At first blush, the counter before me has all the makings of a cooking class: kitchen scale, olive oil, Hershey’s cocoa mix, 6-pound tub of Crisco. But the latex gloves and safety goggles suggest I ...

SCOTT -- The first thing one learns when making soap is that there is a lot of stirring involved. And trickling. And waiting. And hoping not to blow anything up. But, boy, does it smell good. An eager ...

Today I put a thin layer of wood ashes over my vegetable garden, trusting that the potash will enrich the soil with the winter rains. Our Arkansas ancestors did the same thing, but generations of ...

Soap-making is one of those traditional skills that are undergoing a huge renaissance. With many people craving healthier, more natural and more personally crafted skin products, artisan soaps have ...

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 ...

MANISTEE — A casual conversation with a bank customer 26 years ago sparked Kim Cogle’s journey into soapmaking and eventually ...

My wife's family is from Piaui, a small, arid state in Brazil's poor northeast region. When Linda was growing up there in the 1970s, new technology arrived only after it was already old news in the ...

Our step-by-step tutorial shows you everything you need to know about this method of soap making. The perfect bar of soap can be made right at home and is crafted with the natural, nourishing ...