Honey and Beeswax Cold Process Soap

Did you know that beeswax is a great additive for cold process soap?  According to Wholesale Supplies Plus, it can reduce ash, harden soap when using individual molds.  As for honey, it is another great additive for cold process soap.  Is is supposed to increase lather and has great label appeal.  If you have never used either ingredient in a cold process soap recipe, you should check out this recipe from Wholesale Supplies Plus called Honey and Beeswax Cold Process Soap.  This is an advanced level project and should take an hour to make plus curing time.  You should be able to get (8) 1" slices from this batch.

Golden Honey MP Loaf Soap

If you love the taste of honey and melt and pour soap making is your thing, I found this project called Golden Honey MP Loaf Soap from Wholesale Supplies Plus that is perfect for you.  Honey is known as "liquid gold". These soaps are perfect to give as gifts for the holidays.  This is a moderate level project that takes about one hour to make. When done you should have (8) 1" slice bars of soap.

Pure Honey Beeswax Candles

Love the smell of beeswax?  Here is a candle project from The Soap Queen called Pure Honey Beeswax Candles that you may want to make. In addition to the beeswax aroma, the fragrance oil pure honey was added for an extra love aroma.  To get the rustic shape of these candles, The Soap Queen used milk cartons.  I have always used the small dixie cups for my candles but other recycle options are suggested.

Lori’s Simple Tile Floor Cleaner

It has been awhile since I took the Eco-Friendly Housecleaning Products at The Nova Studio.  But I did come across this recipe by Lori called Lori's Simple Title Floor Cleaner. It is very simple to make plus she use a combination of essential oils to create one of my favorite scents---Orange Spice. If you like to learn more about making your own housecleaning supplies, you may want to look into purchasing the handout from Lori's class.  I am sure it is still available for purchase.

Free Snowflake Melt & Pour Soap Bars Tutorial

As the weather is getting colder, I cannot help myself getting on the internet and finding projects I can do inside.  Here is a melt and pour soap project that appears on The Nova Studio website called Snowflake Melt & Pour Soap Bars.  This project has a really cool look to it by having layers of translucent pastel snowflakes that sparkle with shredded glitter, lying on a bed of shimmering snow white.  It is a really neat soap to make and give out during the holidays.