I found myself this week looking for some small homemade gifts to give to my children’s teachers as the end of the year approaches. I decided to use melt and pour soap to make some of those beautiful ...

Ready to get crafty? These 38 free melt and pour soap recipes are full of creative ideas and easy steps, perfect for gifts or a little self-care. Making soap at home is a project that’s both fun and ...

Making soap seems like an arcane, ancient craft that few people know how to do. But the secrets of how to make soap are more within reach than you may think. Many do-it-yourself projects aren’t worth ...

Today I put a thin layer of wood ashes over my vegetable garden, trusting that the potash will enrich the soil with the winter rains. Our Arkansas ancestors did the same thing, but generations of ...

Until around 1916, making soap at home was commonplace. Using wood or plant ashes and leftover animal fats, families produced their own soap for cleaning their clothes and themselves. During World War ...

“I started messing around with soap after I got my wife a crafting magazine and thought, ‘Hey, we can make soap!’” Jeremy Lugo told me as he donned a pair of black latex gloves in preparation for a ...

Soap-making can be a fun way to make custom soap bars at home as a hobby. Soap-making kits are great for beginners because they come with all the products needed. We spoke to 2 professional soap ...

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 ...

My mum had a cookbook called Half A Can Of Tomato Paste And Other Culinary Dilemmas that sat on our kitchen bookshelf when I was a little kid. (I remember her explaining to me what a dilemma was one ...

It’s possible to make bar soap at home using ingredients such as lye and oils. Following a recipe and knowing which precautions to take can help make bar soap making a fun and generally safe activity.