Handmade and handcrafted Natural cold-processed and hot processed soap recipes and instruction. No artificial ingredients or fragrances, but only healthy methods and ingredients: Shampoo bars, body bars, face bars, acne and eczema bars.
Going no ‘poo is a huge topic. Not only are there a zillion options, but it also varies depending on hair types and situations. That being said, I’m going to attempt to answer some of your questions on how to use natural shampoo bars or go “no ‘poo” altogether. How to Go No ‘Poo: What...
Irritated skin? Eczema? Acne? Bumpy Skin? One of the herbs I use and love is Alkanet Root Powder, because it will naturally soothe irritated skin. Some know alkanet root as a soap additive to add a pretty natural purple or blue color to their soap. Traditionally it was used to brighten the color of some...
2014 has been a great year over here at the Simple Life Mom family. The kids have grown tremendously, we’ve learned a lot, and had a lot of fun. It’s been a blessing to share it all with you! Thank you for your support. It makes a huge difference to our family to have Simple...
Some might be thinking it’s early to be thinking about 11 homemade Christmas gift set ideas, but it isn’t if you make all of those gifts yourself. A lot of us who make gifts have to plan ahead for production time, curing stages, or steeping times. I have been teaching a class at our home...
Learning How to Add Milk to Soap is a great thing if you are a soap maker. It makes a very popular soap for good reason. In fact, the wonderful lady who got me started making my own soap raises her own goats and makes amazing Goat Milk and Honey Soap. I’ve always been partial...
I’m excited to be able to bring you a Video Tutorial: Shampoo Soap Step by Step. In this video I will walk you through how to make shampoo bar soap. Really, this can be watched to get an idea of how to make any hot processed lye soap, as the directions are the same. Only...
My first video published on tools needed to make soap seems to have been a great success, so here is the next Video Tutorial: Options for Soap Molds. This probably gave me the most frustration when I first started making soap. I was fine with finding the ingredients (though over time I have found better...
It’s finally here! I’ve said to myself, “Forget the self consciousness and just publish the video.” So here it is, a soap making video tutorial: Soap Making Tools, focusing…of course, on tools needed for making your own cold process soap. One of the first things that I got stuck on when just beginning to...
So now that you’ve made the simple cold process soap recipes, you’ll want to add design, layers, and make it your own. Learning how to add color to soap is not difficult. It’s a matter of finding out what to put in. There are a lot of ideas on the internet that I would not...
I’ve put together these 8 homemade palm oil soap recipes because a lot of people like to use palm oil in their soaps. It makes a good hard bar with a creamy lather that will last longer. Palm oil can be used in place of tallow in a favorite recipe you have, but I, personally,...
When I first started looking into making my own soaps, I could not figure out where I could buy this thing called essential oils. I knew nothing about essential oil safety or the difference between essential oils and fragrance oils. I finally ended up at a large craft store and came upon an isle for...
I’ve put together 7 homemade shampoo bar recipes together for you to choose from. Some are vegan, some have tallow. All are wonderful for the hair and formulated with pure ingredients specifically put together for hair and the scalp. Though, feel free to use these on the entire body as a luxurious body and face...
Shampoo and Lotion: Best to Worst was created because sometimes I don’t feel like making my own stuff, or I don’t have the time, or someone in my family wants something different. I would like to be able to grab something at a local store and feel like I’m making an OK choice. But I...
This oatmeal and honey soap recipe has become a special favorite of mine. The oats and cinnamon give it a natural, fresh scent that I really like. The oats make it lightly exfoliating, and the cinnamon drip look is just beautiful. I tried to wait until Spring to make any more soap, because my last batch...
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