Jan 26 2015
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handmade,
natural soap,
soap,
tallow
A review of Jan Berry's book "Natural Soapmaking" with a couple of my own natural handmade tallow soap recipes designed from tips I learnt from the book.
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Oct 17 2014
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soap,
tallow
I was very pleased to figure out how to make soap from 100% beef tallow. Let me explain why this was so important to me and how it is done.
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Jul 09 2014
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garden,
herbs,
soap
I bought a tiny little soapwort plant a couple of years ago and I have been waiting patiently for it to grow because I really wanted to try using it for laundry detergent. I found out about soapwort after I started using soap nuts for laundry. I like
soap nuts, but they are imported from overseas and can't be grown here as they are considered a weed plant.
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May 28 2014
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self sufficiency,
soap
How to rebatch soap when something goes wrong - using the hot process method.
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Apr 29 2013
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cleaning,
soap,
tallow
When I first learnt to make soap, was taught to follow a simple recipe using tallow, olive oil and coconut oil, with the cold process method. We used that soap in the bath and in a soap shaker for doing the dishes, and its surprising how fast we use it, so it was time to make some more, this is how I came up with two simple recipes for tallow soap.
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Jan 23 2013
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self sufficiency,
soap,
tallow
For some reason I've always thought that making soap seemed too hard. For a start the number of ingredients required was confusing and all the safety warnings about using the alkali put me off. The worst part for me was...
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