There’s something about the scent of vanilla that makes everything feel warmer, softer, and just… better. It’s one of those ...

Buttermilk and oatmeal are soothing and moisturizing for sensitive skin. The following is an excerpt from Soapmaking the Natural Way: 45 Melt-and-Pour Recipes Using Herbs, Flowers and Essential Oils ...

Crafters have many interpretations of the term “natural soap crafting.” On one end of the spectrum, it can mean using only organic, chemical-free ingredients including soap bases, additives, colorants ...

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 ...

In a world filled with commercial soap products made of a seemingly endless list of unidentifiable ingredients, there's something uniquely satisfying about making your own soap at home. What’s more, ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Laundry is one of those facts of life you just can't avoid. And like everything else, it's getting more expensive as the detergents we buy to keep our clothes clean keep going up in ...

Whether you run out of dish soap and don't feel like running to the store or you just want to know exactly what ingredients are used to wash your dishes, making your own DIY dish soap can get you out ...

Did you know that we use about 10 percent less water when we wash our hands using foaming soap rather than liquid soap? When we stop and think about how times we and the other members of our ...

— A large block of transparent or opaque melt-and-pour unscented soap (available at most craft stores) — Soap molds or chocolate molds (also available at craft stores) in whatever shapes you want 1.