Tag Archives: soapmaking

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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Our Three Soaps

Posted on March 28, 2010 by Lynda

Before I review our three soaps that have cured and we are using, I wanted to let you know that I won a $25 gift certificate from Majestic Mountain Sage for submitting our Lavender Goat Milk soap in their milk … Continue reading →

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Soap #4 – Lavender Goat Milk

Posted on March 22, 2010 by Lynda

This procedure was a little trickier than the others because of the small amount of water and adding the goat milk. There are several different ways to handle milk in soapmaking. After lots of research I decided to try the … Continue reading →

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Third Soap – Citrus Coffee Hand Soap

Posted on March 7, 2010 by Lynda

Below you will find our recipe. I’ve included the percentages so if you want to make a bigger batch, you can enter these numbers into the calculator. A note with dealing with lye. Caution needs to be taken when using … Continue reading →

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On Coffee Grounds

Posted on March 5, 2010 by Lynda

Nothing makes me happier than a bargain. The other day on my way out of the local grocery store, there sat a bag of used coffee grounds next to the bag recycling bin.  Above the bag was a sign: FREE … Continue reading →

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Another Day, Another Soap

Posted on February 20, 2010 by Lynda

Please go HERE for the actual cold process tutorial. I would recommend printing it out so you can work from it as you are making soap. As I’ve mentioned before, there are a lot of great soap-making resources online, but … Continue reading →

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