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Soap Dish for Cold Process Soap

I just love this Soap Dish!!   This soap dish is perfect for handmade soap that needs to drain you can find this one by clicking on the link. It is available in several colors.  

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hemp soap recipe

I make hemp soap as well and tested all sorts of various scents. Perhaps if we stuck to one scent, a popular but different than others, I may have sold more. One of the things soap makers do is look … Continue reading

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About Teresa

Hello and welcome to my site! “Happy New Year! This morning I realized it’s been a few years since I started this website and I thought it is probably time to update my about me page…..this was written a few … Continue reading

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The Flash Point of Soap Oils

Know the temperature at which soapmaking oils can become combustible or flammable and will burn when coming in contact with a spark Continue reading

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Excellent Benefits of Oregano Oil

Oregano is one of my most used herbs, it is a very hardy plant that is easy to grow and has many uses. Grow this plant and easily make your own oil. Continue reading

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Soap Kills Viruses

Soap kills viruses – yup that’s right! Plain old ordinary soap kills viruses and actually works better than disinfectants because ordinary soap destroys the viruses’ structure. Soap is the best thing to use in the fight against viruses but when … Continue reading

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Deet Free Insect Repellent

DEET Free Insect Repellent The spring and summer months are a great time to get outside and enjoy mother nature. But getting bit by mosquitoes can make you want to stay inside. Most people reach for the most popular insect … Continue reading

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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 filled with liquid) and the other shows lye spots (hard white lye spots in the soap) When you … Continue reading

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Soapwort – also known as Bouncing Betty

The soapwort in my rock garden is starting to flower.  This is one of my favorite flowers, not only is it beautiful and flowers from June to September, but it has many uses. Soapwort (Saponaria) has been know for thousands … Continue reading

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Roses – the benefits of Roses are many

Wild Roses grow like weeds in the area we live in, I pick the rose hips every year and make infused oils for soaps and lotions and jellies and purees for a food source during the winter. Rose hips are … Continue reading

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