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Natural, handmade soap recipes from Lovely Greens. Learn to make your own soap using essential oils, herbs, flowers, minerals, and rich oils.
Instructions for making a natural Castile soap recipe with the simplest of ingredients. Also includes tips on how to harden it up and cure olive oil soap faster. So many soap recipes call for four or more oils, lots of additives, and enough essential oil to bankrupt you. Fortunately, making pure and natural handmade soap…
How I started Lovely Greens Handmade and tips to help you take your soap making hobby to the next level. Includes my five main tips for starting a soap making business There are two questions that I get asked more than any others – how did you end up on the Isle of Man, and…
Creative ways to use plants in soap making, including those for scent, exfoliation, decoration, and natural color As a gardener, I grow a lot of herbs, flowers, and plants for soap and skincare. There’s something so exciting about using plants that you’ve grown yourself to make lotion, salves, and natural soap! Previously, I’ve taken you…
An introduction to plants that you can use as soap without lye. Includes a list of nine natural soap plants rich in saponin and how to use them Years ago, I taught myself how to make handmade soap, and ever since have shared ways that you can make it too. I remember how difficult it…
Natural cold-process soap recipe and instructions featuring elderflower infusion, rich cocoa butter, and a lavender and herb essential oil blend by Jan Berry, author of Simple & Natural Soap Making This natural soap recipe features elderflowers, an old-fashioned home remedy for softer skin, along with lavender essential oil for a relaxing scent. Before you make…
An introduction to what natural soap is and how you can make it at home—both with and without handling lye. As a soap maker, one of the most common questions that I get asked is how to make soap without lye. It’s an understandable one since a lot of people are afraid of using sodium…
An introduction to five creative ways to make handmade soap at home including cold-process, hot-process, liquid soap, melt-and-pour, and rebatching There are a number of ways to make handmade soap. You could start from scratch, and choose every single ingredient. If you’re unsure or want to save on time, there are other methods you could…