How to make a custom cold process soap recipe from scratch plus information on using a lye calculator and other soapmaking notes and tips.
Learning how to heal your injuries with herbs is a fundamental skill for any homesteader. Here's what you need to know about healing salves.
Jewelweed is an excellent natural remedy for poison ivy, poison oak, bug bites, and general itchy skin conditions. If you're fortunate to have any growing around you, be sure to harvest some now to preserve for year 'round use!
Make your own Castile soap with this step-by-step guide and enjoy the benefits of gentle, nourishing, and chemical-free cleansing.
This homemade bath soak for sore muscles will help alleviate sore muscles and other minor physical discomforts.
A powder room is a perfect opportunity to have fun and show some whimsy. Yet, most powder rooms are severely underwhelming. And unfortunately, this powder room was no different. When we first moved into our home, we were in a mad dash to paint as soon as possible, and with having to furnish an entire home, we put the powder room on the back burner. While it does home a beautifully ornate, sentimental mirror, which will be repurposed in another room in the house, it lacks character. Since many pe
Old Fashioned Pine Tar Soap is reputed to help with psoriasis, eczema, and other skin afflictions, as well as flaky scalp and dandruff.
Old-fashioned pine tar salve has been traditionally used to treat everything from splinters, bug bites and boils, to patches of eczema or psoriasis. It's super easy to make too!
Learning how to heal your injuries with herbs is a fundamental skill for any homesteader. Here's what you need to know about healing salves.
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These DIY herbal bath tea recipes are perfect to soothe and relax! They are ideal for after a long flight, an exhausting day at work, or for pregnancy.
I started my soaping adventures when I was young (ah, sweet 16), and have learned that not everything turns out perfectly the first time. Sometimes despite your best efforts during a soaping session, you’ll get batches that just don’t quite turn out right. It’s just an inherent (and disappointing!) part of soaping. I’m a firm believer in …
One of the most challenging things when you're first figuring out how to make soap is - hands down - how to control trace. There's quite a learning curve in seeing the different stages of
This homemade toothpowder is simple to make, effective for hygiene, and much more affordable than toothpaste!
This is a great all natural solution for sunburn relief! This awesome sunburn remedy is full of healthy ingredients like aloe vera and coconut oil.
Hello everyone! :) Today I talk about how to formulate a Solid Shampoo. This is NOT a natural soap, it is a Syndet (synthetic detergent) made with powder surfactants and other ingredients. A normal…
Make your own Castile soap with this step-by-step guide and enjoy the benefits of gentle, nourishing, and chemical-free cleansing.
There is nothing like soaking in a bath with some bath salts for sore muscles. Soothing Epsom salts and essential oils work their magic as you soak.
Boost your immune system and stay healthy with this essential oil immune support foot rub recipe. Fight colds, coughs, and other bugs.
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Do you have sensitive skin? This DIY facewash is exactly what you need for your daily routine. Easy to make and gentle on your skin!
Do you have sensitive skin? This DIY facewash is exactly what you need for your daily routine. Easy to make and gentle on your skin!
This neem oil soap recipe is great for problem skin. It helps to promote skin health and improve appearance when used daily for skin care.
Eczema is considered an immune deficiency and requires a cure to work both inside and out. Aloe Vera is one of the few natural wonders that has been shown to reduce eczema symptoms both on the skin and in the immune system. This whipped lotion recipe uses soothing aloe vera, jojoba, as well as many other skin healing agents to create a rich cream that will help soothe eczema flare-ups and help the skin regenerate.
Pure olive oil soap recipe with steps that harden up the bars quicker than other castile soap recipes. Technical information: 1lb / 454g batch -- 5% superfat -- 35.7% lye solution.
Old Fashioned Pine Tar Soap is reputed to help with psoriasis, eczema, and other skin afflictions, as well as flaky scalp and dandruff.
Natural Vegan and palm-oil free simple cold process shea butter face soap recipe. The recipe includes a superfatting step for adding the shea butter after trace. Depending on the mold that you use, the recipe can make between four to eight bars. Technical information: 1lb / 454g batch -- 7% superfat -- 35.7% water discount
These cheerful little sunflower soaps are palm-free and naturally colored with lemon peel powder. I scented mine with a bright blend of mostly citrus essential oils, but feel free to use other scents instead, or leave them completely unscented.
DIY antibiotic ointment is easy to make right at home. This antibiotic ointment is great for minor cuts, scrapes, and burns.
Lotion Bar Recipe and Lip Balm. Make your very own Lotion Bars and Lip Balm with this easy step by step tutorial. Great DIY Gift Idea!
This recipe for how to make lilac salve is an easy-to-make useful flower salve. Making salves from flowers, herbs and other medicinal plants and weeds is a fun beneficial activity. This salve made from lilacs has many benefits including moisturizing and toning the skin.
DandeLion balm is skin nourishing and useful for easing sore muscles, chapped skin, joint pain, headache, and chest congestion.
Here is a list of some of my favorite goat milk soap recipes from my blog! Goat milk (and other milks) gives soap a decadent and lotion-like lather. There is nothing quite like it! Goat Milk Soap Recipes
Make a DIY tea bath filled with skin-soothing ingredients like herbs, salts, and essential oils for a relaxing, mess-free experience.
Pine tar soap soothes skin conditions including eczema, dandruff, and psoriasis as well as other issues such as insect bites.
Have you even been wandering the body product aisle at your local health food store and found those huge bottles of soap with the teeny, tiny writing? Well then you’ve…
Dandelion facial serum is great for all sorts of skin types! Used to help heal all sorts of skin conditions, it's both anti-inflammatory and anti-aging.
TISKEN series puts things within easy reach without having to drill any holes into your walls. The tight-grip suction cups won’t let go of smooth surfaces like glass or tiles – unless you want them to.
This easy lip balm recipe is natural and smells great! There are endless variations with healthy ingredients to make your own custom version.
Before making this herbal no bug balm recipe, you will first need to make an infused oil (see instructions above). You will also need tins or jars to keep the finished balms in. This recipe makes approximately 12 ounces total, or six 2 ounce tins.
The next time someone cuts themselves, have this all-natural calendula salve at the ready. It’s perfectly safe to use on people and pets!
