Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sang An We're ready to let you in on a little secret: the perfect bar of soap is waiting to be yours—all you have to do is make it ...

DIY Artisanal Soaps (Adams Media, 2016), by Alicia Grosso equips readers with everything they need to begin making their own beautiful soaps right at home. Grosso lists the main ingredients needed, ...

Darci Benoit calls herself a queen bee — a fitting moniker for this busy beekeeper and crafter of body-care products. The Swanton resident, along with husband B.J. and 10-year-old daughter, Amelia, ...

Many herbs and plants from nature can be used for dyeing your homemade soaps. Looking to use natural colorants for cold process soap or hot process soap? Learn how to color soap naturally with a few ...

SIOUX CITY — Traditional soaps materialize from two key ingredients: A kind of oil or fat (olive oil, hempseed oil, castor oil, animal fats, whatever it may be) and the highly caustic and toxic ...

Ask Danielle Ruggiero how she makes her soap and she is happy to share her methods and her recipe – a mix of coconut oil, olive oil, palm oil, cocoa butter, castor oil and lye. Ask her what she likes ...