I will be using the #1 Basic Soap Recipe for this easy soap-making recipe with Anise essential oil which is natural and smells like licorice. This scent is considered to be a great kitchen bar as it is known to reduce odors on the hands from fish, onions, etc. Also considered to be an awakening…
natural pain relievers
There are natural pain relievers headaches, joint pain, muscle pain, and more. These natural ones are derived from a singular or combination of essential oils and other plant materials. I personally have used a natural essential oil pain reliever for years! Even if any essential oil does not work completely on your pain, this is…
Making Body Butter Recipes (Beginner-Friendly Guide)
Making body butter recipes at home is surprisingly simple — and once you understand the basics, you’ll never look at store-bought products the same way again. Body butter is often compared to lotion, but there’s an important difference most people don’t realize: 👉 Most commercial lotions are made up of 70–90% water. That was shocking…
Essential Oils & Aromatherapy: Supporting Wellness, Mood & Everyday Comfort
Essential oils have been used for centuries in traditional wellness practices to support relaxation, emotional balance, and daily comfort. Extracted from plants, flowers, leaves, and resins, these concentrated plant oils form the foundation of aromatherapy — a gentle, sensory-based approach to supporting well-being. When used properly, essential oils can be enjoyed through diffusion, diluted topical…
Perfume Oils: How to Make Roll-On Perfume Oils at Home
One of the easiest, most affordable, and most enjoyable products I ever made for markets and events was perfume oil. I simply took my top 10 best-selling soap scents and turned them into roll-on perfume oils. They were beautifully packaged, easy to make, and consistently popular — selling for $12.95 each. Perfume oils require no…
Are Perfumes Toxic? What You Should Know About Fragrance Ingredients
Perfumes are designed to smell beautiful — but many people are starting to ask an important question: Are perfumes toxic or potentially harmful? The answer isn’t black and white. Some conventional, store-bought perfumes contain synthetic fragrance blends made up of dozens of undisclosed chemicals, while natural perfume oils made with essential oils typically offer greater…
Essential Oils with Antimicrobial Properties
Safe Use in Soap Making & Household Cleaning Essential oils are widely used in natural soap making and household cleaning for their aroma and traditionally studied properties. Some essential oils have been researched for antimicrobial activity in laboratory settings, which has led to their popularity in natural cleaning products and handcrafted soaps. It’s important to…
antibacterial soap
You can make your own antibacterial soap with this complete all-points-covered recipe. Those antibacterial brand name soaps contain a chemical called “triclosan”. this is a nasty chemical developed to kill germs and bacteria on contact. I did not realize how rampant this chemical was being used, without our knowledge or permission, onto and into our…
anti-garlic or kitchen bar
This Anti-Garlic or Kitchen soap bar recipe is known by other names as Fisherman’s Bar, Odor Remover, Coffee Soap, Coffee Scrub Bar, or Odor Eliminator Bar. What they all have in common is ground coffee beans and a scent, both known to remove odors from hands or all over. I first came up with this…
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 on the internet for scent combinations to try. This is what I had done for…