From tallow balm and natural candles to lip balm and now, even homemade soap! This simple ingredient has quickly become one ...

Ready to get crafty? These 38 free melt and pour soap recipes are full of creative ideas and easy steps, perfect for gifts or a little self-care. Making soap at home is a project that’s both fun and ...

Soapmaking can be easy if you follow these instructions. Making soap is yet another down-home pursuit that allows you to feel good inside because you get to recycle and create at the same time. It’s ...

Readers, this is the fourth of 12 basic homestead skills we’ll be presenting every month throughout 2019 from Kimberlee Bastien’s new book, 52 Homestead Skills. We invite you to join Kimberlee and her ...

Two processes to make DIY soap bars are cold process, and melt and pour process. While the former requires you to make soap from scratch, the latter includes working with pre-made soap base. We’ll ...

For our ongoing series of DIY cleaning tests, we scoured the Internet (pun intended) for homemade formulas for hand-cleaning dishes. We tested each of three homemade dish cleaners with three ...

Long before I removed soap and shampoo from my own beauty regimen, I had several acquaintances that had been soapless for years. Unfortunately, that was exactly what took me so long to remove soap ...

If you’ve ever used Dawn Powerwash, you already know how much it can help with tackling burnt-on or greasy messes that used to be nearly impossible to remove. The special spray-on cleaner works ...

If you’re one of the lucky people who owns an Instant Pot, you’ve probably mastered meats, sides and even desserts. But there’s a lot more you can make with that handy little pot — including stuff you ...