After hearing about Autumn’s experience with using my Old-Fashioned Lye Soap in her homemade laundry detergent, I decide to tweak the recipe a bit and add some fresh-smelling orange essential oil. If you’d like to try making your own laundry detergent similar to Autumn’s, I found a great recipe at the Modern Cottage blog. I [...]
It’s been too long since I’ve posted a skin care recipe you can make at home. With sandal weather now being the norm, I thought an easy foot scrub recipe would be appropriate. Today’s recipe comes from Good Clean Luv, and it’s just as simple as the easy sugar scrub recipe! Two ingredients! Ready?? 2 [...]
I told you about my wintertime dry skin woes in an earlier post, and one of my friends suggested using an avocado for a facial mask once a week. Last night I tried it, and it really felt good on my skin. She suggested leaving it on for about 10 minutes. I rinsed it off [...]
I just recently found this recipe and tried it tonight. I loved it! The best part – it only takes ten minutes – tops. Here, you try it. Go to your kitchen. Get out the baking soda, a tablespoon, and a small dish. Put two tablespoons of baking soda and one tablespoon of water into [...]
Four people, including myself, tested the following Cucumber Hair Drench recipe with similar results. Be sure to read the entire post to get our feedback and suggestions for making it better. Cucumber Hair Drench* 1 egg 1 half-eggshell’s worth of olive oil (i.e., one portion of the eggshell you broke apart) 1 quarter of a [...]
Now that we’re in the high heat of summer, you may be wondering what you can do to repair the damage to your hair from the sun and chlorine. I have a really great recipe for a hair mask. Just three easily obtainable ingredients. If you would like to test it for me this week, [...]
Just thought I’d check in with you all and see if you are ready for another skin care recipe to try at home. I have tested a Papaya-Pumpkin facial, but it’s only so-so. It made a LOT too, so if anyone wants to come over and try it, I have a big bowlful in my [...]
Today I was working on my new Bug Off Spray formulation. I’d like to get some people to test it for me before I start selling it. I’m not sure when the bugs will start coming out, but as soon as they do, I’ll need some help! I currently sell a Bug Off Soap and [...]
A fellow soapmaker recently shared her story about her five-year-old grandson who had 25 warts all over his body. She also had a large wart on her arm. Here is the story in her words: The doctors would not do medication for my grandson because the anti-wart meds are really hard on the body of [...]
I’m not blaming Cindy. She just suggested that it would be cool to make some homemade NADS. You know, hair removal. So several months ago, I searched the web for a recipe. They are readily available, actually. It’s called “sugaring”. The directions I used said to boil the mixture until it got caramel-colored, then apply [...]
