Jun 22 2016
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Every time I get confident with soapmaking I try something new and find that its not as easy as I thought. I have pretty well perfected my basic soap recipes, so I tried using salt in soap and this is what I learnt.
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May 16 2016
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Adding activated charcoal to natural tallow soap makes this a very striking and effective detox soap.
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Feb 24 2016
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salve,
soap
After my success using neem oil to control insects around the farm and to cure my toenail fungus, I did a lot of reading about neem oil and I was keen to try to harness its properties as an anti-microbial and anti-inflammatory to help heal skin.
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Oct 26 2015
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How to make a natural tallow shaving bar or tin of shaving soap, to use with a traditional shaving brush and optional safety razor.
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Sep 21 2015
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herbal,
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Now that I have tried homemade soap instead, I'm convinced that its better for your skin, and here's why.
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Jul 15 2015
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natural soap,
soap
Before I started making soap I used to buy a soap with coffee grounds in it. It was a "gardener's soap", the coffee grounds were supposed to help with scrubbing dirt off your hands. Recently I decided to try making something similar. I found a few recipes (
here and
here) to get an idea of how much coffee to use.
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