I’m really excited to be able to share another great face soap recipe. This green tea face bar is made with vegan ingredients that nourish, reduce inflammation, cleanse, detox, and speed healing from acne. A natural face soap recipe is so important today when so many cleansing bars or liquids are full of questionable or […]

This is a beautiful recipe for cold process soap. I gave it a pink and white swirl for an elegant look throughout the bar, for continued beauty throughout the use of the soap bar. And just for fun, add champagne! Really, the only reason I would add champagne is as a fun gift idea. The […]

September is a great month to start making these Fall Soap Recipes. After three to four weeks, they’ll be ready in time to use during October and November. They’re also great as holiday gifts for teachers, Fall get togethers, and Thanksgiving. The past few years, I’ve shared a number of fun soap recipes for Autumn. […]

Handmade Soaps make wonderful gifts.  The show you took a lot of effort into the thought behind the gift, and the person who received the gift can think of you every day as it’s being used. For those reasons, I’ve had fun putting together these 4 Soap Recipes for Dad. After all, Father’s day is […]

Making anti-bacterial hand soap is a simple process. The end product is a creamy, great smelling hand soap with anti-bacterial properties derived from essential oils. So let’s get started! There are other ways to make hand soap, like using potassium hydroxide instead of sodium hydroxide, but since I already have ingredients for my usual cold […]

I’ve been wanting to tackle glycerin soap for some time now. Most recipes you find are for melt and pour. The problem with melt and pour is that you have no control over the ingredients. While melt and pour glycerin soaps are often better than a lot of other melt and pour soaps, they’re still […]

I’ve had everyone from relatives, co-workers, to people online ask me if I would make a hemp oil or CBD oil soap. After all, it’s supposed to do wonders for joint pain when applied topically. I put together a hemp soap recipe when I first started making soap, back before it was even popular, because […]

I’ve had a number of people ask how to add apple cider to soap, so I’ve put together a tutorial for this pretty apple cider soap recipe. Apple Cider Soap makes a great Fall decoration AND a great gift! This apple cider soap recipe contains apple cider, madder root for a brown swirl, and essential […]

I’ve been working hard to boost my immune system this year and it has definitely been paying off. My allergies are much better this spring so far. I still get itchy eyes and sneeze occasionally and so do my children, so I thought I’d go ahead and create an aromatherapy allergy relief soap recipe so […]

Pets can be very sensitive to products that are applied to their skin. Their bodies have to filter out toxins, just like people. Even though they can handle a lot of bacteria in their gut, they can get sick and bogged down by perfumes and chemicals and lose energy and vibrancy. No one wants to […]

I had a lot of fun making this soap.  I’ve been wanting to make a charcoal soap recipe with a peppermint scent and white specks or swirls for a while now. I like the white on black or black with white highlights look.  It just seems that peppermint fits.  Of course, you can add whatever […]

Christmas and the whole holiday season make this the season for handmade gifts.  Organic soaps make a very nourishing gift idea. Christmas brings up memories of certain earthy scents like cinnamon and clove, foods like peppermint and citrus, or warm scents like vanilla and sandalwood.  You can make great gifts by combining scents that you […]

My 7 Homemade Shampoo Recipes has been a huge hit over the years.  It’s definitely time to give you more recipes …again, all in one place. These shampoo bar recipes are 100% natural, pure, healthy, and palm free. I’ve added a few vegan options for you as well. These Herbal shampoo bar recipes are made […]

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 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 […]