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Natural Soap VS. Commercial Soap
COMMERCIAL SOAP YOU'LL FIND ON YOUR STORES SHELVES MAY INCLUDE: Parabens: These unnecessary ingredients are found in majority of commercial soap and beauty products and act as chemical preservatives (extend shelf life) Phthalates: This additive (known to be linked to...
Why Soap Works
It probably began with an accident thousands of years ago. According to one legend, rain washed the fat and ash from frequent animal sacrifices into a nearby river, where they formed a lather with a remarkable ability to clean skin and clothes. Perhaps the inspiration...
Soap And Water 101: Why It’s Best For COVID-19 Coronavirus (And Everyday Practice)
“You don’t need antibacterial or antiseptic soap to remove COVID-19 from your skin,” Dr. Andrew Pavia, Chief, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at the University of Utah, explains. “Regular soap is great. In my house we use plain soap. So why don’t you need to...
Why Seaweed
A member of the algae family, seaweed (not actually a weed, but a type of sea-vegetable) is classified into three groups: red, green, and brown. The most commonly consumed varieties are nori, hijiki, kombu, wakame, and dulse, though there are hundreds more growing in...
The 6 Benefits of Shea Butter Soap
1. Weather protection It’s not known for sure but suggestions have been made that shea butter was first used in African nations to protect the skin against sun damage. It’s unique compounds, including vitamins A and E, help protect the skin from environmental damage....
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Look what we did today!!
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Re stocking this week. We still need to make a few to have all we need but the most popular are done.
So, another go at Lemon Thyme. Last time the Lemon lasted oh.. two days maybe??? So I made Bergamot Thyme and we will see.
And I had a request for Rose Geranium body lotion. My lotion is nice but I wanted a luxurious one for such scent, I made a lotion with BTMS for emulsifier and coconut oil and hemp seed oil. And Honeyquat. Feels really light and lovely 🙂
Wow!!!
Archaeologists Find 1,200-Year-Old Soap Factory in Israel
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To create the cleaning concoction, ancient workers mixed olive oil with ashes from saltwort plantsAnd the soap paste is done!!
Did you know blackberries stain your fingers? Sorry for the dirty looking finger. Blackberry mess! LOL!
Today was a busy day!
We picked blackberries for jam. We have all ready picked over 10kg for wine 🙂
And I restocked my Fisherman soap. 100% coconut oil and scented with Star Anise Essential oil. I wanted to try a new swirl, and failed. No worries the soap is still good!
It has to be cut as soon as set, and is still soft inside. I clean it up after.
This was a lovely day!
Happy Sunday everybody!!
I make all cleaning products for my house too. Today, a soft scrub for the bathroom and the kitchen. I used to make it all "natural", but.... I like suds so added a surfactant to it. Scented with basil, ginger and lemon essential oils.
The laundry soap after three days on the deck. I dug in to make sure no separation is going on. All good!! With our current weather, I think a week ten days should do the trick. Natural liquid soap cooked by the sun! How natural can you get!
Now, I have very hard trace. I then put the lid on the pail and bring it up on the deck. Really hot there during the day and the soap will cook and finish in a few days.
I make one such pail per year. It only cost the potash because the oil is given to me by the Tai Chi society I belong to. It is used once to deep fry tofu, then discarded.
And cut.
This soap is going to be special. It is made with Baraka Shea Butter coconut oil, palm kernel oil and shea butter, olive and hemp seed oil. I found that the coconut and palm kernel oil from Baraka Shea Butter together have a synergy not found with other combinations of oils. My soaps are nicer, milder and harder with them.
I think my friend is going to love the soap. My husband is designing the label as I post.
My friend was wondering if I could so I gave it my best shot. This is a soap inspired by her garden where she grows lemon thyme and poppies amongst other things.
The ingredients are organic but for the olive oil and it is scented with a blend of lemon and thyme essential oil. Stay tuned for cut pictures 🙂
My soaps last forever and this, with the Shea Butter is the secret: Organic, handcrafted red palm kernel oil.
So now you know. Milled soap is made primarily with the by-product of the glycerin production. Oil plus an alkali give a salt (the bar of soap) and glycerin. When you buy a bar of soap boasting 10% glycerin added, remember this: Hand Made soap has 25% glycerin and that is why a cured bar of Hand Made soap such as ours will never dry your skin.
Last week I made a beer soap and I only today did the soap dishes and I just love it!! The suds are incredible and the scent just blooms! I can't wait to use the soap. Beer gives a lovely nutty scent and as usual, the soap is mild. This much suds with so little soap and not even cured!! Woohoo!!
Well, I finally done did it. Hand sanitizer!! We are not planning to sale this, we will be gifting it to some people we know that need it. It was fun to make.
Nettles Verbena soap cut!
See the little bar in front? Same soap, no gel.
Happy Sunday everybody!
We harvested and dried stinging nettles last week end and now, I am getting ready for my Nettle soap. Waste not want not, the first tea is made with what is left over when I sieve the ground leaves. Stay tune for the soap!
Today's task. Spirit Bear finally done. Three colour swirl, scented with a blend of vetiver, juniper, lavender and cedar wood EO. We will see tomorrow it the swirl is nice.
And tonight, Rose Geranium Patchouli. Unless I use clay and such, carrots or pumpkin, my soaps all look alike. Sometimes the EO give a shade but not much else. If you want soaps to decorate your bathroom, mine won't do 🙂