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Hand Milled Soap

Cold process soap is a fascinating hobby (or business) to get into. Long ago, when my oldest was a baby I taught myself how to make soap. In the pre-internet days (for me), it was so much harder to learn. There wasn't videos, and books were sparse at best. As I taught myself how to… Continue reading Hand Milled Soap

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Holiday Gift Making: Cedar and Rosemary Soap

Handcrafted gifts can be a fun way to show your love to family and friends - and you can use a few cheats to make it simple and easy. Cedar and Rosemary Soap has a deep woodsy scent, that works for both men and women. If you dislike floral, this is the one for you.… Continue reading Holiday Gift Making: Cedar and Rosemary Soap

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All Natural Toilet Cleaner Pods

All Natural Toilet Cleaner Pods Ingredients: 1 cup baking soda ΒΌ cup citric acid 2 Tablespoons unscented castile soap 15 drops orange essential oil 15 drops lemon essential oil 1 ice-cube tray (plastic or silicone) Directions: Add the baking soda and citric acid to a small mixing bowl, stir well. Add in soap and essential… Continue reading All Natural Toilet Cleaner Pods

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Peppermint & Grapefruit Body Wash Recipe

Spring is here and I needed a new body wash, that starts my dayΒ with mind wakening aromatherapy. Peppermint & Grapefruit Body Wash Ingredients: 8-ounce squeeze or pump bottle ΒΎΒ cup liquidΒ Castile soap, preferably unscented* 6 TbspΒ vegetable glycerin 15 drops peppermint essential oil* 15 drops grapefruit essential oil* Directions: Using a small funnel, add the castile soap… Continue reading Peppermint & Grapefruit Body Wash Recipe

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DIY Citrus Body Wash

This recipe has won me over. Or rather, it has won my skin over. Taking us off the more commercial versions of certain body products has been very hard. It's really hard when you miss the lather of a good bottle of brand name body wash....what I don't miss is the dry, tight and very… Continue reading DIY Citrus Body Wash