no vanilla essential oil.  Although soap supply companies go to great lengths to make their synthetic fragrance sound like a true essential oil.  They’ll use terms like “nature … Continue reading

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Lemongrass

Lemongrass soap is also one of the easiest and least expensive soaps to make, even less expensive than lavender. Again, this is a one-scent and one-color bar. This bar was probably in the top 15 of the best-selling bars. The … Continue reading

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Tea Tree Soap Recipe

Make your own medicinal products such as this Tea Tree soap recipe. I have added Eucalyptus essential oil to mellow out the sharpness of the Tea Tree or add some earthy warming components. This was a great soap for skin … Continue reading

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Blackberry Orange Soap Recipe

This blackberry orange soap recipe was the second best-selling soap in my store. Because of its popularity, I made blackberry orange scented lotions, bath salts, perfume oil, and body butter.  There is no way to make this an all-natural bar … Continue reading

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Orange Spice Soap Recipe

Orange spice soap, also known as Christmas Spice soap, was one of the top ten bars at the store. The essential oils, especially the cinnamon and cloves essential oils, had a long-lasting scent. The other popular and traditional Christmas scents … Continue reading

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Lip Balm Recipe

You can make your own all-natural lip balm recipes from this one simple recipe.  like in cooking, you can alter the ingredients and get the same but different meals.  Lip balms are no different, well, lotions too. Generally, you will … Continue reading

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Pop up Market Tents

These pop-up market tents are great for farmer’s markets I just replaced my old Impact one with this one….what a great price! My old tent was also an Impact Tent – I had it for 12 years and took it … Continue reading

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