We're ready to let you in on a little secret: the perfect bar of soap is waiting to be yours—all you have to do is make it. Today, homemade soaps can be crafted with the natural, skin-nourishing ...

For the novice, delving into the “how to” of making your own skincare products can be information overload. It’s sort of like trying to educate yourself on how to make healthy meals at home. There are ...

SIOUX CITY — Traditional soaps materialize from two key ingredients: A kind of oil or fat (olive oil, hempseed oil, castor oil, animal fats, whatever it may be) and the highly caustic and toxic ...

MANISTEE — A casual conversation with a bank customer 26 years ago sparked Kim Cogle’s journey into soapmaking and eventually ...

Many herbs and plants from nature can be used for dyeing your homemade soaps. Looking to use natural colorants for cold process soap or hot process soap? Learn how to color soap naturally with a few ...

This soap-making class will introduce you to lye safety as you make the soap. Leave with a loaf of soap that will yield about eight bars. There will be discussion about ways to acquire further ...

This soap making class will introduce you to lye safety as you make the soap. Leave with a loaf of soap that will yield about eight bars. There will be discussion about ways to acquire further ...

Soap-making is one of those traditional skills that are undergoing a huge renaissance. With many people craving healthier, more natural and more personally crafted skin products, artisan soaps have ...

HANCOCK COUNTY — The first rule of soap-making is don’t touch the lye. The second rule is the same as the first: Don’t touch the lye. For soap-makers in Hancock County and around the world, lye — a ...