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Natural Soap Isn’t Really Natural?
As defined at the starting page of this site, what I mean by “natural soap” is that it has been made from natural ingredients such as olive oil, goat milk etc. But the word “natural” can be used with many … Continue reading
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Baking soda shampoo transition to no poo
Have you wondered what the heck baking soda shampoo is? Isn’t baking soda something you use in cakes and things like that? Yes, but it is actually also a very multi purpose cleaner that you can use as such for … Continue reading
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Getting started with homemade soap
Getting started with making your own homemade soap is often somewhat of a big hurdle to get over for a lot of people. You think it sounds complicated, fret about finding the “perfect” recipe and ingredients to start with, are … Continue reading
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How to make rebatch soap video tutorial
Making rebatch soap is, as the name implies, re-using cold process soap in order to create entirely new bars of soap. The method is also referred to as double, triple or French milled. If you want to make soap without … Continue reading
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Do soapnuts really work?
I have written about soap nuts as a potential variation on homemade laundry detergent earlier. The most typical question you get about these “nuts” is almost invariably: do they really work? In short, yes they do. At least on moderately … Continue reading
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Antibacterial soap linked with allergies
Part of the reason I took up soap making was that I was a bit concerned not only about the strong detergents in many commercial soaps but due to the “everything should be antibacterial” trend sweeping the country as well. … Continue reading
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A huge victory for soap nuts
In our page on homemade laundry detergents, I mentioned something called soap nuts as one possible solution. However, some people are a bit suspicious of these “nuts”. Both because they come from foreign countries and as to how effective and … Continue reading
Cleopatra bathed in goat milk
On our page about goat milk soap, we didn’t write just that it is good for skin with all its moisturizing capabilities. We mentioned, that according to legend, the legendary Egyptian queen Cleopatra reportedly bathed in goat milk in order … Continue reading
The basic raw materials of soap making
As has been repeatedly stated on this site, the craft of soap making is not exactly a new invention. Nor is the use of natural cleaning products. It has thousands of years of history, so it is only logical that … Continue reading