Coconut Plum Lip Balm

Love lip balm?  Here is a delicious recipe from The Natural Beauty Workshop called Coconut & Plum Lip Balm that you have to try. It has the natural aroma of Virgin Plum Oil and Virgin Coconut Cream Oil plus it has Sacha Nichi Oil which brings a nutty note to the balm.  This recipe makes 15 eight ml jars of lip which makes great gifts.

Real, Rumor or Really? Claims for Lye Soap

Have you heard of any rumors of lye soap?  There maybe some myths of about it but in a recent posting on the Soapmaking Forum called Real, Rumor or Realilty goes into some of them.Have you heard other rumors etc. that you would like to share?  Please do. Would definately love to hear them all.

Black, White and Gold All Over Cold Process

When I saw this cold process soap tutorial from the Soap Queen called Black, White and Gold All Over I thought it looked really cool that I had to share.  For those beginner cold process soapmakers, this is a recipe that you can handle.  It makes about three pounds of soap and only 45 minutes to put it together.

How to Clean Oily Containers

Do you find it difficult to clean oily containers?  I think most of us do.  The Soap Queen recently shared a video on her site called How to Clean Oily Containers.Check it out to see what helpful tips and tricks to assist you with this dirty task.

African Black Soap Salt Bar

Do you love making your own cold process soap?  Is coconut oil your favorite ingredient?  Here is a really simple recipe that combines the two.  It is called African Black Soap Salt Bar and it is brought to you by Lovin' Soap on their blog called Learn How to Make Soap.  Instead of using a large soap mold that you will have to cut into individual bars, Lovin' Soap uses individual cavity bars for this recipe because they want to have them harden a lot faster than the coventional mold.  The salt bar mold is used because it is the author's favorite. Give it a try and see you like it.