As the weather outside gets cooler, it’s the perfect time to turn up the heat, melt some soap and make festive fall pumpkins. Just alternate colors and scents and custom...
Coconut Oil Makeup Remover Pads
With the cold fall air right around the corner, many people have to change their skin care routines to prevent dry skin. Utilizing coconut oil as a skin care ingredient...
Tips for Removing Soap from Plastic Molds
Tips for Removing Melt & Pour Soap from Plastic Molds Most of the time it is fairly easy to remove melt and pour soap from plastic molds, however, every once in awhile...
Fizzy Bath Bombs
Bath bombs are a luxurious way to enjoy a long soak in your tub. This bath bomb recipe is kid friendly. Don't let the large ingredient list intimidate you, these...
Soap Making: Saponification and SAP Values
Saponification is the chemical process that turns fat into soap by combining the fats with either potassium hydroxide (KOH) or sodium hydroxide (NaOH) also known as lye. Potassium hydroxide and...
Save The Bee Beer Soap
Recently, Oakshire Brewing Company made a special Save the Bee beer for us. While the beer is delicious to drink, the soap makers among us got other ideas. We decided to whip...
Homemade Laundry Soap
Making your own laundry soap at home can be cost-effective without sacrificing cleaning power! We posted last week about a homemade coconut oil laundry bar recipe, which you can grate and combine...
Laundry Bar
Laundry bars come in very handy when a few articles of clothing are in need of a quick wash, instead of doing a full load of laundry in the washer....
Melt and Pour Soap
Homemade soap is one of the easiest DIY projects that creates a simple and personalized final product. Choose your favorite ingredients and scents, and then all you have to do...
Springtime Fun in the Pacific Northwest
Springtime in Eugene, can go one of two ways: rain lasting each and every day or beautiful days filled with sunshine. If we are lucky enough to experience extended periods...
Aunt Patty’s Favorite Cooking Oils
There are many choices of healthy cooking oils on the market today and home chefs, like myself, and want to know why they should use certain oils in their kitchen....
Citrus Aromatherapy Hand Soap
We’re back with another easy recipe for superb hand soap. Just a few ingredients make a hand soap that cleans, lathers, and leaves your hand smelling fresh and citrusy. Ingredients:...
Molding Figures with Latex Molds
These easy-to-use latex molds are a fun and economical way to create detailed soaps and beeswax figurines. Trace open end of mold on piece of thick cardboard. Cut shape 1/8"...