Natural Soap Making Recipes, Tutorials & Ingredient Guides
Making your own homemade bath and massage oil is one of the simplest and most luxurious natural skincare projects you can do. With just a few nourishing carrier oils and your favorite essential oils, you can create a lightweight, moisturizing blend that absorbs beautifully and leaves skin soft — never greasy. If you prefer clean,…
Treatment for Rosacea When taking my aromatherapy course I had a friend ask me what the best treatment for Rosacea was and whether I could use essential oils to create a cream for her, I began to do research and came up with the best essential oils to use in a face cream to help…
Essential Oils for Healing Essential Oil blends can be beneficial with their healing benefits. Aromatherapy can be incorporated into your daily life, using essential oils that can be healing, soothing and up-lifting.
What is superfatting soap Superfatting soap is done to make the soap more moisturizing. To superfat you would add additional oil to your recipe at the trace stage, by doing this the oil will not get saponified and will free float in the soap, giving a more moisturizing and gentle bar of soap.
Shea Butter Skin Benefits Shea butter is an ivory colored butter that has a nutty smell and comes from the Karite Tree which is also called the Shea Tree. With its high concentrations of fatty acids and vitamins Shea butter has been reported to be a powerful skin softener and have considerable healing properties. Creamy…
Make a Lotion Bar Make your DIY lotion bars with this recipe. The Natural Cocoa butter contained in this bar is what has made it so popular, when this bar is applied to the skin, it melts very slowly moisturizing the skin with its proven moisturizing abilities.
DEET Free Insect Repellent: Natural Protection That Actually Works Spending time outdoors in the spring and summer is one of the best parts of living off-grid or simply enjoying a slower lifestyle. But nothing sends you back inside faster than relentless mosquitoes. Most people reach for conventional bug sprays that contain DEET, a chemical pesticide…
Ready to do a Trade Show If you are ready to take your soap-making business to the next level, looking into a gift show or trade show may be the next step. Trade shows can be a big investment for a small soap-making company, but the financial returns can be great. Trade shows have thousands…
Finding a dog shampoo that cleans well without drying or irritating the skin can be frustrating. Over the years, I tried many commercial dog shampoos on my own dog, only to deal with flaky skin and ongoing irritation. Because I’ve been making soap for years, I eventually asked myself a simple question:If I can make…
Gardener Hand Soap Recipe This recipe is the perfect soap for the most avid gardeners. Made with 100% natural oils, a natural exfoliant, and essential oils picked out, especially for those gardening hands. I love gardening and don’t like to wear gloves, one reason is that I can never find a pair that will fit…