Soap Making

The 10 Best Herbs to Use in Your DIY Herbal Soaps

I love using herbs in my homemade soaps. They add texture, scent, and many benefits for your skin. Most herbs can be used in making soap, but there are some that are better than others.

DIY Nutrient Rich Soap: Like African Black Soap

The benefits of African Black Soap are known far and wide, so let’s review them and go over the process for making it ourselves so we can maximize its effectiveness and enjoy the results first hand.

3 of Our Favorite Natural Homemade Soap Recipes

Homemade soap recipes are a perfect time to get creative. Making soap can be repetitive, so take time to be creative. Here are 3 of my favorite soap recipes.

Can You Make Soap Without Lye (Sodium Hydroxide)?

Lye (sodium hydroxide) is a necessary component of soap making. Let’s learn what it is, how it’s made, its caustic properties, and how its used to make soap.

Learn How to Make Great Goat Milk Soap At Home

This goats milk soap recipe yields a soap that is great for your skin! It works with other milk types too: use what you have, follow the recipe, and get started!

25 More Tips for Making Amazing Soap at Home

Learn how to make soap at home and perfect it using 25 tips from expert soap maker Deb Maslowski. Her advice will help you avoid pitfalls and make great soap!

25 Secrets For Making Amazing Soap at Home

These 25 soap making tips will save you a lot of time and trouble. Years of mistakes and trial-and-error have forged the soap making secrets you’re about to discover!

Fun and Easy Substitutions for Making Soap at Home

Learn how to make soap using more than plain water and oil. Examples include tea or hydrosol in place of water and oil infused with herbs like mint, lemongrass, and more!

44 Ways to Color Homemade Soap Naturally

44 natural soap colorants revealing the many different ways to color your homemade soap naturally, along with ideas for exfoliation, antioxidants, and more!

Staples for the DIY Natural Bathroom

Homemade beauty products start with the right ingredients. This essential list of DIY ingredients will help you make so many different staples for your bathroom.