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Tutorial: Rosewater Soap with Rosehip & Jojoba Oils soap recipes and tutorials

Last spring, I collected tons of rose petals from our garden and made my own rosewater for skincare, including a toner and this lovely little rosewater soap. As I went through so much trouble to...

My Favorite Cold Process Soap Design Technique: Gradient Layers soap recipes and tutorials

Cold process soaps with gradient layers feature an ombré color styling design that became a huge trend in 2012 in fashion, interior design, and beauty. They are, by far, my favorite design...

Tutorial: Neem Soap with Rosehip & Evening Primrose soap recipes and tutorials

My two favorite facial soap formulas are activated charcoal and tea tree facial soap and neem soap. Everyone and their dog's uncle has an activated charcoal and tea tree soap recipe out there, so I...

Tutorial: Spicy Lime Soap with French Green Clay, Nettle Leaf, & Comfrey Leaf soap recipes and tutorials

My husband has been requesting a soap that features some of his favorite scents: West Indies Bay, Dark Patchouli, and Mexican Lime. I decided to whip up an extremely simple palm-free formula...

How to Make The Best Wet Shaving Soap (Recipe Included) guest contributors soap recipes and tutorials

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Shaving soap. It's a big deal in the world of wet shavers, and now, having made it, I can see why.

I ran into some issues when I first started to...

three bars of cranberry pomegranate soap

Tutorial: Cranberry Pomegranate Elemental Swirl with Gold Mica line guest contributors soap recipes and tutorials

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When I discovered a Cranberry and Pomegranate fragrance oil at Aussie Candle Supplies, I couldn't resist. Two of my favourite smells combined together!

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Tutorial: Rainbow Elemental Swirl/Double In-The-Pot-Swirl Soap soap recipes and tutorials

I recently chatted with another soapmaker about all the different types of swirls and their names, and we battled a bit about the difference between the elemental swirl and the ...

two bars of goat milk avocado and honey soap

Tutorial: Goat's Milk, Honey and Avocado Oil Soap guest contributors soap recipes and tutorials

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Everybody loves a goat's milk soap. With all the good press goat's milk has been getting lately, I figured it was time to venture into a few goat's milk...

Tutorial: All Natural Cucumber And Yogurt Soap guest contributors soap recipes and tutorials

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I've been dabbling in a few all natural soaps lately. Say it isn't so! I can hear you crying, but it's true. I have. I have some regular customers...

Tutorial: Brilliant Plumeria Soap (In-The-Pot Swirl Using an Accelerating Fragrance) guest contributors soap recipes and tutorials

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Have you ever wanted to do a complicated swirl with an accelerating fragrance? Me too, all the time.

I've found the best way to do this is with an...

Tutorial: Rainbow Ombré Soap with Bramble Berry's LabColors soap recipes and tutorials

I've been wanting to harness the powers of bleeding soap colorants for sometime now, so I decided to snag myself a set of Bramble Berry's LabColors to create a stunning rainbow ombré soap.

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Tutorial: Modified Hanger Swirl Rainbow Soap with Activated Charcoal (ISC) soap recipes and tutorials

It's time for another Inspiration Soap Challenge tutorial!

Dana from New England Handmade Artisan Soaps received one of the ISC kits, and made this beautiful...

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