You’re in the right spot if you’re ready to learn how to make toilet bombs that are free from toxins and environmental pollutants. You’ll need some very basic equipment that you probably already own, and a handful of natural ingredients that are fairly easy to find. Benefits of Making & Using Toilet Bombs Using toilet…
Citric acid is a very mild organic acid that comes from citrus fruits like lemons, oranges, limes, grapefruit, and even pineapple. It’s what gives these fruits their signature sour flavors. As an ingredient, it’s commonly used in food and beverage items, as well as cleaning and bath/body formulations. In cleaning and bath/body formulations, it serves…
Knowing the shelf life of soaping oils is pretty important for anyone that’s going to sell soap. This is because it gives you an idea of roughly how long your product will last before “going bad”. For this same reason, in my opinion, is it’s also really good information to know for anyone who plans…
Here’s a beautiful bentonite clay soap recipe that uses my favorite soap making technique – cold process. This clay is fairly easy to incorporate, as long as you use the right amount and prepare well (to prevent clumping). Formed from volcanic ash, bentonite clay is naturally occurring and full of trace minerals like iron, copper,…
I’m going to teach you how to make a shampoo bar right in your own kitchen. After all, it seems everyone is switching over to shampoo bars these days, and that’s a great thing. The popularity of shampoo bars shows that people are willing to adjust their routines to have a gentler impact on the…
You can learn how to make lip scrub out of simple, non-toxic ingredients that taste really-really-damn-good. While the ingredients for lip scrubs are fairly easy to find, lip scrubs themselves aren’t sold in a lot of physical stores. There are plenty of options online, but the downside to that is you have to wait for…
You can whip up this cinnamon lip scrub recipe in a matter of minutes, and I guarantee you will not regret it. This scrub smells amazing, gets all that dead crusty skin off your lips, and can be made with ingredients you probably already have in your kitchen. Cinnamon Lip Scrub Recipe With Brown Sugar…
You’re about to learn how to make dry shampoo powder that’s perfect for refreshing a dirty hair and scalp between washes. I personally like to wash my hair once a week with homemade soap for sensitive skin or a shampoo bar. I’m definitely on the greasy side, so I’m oily by mid-week if not sooner….
You’re about to learn how to make shower steamers at home that are a joy to use. You’re going to feel downright spoiled using these to add a touch of flair to your morning routine, or help you unwind at the end of the day. The ingredients required are fairly easy to source. And best…
Knowing when to wrap homemade soap can make the difference between a great experience for the receiver/user and a bad one. Get it right and your bar of soap will be hard, smell great, and last a long time in the shower. Get it wrong and your soap might be soft or sweaty looking, and…
This handmade kaolin clay soap recipe is luxury on the cheap. Trust me, you want this in your shower. It’s a simple recipe that results in a long-lasting bar of soap that feels nice and silky on the skin. Benefits of Using a Kaolin Clay Soap Recipe Other Effects of Adding This Clay to Your…
Using sustainable palm oil may be a good way to reap the benefits of palm oil while supporting the producers who are doing what we hope for – making efforts to produce palm oil responsibly. Is it a perfect solution? The right thing to do? I don’t know. All I know is that if there’s…
This article covers how to make breast milk soap using two different breast milk soap recipes. Each of them result in a great bar of soap that I think you’re going to EL-OH-VEE-EEE. Breast Milk Soap Benefits It’s been awhile since my kids were young enough that I would have breast milk, but a friend…
Props to you for wanting to know the absolute best soap recipe without palm oil. Palm is controversial due to it’s demand leading way to so much deforestation, which leads to a huge ripple effect on ecosystems and animals (some endangered) in some of the world’s most bio-diverse forests. On the flipside, palm oil can…
Knowing how to line a soap mold is a skill every soaper using a wood mold must be at least half-decent at. You basically need to create an easy-to-remove barrier between your soap and your mold, and make sure it won’t leak or make your soap super ugly (if that’s important to you). There are…
Employing sound practices for lye safety in soap making is extremely important. Failing to do so can result in you getting hurt, and that means you’re going to be too scared to EVER MAKE A BAR OF SOAP AGAIN IN YOUR LIFE. It’s sad, really. Okay, overly dramatic warning aside, let me tell you a…
Knowing what causes dreaded orange spots (DOS) is your first step in the battle of preventing them. You’ll never have full control over every batch or bar of soap you make. In fact, part of the fun of soap making is seeing what you’re going to get and what the soap decides to become. Yet…
Knowing when to stamp soap can make a big difference in how your design or logo ends up looking on your bar, and therefore how your overall finished piece looks. If you’re stamping soaps, chances are you’re aiming for an attractive bar of soap, likely to sell. So stamping at the right time is pretty…
This pear bowl with vegan yogurt and neem bark powder recipe is a 5 minute breakfast that tastes like it comes from a gourmet restaurant. Pear Bowl With Vegan Yogurt & Neem Bark Powder Recipe Ingredients Instructions Pear Bowl With Vegan Yogurt & Neem Bark Powder Recipe Notes & Random Research This dish was inspired…
SUCH a good breakfast. Fruit & Poi Bowl with Macadamia Nuts Recipe: Instructions
This recipe is a beautifully simple one. You only need dried spearmint, 1 lime, and water.
