This laurel berry soap, or Aleppo soap copycat recipe, is a modified Castile soap that is mild, conditioning, and great for a number of skin conditions. Why would you want to make Aleppo soap? Aleppo soaps are one of the most prized, and most expensive soap bars, that you can find. These soaps are said to…
Easy Pure Castile Soap Recipe
Made using only olive oil, pure Castile soap is a mild, conditioning soap that is gentle enough to use on face and body. Several years ago, I showed you how to make an easy, beginner soap. It was a recipe for a modified Castile soap. I could have labelled it as either a Marseille soap…
Homemade Glycerin Soap Recipe (From Scratch)
Perfect for those with sensitive skin, this homemade glycerin soap recipe makes a hard bar of soap that lathers nicely while gently cleansing and moisturizing your skin. What is glycerin soap? It sounds like an easy question, but there is really a bit of confusion about what should be called glycerin soap. When most people…
How to Make a Homemade Dog Shampoo Bar Soap
Get your dog clean the easy way with this dog soap recipe. I’ll show you how to make a homemade dog shampoo soap bar, and how we use it to clean our pup. Several years ago, I started formulating a soap for bathing our dog. Despite my love of making my own bar and liquid…
Easy Homemade Laundry Soap From Scratch, For Beginners!
Even if you’ve never made soap before, you can quickly whip up this easy homemade laundry soap from scratch. It’s perfect for beginners! Several years ago I showed you how to make an easy, beginner soap from scratch. It’s basically a modified castile soap recipe that uses both olive oil and coconut oil, and it’s…
Christmas Candy Holiday Peppermint Soap
This fun holiday peppermint soap looks like peppermint candy and it’s perfect for Christmas time, but can also be enjoyed year round. This is one of those fun soaps that makes kids, or kids-at-heart, want to clean up. I made it as a bit of a challenge to myself, but found that in the end, it…
Activated Charcoal Face Soap Recipe
This activated charcoal face soap recipe is simple enough for beginner soapmakers, yet results in an impressive bar of cleansing, yet moisturizing face soap. I’m really excited to share with you today’s new soap recipe. I’ve been doing more studying on the oils used in soapmaking, along with some of the other ingredients, and think…
Easy Gingerbread Soap Recipe
Lately I have been having a lot of fun making up new holiday soap recipes. Christmas is the perfect time for making up a holiday soap because soap makes such a practical DIY gift. People are so impressed when you tell them you made the soap yourself. If they only knew how easy it was!…
Easy Pumpkin Spice Soap
Impressive looking, but simple enough for beginners, this easy pumpkin spice soap smells divine, and would make a perfect autumn gift. Now that autumn has finally arrived, along with its cooler nights and shorter days, I’m already thinking about Halloween and Thanksgiving and all of the pumpkin and apple spice recipes that accompany them. Last…
Making an Easy, Basic Beginner Soap, and Then Making it Fun!!
Making soap for the first time may be intimidating, but isn’t difficult. This quick and easy beginner soap recipe comes with fun ideas for personalizing it by adding exfoliants, essential oils, etc. You know when you get really excited about making something… Then it flops? That was me making soap for the first time. Growing…