Preservatives ~ A breakdown for lotion & cosmetics
Why do we need a preservative in topical cremes and cosmetics?A preservative is essential to help prevent microbes (bacteria, mold, and yeast) growing. Preservatives stopContinue Reading
2022-03-25
How to Identify Mold or Bacteria in Your DIY Lotions
Once you embark on the path of hand made lotion making you will undoubtedly become familiar with a handful of popular preservatives in the DIYContinue Reading
2020-08-22
River Pebble : Men’s Slow Cooked Soap
If I could only make one type of soap you might be surprised that it wouldn’t be chalk full of fancy designs and impressive tricks.Continue Reading
2019-07-06
Tomato & Basil : A soap from the garden
The following story board was created by SherryLynn, otherwise known as “The Thermalmermom” Some of you may know that although my mother and I liveContinue Reading
2019-06-25
How I make soap dough
Soap dough for cold process is something I like to call Soap Clay because non soap makers sometimes get this confused with a soap playContinue Reading
2019-01-02
Making Piped Soap Frosting for Cupcakes
Sea Berries Soap Cupcakes There are a ton of “frosting” recipes out there on the internet for topping off your favorite soapy treats like cupcakesContinue Reading
2019-01-01