Broccoli and inamona add some bulk and umami to this cravable vegetarian dish, lending the perfect blend of flavors when miked with a healthy dose of carrots, garlic, and a touch of spice. Things that come to mind when I think of this broccoli udon stir fry recipe with inamona and nanami togarashi: Mmm… fresh…
Words that come to mind when I think of this mango pineapple smoothie bowl recipe: Tropical vibes Energy boost Digestive support Mango Pineapple Ginger Smoothie Bowl Recipe Ingredients 1/2 cup frozen mango chunks 1/2 cup frozen pineapple chunks 1 inch piece of ginger (peel or not, doesn’t matter) 1/8 cup orange juice 1/8 cup water…
Biko is the perfect mix of super simple flavors and the most amazing chewy texture. It’s a staple at Filipino parties (at least this is what I’ve observed in my home, Hawaiʻi) and I get why. It’s perfect to bring to a pot luck because you can easily double, triple, or quadruple a recipe and…
This sauce is inspired by the sauce that comes with the chinese dish, cold ginger chicken. That sauce is magical, and is the grandmother to this sauce I’m about to share with you here. Words that come to mind when I think of this cilantro coconut oil sauce recipe: Oomph (as in it adds oomph…
If you’re looking for authentic, I’m sorry I don’t have it here. But if you’re looking for yummy with the option to go vegan or vegetarian, and even gluten free as a bonus, try it. I think you’re going to love it. One of my favorite things about this recipe is that it includes hominy…
Words that come to mind when I think of this jicama ginger & lime fruit salad recipe: Crisp / crunchy Sweet A little weird (I think the flavor of jicama is kinda weird but in a nice way that I sometimes crave) Refreshing Rejuvenating Digestive support Fiber Ginger Everything except the apples and sugar are…
Oxides & ultramarines are commonly used in not just soaps, but cosmetics of all sorts, paints, plastics, and even colored concrete. These rich, versatile coloring agents are known as pigments. They’re matte with no shimmer to them. They can lend to some beautiful colors in your finished soap that can be subtle or vibrant, depending…
Given that cold process soap is a lot easier to make, it makes sense for any soaper to wonder why anyone would bother with hot process in the first place. Is hot process soap better for skin, or are there other factors that sway some hot processes to go through the extra trouble? As usual,…
Not to be dramatic, but homemade soap cracking on you can be a little bit heartbreaking. It’s so satisfying to pour your soap batter and see your soap get firmer each time you look at it, knowing that in the next day or three you’ll get to cut into your lovely loaf and admire the…
One of the great things about soapmaking is that it opens up unexpected avenues for creative expression. Using madder to naturally color soap pink is an example of one such avenue – visual artistry. We as humans are highly dependent on our sense of sight. By altering the look of soap, you’re impacting the user…
Bumps on soap are not cute. If you aim for your soaps to impress, bumps have no place in your world. They’re unlikely to affect the actual quality of soap and are more of a cosmetics issue than anything else, so if looks don’t matter to you, don’t even worry about them. If you want…
If you’re interested in learning how to make soleseife soap, stop, go back to square one, and make a basic soap recipe first. I believe you’ll enjoy your learning experience a lot more if you have some basic soap making skills and experience under your belt before attempting this slightly more advanced technique. If you…
Learning how to color soap with natural ingredients is a process that requires hands-on experimentation, and that means you’re about to have a lot of soap making fun. You’re also about to do a lot of research. I personally prioritize coloring products I make with either nothing at all or natural ingredients. Naturally this sets…
Waiting for soap to cure. Ugh. It’s like waiting for paint to dry but even more painfully slow. I’m sure every single soapmaker out there has wondered how to get soap to cure quicker at least once, if not a million times. First, Let’s Make Sure We’re Speaking the Same Soap Curing Language Based on…
Masterbatching in soap making is a way of saving time. You invest a little more time upfront to make a big batch of mixed ingredients – say, lye and water for your lye solution, or the different types of liquid fat you include in your recipe. This allows you to measure fewer things during your…
I’ve found that riding momentum is a good way to get shit done. This philosophy might stem from my natural laziness, but laziness aside, you can’t deny that it’s effective. The soap making heat transfer method is a great way to ride momentum. Let me explain. Lye + water = hot lye solution. The solid…
Sometimes things don’t turn out as you planned in soaping dreamland. There are more examples out there than I can count, but one we’re focusing on today is the oily cold process soap. It’s when you find a thin layer of some oily substance on the surface of your cold process soap, and you think…
Clay is such a wonderful addition to a soap formula. I use it almost every bar I make. But do you know how to add clay to handmade soap the right way? Being haphazard about it could result in batter that’s difficult enough to work with that you give up and succumb to having an…
Being able to make soap yourself is amazing in so many ways, but one not so special and magical thing is that it sweats sometimes. If you have trouble with your handmade soap sweating in high humidity, know that you’re not alone. True soap contains glycerin, not as an ingredient that you add to it,…