In the beginning of making soap, I started with an Olive, coconut, and palm oil soap recipe, which worked very well. Over the years and depending on supply deliveries, supplies on hand, environmentalism, and ingredient costs, we came up with 6 very tried and true soap recipes, well, except maybe this pure castile soap recipe…
Vanilla Soap Recipe
You can make vanilla soap only with a fragrance, as there is no vanilla essential oil. Although soap supply companies go to great lengths to make their synthetic fragrance sound like a true essential oil. They’ll use terms like “nature identical”. Most people love the scent of vanilla, and often this scent is added to…
🌿 Lemongrass Essential Oil Benefits, Uses & Soap Making Guide
updated 2026 Overview: What Is Lemongrass Essential Oil? Lemongrass essential oil is a bright, citrusy oil known for its cleansing, deodorizing, and refreshing properties. With its crisp lemon-like aroma, lemongrass has long been used to support skin clarity, natural cleaning, digestive comfort, and handcrafted soap making. Because of its strong scent and versatility, lemongrass essential…
Tea Tree Soap Recipe
Make your own medicinal products such as this Tea Tree soap recipe. I have added Eucalyptus essential oil to mellow out the sharpness of the Tea Tree or add some earthy warming components. This was a great soap for skin conditions and especially for bug-bitten skin. The tea tree would help to cleanse the bit…
Blackberry Orange Soap Recipe
This blackberry orange soap recipe was the second best-selling soap in my store. Because of its popularity, I made blackberry orange scented lotions, bath salts, perfume oil, and body butter. There is no way to make this an all-natural bar as there is no such thing as blackberry essential oil, but you can make it…
Orange Spice Soap Recipe
Orange spice soap, also known as Christmas Spice soap, was one of the top ten bars at the store. The essential oils, especially the cinnamon and cloves essential oils, had a long-lasting scent. The other popular and traditional Christmas scents are nutmeg and ginger, yet the cinnamon and cloves along with the orange scent make…
Cocoa Butter Benefits for Skin and Soap Making
Have you ever wondered where the rich, creamy ingredient in many natural skincare products actually comes from? I’m talking about cocoa butter, one of the most popular ingredients in natural skincare and cold process soap making. Cocoa butter doesn’t just appear magically in lotions and soaps. It begins its life inside the pods of the…
Lip Balm Recipe
You can make your own all-natural lip balm recipes from this one simple recipe. like in cooking, you can alter the ingredients and get the same but different meals. Lip balms are no different, well, lotions too. Generally, you will need beeswax, not crude oil-based paraffin wax. You could get stearic acid wax or emulsifying…
Honey And Skin Care
Why is Honey Good for the Skin? I’ve always been amazed by nature’s gifts. Honey ranks high on my list for its array of uses and not only does it sweeten my tea, but I’ve also incorporated it into my skincare routine with impressive results. Why is honey good for the skin, you ask? Well,…
Pop up Market Tents
These pop-up market tents are great for farmer’s markets 🌞 My Experience with the Impact Market Tent After 12 years with my old Impact Tent, I finally replaced it with a new Impact Pop-Up Canopy Tent, and wow — what a great price for such quality! My previous tent served faithfully through countless farmers…