If you’ve never learned about stinging nettle, then you may just be familiar with it because you’ve walked through the woods and brushed your bare legs against it, causing a burning sensation. After all, it’s called stinging nettle for a reason. But nettle has been used for medicinal purposes for centuries, which is one reason […]

Natural handmade soaps are wonderful for the skin and fun to make. If you’ve never made soap, just getting started, or are an experienced soap maker, it’s important for you to better understand which soap making oils are better for what you’d like to accomplish. In other words, different oils bring different properties to soap. […]

Natural herbal soap making is something I LOVE to do! I love the creativity that’s involved, as well as the nourishing benefits of the final product. So I’m excited to teach you how to make herbal soap! I only use natural, healthy ingredients and stay away from anything that’s even questionable. There aren’t a lot […]

Can soap be romantic? Of course it can! Rose is traditionally known as the scent of love. But it has a lot of other benefits as well. With Valentine’s Day coming up, I thought it would be perfect timing to give you a great facial rose soap recipe that doubles as a wonderful body bar. […]

I’m excited to announce the release of my new e-book, Natural Soap Making How-to and Recipe Book. This book teaches how to make cold process body soap bars and shampoo bars, as well as gives you recipes and charts to make your soap making adventures easier and more enjoyable. I’m also including some BONUSES for […]

It’s the perfect time to start making handmade soap.  I’ve put together a wonderful variety of Handmade Christmas Soap Recipes so that you can get started right away in creating gifts that are natural, healthy, and greatly appreciated by family and friends. If you’ve never made handmade soap before, learn how by starting with my […]

Soap making is just fun. It’s even more fun when you can share it with others! Last year I shared 5 Fall Soap Recipes with you and they are still a hit. Since it’s that time of year again, I thought it would be fun to share 5 MORE Fall soap recipes with you. This […]

I recently realized that I hadn’t given you my Anti Aging Face Bar Recipe. I’ve been selling it in My Shop for months now and it’s been super popular. I actually put it together at the request of someone who wanted the same or similar oils that I use in my Anti Aging Serum Recipe […]

I already gave you some great ideas on how to use ground herbs and spices from your kitchen like paprika, nutmeg, turmeric, and cocoa powder to color soap in Adding Color to Homemade Soap.  Today, I want to go a step farther and talk about herb that can be infused in oil or added to […]

I am going to go into detail about cold processed soap trace. But first, I am over the moon excited about the release of my new book. So bear with me as you hear about it every which way coming and going over the next few weeks. It’s been months of very long hours and […]

This Aloe Vera Facial Soap Recipe was specifically designed to be gentle on the face. Our facial skin takes a lot of abuse compared to the rest of our body.  It is constantly stretched and pulled by just laughing and talking. We rub it, scratch it, apply products to it that the rest of our […]

Handmade Salt Soap is a fun, exfoliating, hard soap bar that is great for the skin and body. I’ve included 6 Handmade Salt Soap Recipes so you can choose which one fits your needs. (Note that salt soaps will not dry out your skin! See 8 Reasons Salt Soap Bars are Fabulous for the Skin […]

I’ve gathered the most popular recipes from this year and am giving you the Top 10 Natural Beauty and Body Recipes. These are the recipes that got the most attention from you, my readers, and were shared the most over the year. Thank you so much for continuing to support my blog.  It’s made a […]

Thanks for checking out my 5 Fall Soap Recipes! Fall is such a beautiful time of the year where I live. Whether you love the hot summers or the snowy winters, Autumn is a transition time that often involves new scents outside the home as well as inside the home. The coolness of the mornings, […]

I discussed the 8 Reasons Salt Soaps are Fabulous for the Skin. If you need some motivation to give these fun bars a try, then check that out. Today, I want to cover How to Make Natural Salt Soap Bars. If you are a soap maker, but have never tried salt soaps, then you need […]