Making Soap Naturally

Benefits and Uses of Neem Oil

Our hair and skin are constantly under siege from destructive elements, both natural and artificial. Continue reading →

Castor Oil and Soap Making

When castor oil is added to your soap recipe it will give your soap a wonderful lather.  You will often see Castor Oil as an ingredient in shaving soaps and shampoo bars for this reason.

I use castor oil in my shaving soaps and shampoo bars for this reason.  It gives the shaving soap a rich creamy lather like no other, and the shampoo bars lather up just like other shampoos. Continue reading →

Coconut oil for Making Cold Process Soap and creating Bubbles in your Soap

When you add coconut oil to your list of soap making oils, you are adding special qualities that not every soap making oil has.  Coconut oil will make a harder, better cleansing bar with fluffy lather.  Usually this oil would be combined with other oils such as olive, palm, soy, castor and canola.  This oil will definitely add nice big bubbles, even in salt water.  Later we will get into Coconut Oil and Health Benefits, because there are too many not to ignore. Continue reading →