Five Spices for Soap
Variety is the spice of life as they say, and spices can certainly bring variety to your soap and a whole lot more too.
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Ingredients
Five Essential Oil Facts
When I started making soap, I wanted it to be completely natural so when it came to fragrance, essential oils were the natural choice. However, even though they are natural they are very powerful oils and should be treated with respect.
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Using Herbs and Flowers in Handmade Soap
One of the pleasures of making your own soap is the freedom to choose the ingredients that you want to use, and many students attending my courses are very excited at the prospect of using flowers and herbs from their own gardens.
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Herbal Ingredients for Soap Making
One of the benefits of making your own soap is having the option of adding the herbs that you grow in your garden or window box to your recipe to add that extra special touch.
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Parabens And Breast Cancer Risk
My interest in parabens came about after I was diagnosed with breast cancer when I was only 32. I didn’t consider myself to be in a high-risk category given my age and I had no genetic history of breast cancer.
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My Top Three Essential Oils For Soap Making
One of the many joys of making your own soap is being able to choose which essential oils that you want to include.
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Three Important Facts About Cosmetic Labels
Have you ever tried reading the labels on the cosmetics in your make-up bag or on the pampering products in your bathroom cabinet?
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How Are Essential Oils Produced?
I love all things natural and when it comes to fragrance for soap making essential oils are the obvious choice. Essential oils are very concentrated oils extracted from fragrant plants.
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The Amazing Benefits of Turmeric for Skin and Health
Turmeric is a very powerful spice that has been used in Asia for centuries and it is a major part of Sidhha medicine (a system of traditional medicine) which originated in South India.
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Is Your Perfume to Die For?
We live in a fragrance obsessed world. Perfumes, air fresheners, candles, car fresheners, fabric fresheners, plug-ins, gels, sprays and diffusers. You name it and there is a product that you can buy for every possible scent requirement.
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