Activated charcoal is well-known for its ability to draw out impurities and support detox, which is why I incorporate it into face masks and lots of other ways, too. I've got to admit, though, that when I first picked up a bar of Toups & Co. Activated Charcoal Soap I wondered how much benefit activated charcoal could really have [...] Continue Reading
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Coconut Oil Shampoo Bar Recipe (Photo + Video Tutorial)
Want to play “I never”? Good, I’ll start. Since becoming a mom, I have never ever accidentally used the phrase "go potty" with an adult because I forgot how to talk like one. I have never ever accidentally rubbed soft scrub in my armpits instead of my homemade deodorant. And I most certainly have never ever run out of shampoo [...] Continue Reading
How To Make Pure Coconut Oil Soap (For Body Care And Laundry)
Amazing Lather? Check! Simple ingredients? Yep, only three. When it comes to soap, this is probably the easiest recipe you'll ever make. And if you're willing to break a few rules it can one of the most versatile, too. Here's what I mean: Traditionally, soaps are made from 5-7 oils blended to balance cleansing/moisturizing/and lathering [...] Continue Reading
DIY Natural Gentle Bar Soap
Baby spit up, diaper blowouts, and other stinky messes call for soap. Not just any soap though. My family loves this pure coconut oil soap and our homemade shampoo bars, but newborn skin calls for an extra gentle touch. This homemade baby soap is specially formulated delicate skin, but it's also great for the whole family. Superfatted [...] Continue Reading
Sea Mud Soap Recipe
The cure for anything is salt water - sweat, tears, or the sea”~Baroness Karen Blixen I love the sea like some people love chocolate. Nothing stills my soul like the sound of waves lapping away every last worry as the salty breeze kisses my skin. When I'm feeling a little ragged - which, uh, happens from time to time while parenting, right? - I [...] Continue Reading
Homemade Liquid Laundry Detergent
Around here, normal is just a setting on the dryer. We rub dirt in our armpits, formulate makeup from kitchen ingredients, and use a garden weed as our first aid ointment, but since we're not nudists we also have to do laundry once in awhile. Or fifty times a day. After years of using our powdered homemade laundry detergent, I'm still [...] Continue Reading
How To Make Natural Laundry Detergent (Borax-Free)
Have I ever told you about the time I washed newborn clothes with the tags and hangers still on? Or the time my preschooler decided to "help" with the laundry by adding a load of cloth diapers to my freshly cleaned whites? Personally, I'm not up for adding complications to my laundry routine, which is why I love this easy homemade laundry [...] Continue Reading
5 Myths That Have Kept You From Making Your Own Soap (But Shouldn’t!)
Okay, so I heat the oils to match the temperature of the lye solution, sprinkle in a little fairy dust, hop up and down three times and bark like a seal?" The first time I stood in my kitchen and tried to make soap, I'm pretty sure that's what my instructions said. Soap making seemed just slightly less difficult than building [...] Continue Reading
