Rendering Fat 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, and it’s usually done when there are cooler temperatures outside. Late fall or…
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Handmade soap storage and care
Storing your handmade soap How to care for your soap? The first thing you need to know about homemade handmade soap is that it needs to breathe. This is important to help the soap cure – the longer it cures the harder the bar will get. It will stay hard so long as it is…
Water on Soap
Soap and Water Hard and Soft Water A nice bar of soap will lather well with hard or soft water, but soap does lather way better in soft water.
Shrink Wrap Soap – should you shrink wrap your soap?
Shrink Wrap Soap Lately I have had a few people asking me about shrink wrapping their soap, I guess one of the benefits to this is that people will not touch the soap, put it to their noses when smelling it (that one always drives me nuts) but is wrapping it in shrink wrap good…
Olive Oil for Hair
Olive oil for hair…..Yes! Olive oil is amazing for your hair, and thankfully being a soap maker I have lots of it. My hair was getting damaged from the sun, cold winter, and our hard water, I had tried many conditioners, but nothing seemed to work. One day as I was pouring Olive oil into…
Natural soap labels
Making your own soap labels DYI Soap Labels Ideas for labelling and presenting your Natural Soap There are many creative ways to wrap and label you soap.
Homemade Soap Ingredients…and where to find them
Finding Handmade Soap Ingredients Kit are available for the crafter starting out making soap. These kits supply everything you need to make a few bars of soap, the oils, scents and colors are all included. You can get these through soap supply stores or even on-line through E-bay or Amazon. House of Crafts Organic Soap Making Kit…
Harmful Chemicals
Harmful Chemicals to stay away from When looking for natural hair and skin care products it’s important to read the labels because not all “Natural” products are the same. Some will have the natural label, but still contain chemicals such as the ones listed below.
Wholesale Handmade Soap or Sell it yourself?
How to Sell Homemade Soap Soap Price – finding the right price When learning how to sell homemade soap the right price is key. First you will want to find out how much each bar or soap costs to make, this will help to determine what you can wholesale your soap for as well as…
Essential Oils that Repel Ticks
Essential Oils that Naturally Repel Ticks A great tick repellent for humans Avoid Lyme disease from Ticks with Essential Oils You have probably heard that a tick bite can lead to contracting Lyme disease, but researchers are also learning that ticks can also transmit other dangerous diseases.