Half cup rice (any variety), two cups water, half cup liquid castile soap, one tablespoon of coconut or almond oil, and a few drops of essential oil (optional).

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

Many people thinking of spinning, weaving, knitting, soap-making and other home-based crafts as fancy hobbies rather than attributes of simple, self-reliant living, but it all depends on the context.

In The Best Natural Homemade Soaps(Robert Rose, 2014), Mar Gómez offers 40 recipes for simple, luxurious soaps based on three essential ingredients: water, olive oil and caustic soda. Gómez adds a ...

Learn how to make your own laundry soap with just 3 simple ingredients. This homemade powder laundry soap is an effective and ...