In a world filled with commercial soap products made of a seemingly endless list of unidentifiable ingredients, there's something uniquely satisfying about making your own soap at home. What’s more, ...

Two processes to make DIY soap bars are cold process, and melt and pour process. While the former requires you to make soap from scratch, the latter includes working with pre-made soap base. We’ll ...

Buttermilk and oatmeal are soothing and moisturizing for sensitive skin. The following is an excerpt from Soapmaking the Natural Way: 45 Melt-and-Pour Recipes Using Herbs, Flowers and Essential Oils ...

Gather all your materials. You’ll need just soap bits, a plastic bottle, a grater, a cutting tool, and a pan for melting. Cut the bottom off of the plastic bottle to create a mold for your new soap ...

Readers, this is the fourth of 12 basic homestead skills we’ll be presenting every month throughout 2019 from Kimberlee Bastien’s new book, 52 Homestead Skills. We invite you to join Kimberlee and her ...

Making soap seems like an arcane, ancient craft that few people know how to do. But the secrets of how to make soap are more within reach than you may think. Many do-it-yourself projects aren’t worth ...