Fruit and Veggie Wash Soap

I remember seeing some kind of spray that you could use on  your fruits and vegetables.  Now that I saw on the Soap Queen site that you can make your own Fruit and Veggie Wash Soap. Now the oils that you purchase from Brambleberry are not meant to be used in  your food because their warehouse is not certified for food storage and handling.  So you could check out your local grocery store to see if they carry some of the oils that you can use for this project.

Hot Oil Treatment

I remember when my mother would used V05 Hot Oil Treatment on her hair  Ok, that must reallly date me.  But I am so glad that there are so many easy recipes to make your own.  This Hot Oil Treatment receipe  from Mountain Rose is simple to make and use.

Embedded Heart Melt and Pour Tutorial

Love is in the air! What a great way to celebrate Valentine's Day! Try not to fall in love with this Embedded Heart Melt and Pour Soap.  This tutorial from the Soap Queen is an adorable melt and pour project that is great for practicing layers and embedding. Anne Marie used a unique trick to get these heart cut-outs to sit up on their sides. This is an intermediate project that should take you a couple of hours to get six to seven bars of soap.

Melt & Pour Soap: Fortune Soap Roll Ups

Chinese New Year's is just around the corner. One way you can put an unique twist is making Rolled up Fortune Soap to give out to your party guests.  Learn how to create your own fortune soap by visiting Go Planet Earth's blog Denise's Yadda Yadda on Soap Making and Life. When I first saw these they first reminded me of crescent rolls.  As I looked at them further they looked like curled ribbon.  But I find them fun a idea to make and give.

Cocoa Rose Bath Melts

January is now over and New Year's seems like a blur. Now it is time to turn our sites on Valentine's Day.  Instead of the normal box of candy, why not create these wonderful Cocoa Rose Bath Melts for your sweetheart? This recipe from The Natural Beauty Worshop  are sprinkled with their gorgeous Himalayan Pink Salt, and stiffened with a pinch of hydrogenated Jojoba. They are firm at room temperature, but begin melting immediately on contact with hot water, filling the tub with rich, moisturizing bath oil.