It started with a stubborn dishpan and a longing for something cleaner, something that wouldn’t leave my hands super dry or ...

It’s possible to make bar soap at home using ingredients such as lye and oils. Following a recipe and knowing which precautions to take can help make bar soap making a fun and generally safe activity.

From tallow balm and natural candles to lip balm and now, even homemade soap! This simple ingredient has quickly become one ...

Readers, this is the fourth of 12 basic homestead skills we’ll be presenting every month throughout 2019 from Kimberlee Bastien’s new book, 52 Homestead Skills. We invite you to join Kimberlee and her ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Celia Shatzman writes about fashion, beauty and grooming. This article is more than 8 years old. Talk about raising the bar. Bar ...

I know what you're probably thinking—why would anyone want to make soap at home? Especially when you can just run to the store and buy some body wash or bar soap. Well, IMO, the coolest thing about ...

“I started messing around with soap after I got my wife a crafting magazine and thought, ‘Hey, we can make soap!’” Jeremy Lugo told me as he donned a pair of black latex gloves in preparation for a ...

Susan Ryhanen, who creates Saipua’s specialty bars with her daughter at their farm in upstate New York, offers a step-by-step guide on how to reproduce their sudsy magic. By Alexa Brazilian Who would ...