Category Archives: soap making

Three More Soaps

Posted on December 22, 2010 by Lynda

We made three more soaps over a month ago. I’ve been wanting to post about them, but just haven’t had the time. The first is Lily of the Valley Olive Oil Soap. This recipe is the same of the Calendula … Continue reading →

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Cocoa Mango Soap

Posted on October 30, 2010 by Lynda

This is the second soap we made Thursday. I really can’t wait to try this one. It smells divine! Here is our recipe. If you are not familiar with cold process soapmaking, please read and print out the instructions Here. … Continue reading →

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Old Tyme Vanilla Soap

Posted on October 29, 2010 by Lynda

Well, Dave and I are at it again! We made two soaps yesterday. This first one is made from lard. We wanted to try lard since that’s what soap used to be made with. We used lard from the store … Continue reading →

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Soap #6 Olive Oil Update

Posted on October 13, 2010 by Lynda

Well, I finally tried the Calendula Olive Oil soap I made for my friend Marsha. If you missed the post, here is the recipe. It has a great lather and feels really conditioning on the skin. Since it is 90% … Continue reading →

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Calendula Olive Oil Soap

Posted on September 2, 2010 by Lynda

Well, I’ve been wanting to make this soap for quite a while. My friend Marsha is allergic to all nut oils so I’ve been itching to make some olive oil soap for her. In fact, my whole reason for infusing … Continue reading →

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Calendula Infused Oil

Posted on August 20, 2010 by Lynda

I’ve been wanting to infuse some herbs for our soaps and body products. Our Calendula did not do well in the garden this year, so I ended up purchasing some dried organic Calendula flowers from Mountain Rose Herbs. Thanks to … Continue reading →

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Local Soapers

Posted on August 15, 2010 by Lynda

This week’s column in the Evansville Courier and Press is about two local soapmakers, Mary Allen and Tracy Klemczewski, who not only make soap for their family, but also sell their soaps and other personal care items through their business, … Continue reading →

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Soap Lessons Learned

Posted on June 28, 2010 by Lynda

Before I write about lessons learned, I wanted to thank everyone who entered my giveaway of the Eco Craft book. Janice of Flushing, New York won it. It will be in the mail to her tomorrow. Stay tuned for more … Continue reading →

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Handmade Cedar Wood Soap Dishes

Posted on April 26, 2010 by Lynda

I love ETSY. It’s such a great place to find handmade goods. I wanted to find some nice soap dishes to give as presents with our soap this Christmas, but also to use here to help prevent these soaps from … Continue reading →

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Cherries and Chocolate!

Posted on April 19, 2010 by Lynda

Now to the chocolate. Dave’s been wanting to make a chocolate soap. Well, it didn’t take any arm twisting to get me to put together a soap formula involving chocolate. Yum! It smells like chocolate already, but will smell even … Continue reading →

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