Category: Knowledge Base
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Natural Soap Coloring: How We Add Beautiful Color Without Synthetic Dyes One of the first things people notice about handmade soap is color. Rich terracottas, soft lavender tones, creamy ivories — they draw you in before you even pick up the bar! But what gives natural soap its color? The answer is . . .…
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I love making soap! I love trying new recipes, and then using the new soap bar in the bath to see how it lathers and feels on my skin. Then I “tweak” the recipe to see if I can make the recipe even more moisturizing or fragrant or firm in my hand. I’ve been making…
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What kind of ingredients can you find in an all natural soap bar? First of all, these ingredients should be something you can pronounce. Cocoa butter, olive oil, coconut oil, castor oil, sweet almond oil, tallow, lard. We know these ingredients, right? Most of us cook with olive oil or coconut oil, and my mom…
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Goat Milk Soap vs Coconut Milk Soap: Which Natural Cleanser Wins? If you’re exploring the world of handmade natural soap, you’ve likely run into two heavy hitters: goat milk soap and coconut milk soap. Both of these ingredients transform a standard bar into a luxurious, skin-loving treat. But when it comes to goat milk soap…
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I went to the local Walmart the other day, looking for a natural soap. I was appalled at the ingredients listed on the labels I found, labels that said “Natural”! They have to be kidding — do they really think I want that on my family’s skin?!? I wanted ingredients that I could understand, not…
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These days it’s unusual to find products that are made by hand. We live in a world of mass production. Cars, TVs, cellphones, even baked goods. Make it fast and sell it fast. Remember when people were craftsmen, creating things they cared about? Handmade tables, chairs, clocks, pottery, quilts, jewelry. Charles Lewis Tiffany became famous…
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What are the advantages of all natural soap? Really, what are the disadvantages?!? Soap that you can find in the Beauty section at the store often contains ingredients that are hard to pronounce, let alone understand. Phthalates. What are those? Triclosan. And that? Dioxane? You get the picture. (According to the FDA, these ingredients may…
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Ever look at the ingredients on a bar of supermarket soap? Could you pronounce even half of the words?!? Really, do you want these ingredients on your skin? My mom died of cancer at 45 years old. Where did it come from? How did she get it? I don’t know, but it just made sense…