One of the many enjoyable aspects of soapmaking is formulating new recipes.  I try to choose ingredients that are beneficial to the sk...

This is incredible...hilarious and very informative.  I had no idea that I was producing such an illicit substance! Thanks to the folks a...

image courtesy of  Tack-O-Rama Over the years my morning and evening skincare routines have gradually evolved. That’s partly because of...

More in-depth information about the ingredients that I use...this time, beeswax! Beeswax is a golden yellow wax produced in the beehive o...

I've decided to start a new series of blog posts that give a bit more information and background on many of the ingredients that I use r...

When I first started making soap a number of years ago, all my bars contained a large percentage of tallow, which is rendered beef fat . It ...

I have been wrestling lately with the issue of palm oil . WHAT issue with palm oil, you say? It's ridiculously complex, and I'm not...