This is the soap made last week using calendula-infused oil. I love making soap. It's another piece of the self-reliance puzzle a...

I've been trying to find the time to clean out my laundry and finally got to it yesterday. I scrubbed the sink and bench, cleaned th...

Making gifts - homemade soap with organic cotton face cloths. Recent research by the American organisation Campaign for Safe Cosmetic...

When I first decided that I'd had enough of my rampant spending and the insidious system that encouraged it, I realised that a lot of t...

I've noticed quite a few new soap makers at the forum lately, and have had emails from some of you with soap questions, so I thought it...

I read a disturbing report the other day about how hazardous chemicals are being emitted when clothing and household linens are dried in d...

I have tried to make this process and the explanation of it as simple as I can, but you must be aware that soap making is not cooking, it ...