If you are looking for a moisturizer made with natural ingredients, you’ve likely considered tallow balm. While the use of animal fat has become more popular in recent years, tallow has been a go-to ingredient in traditional skincare for centuries. Similar to the composition of the human skin and rich in vitamins and essential fatty…
As an experienced soap maker, I was thrilled when my daughter requested we make soap for my newest granddaughter using her own breast milk. This cold-processed soap uses what many consider liquid gold as the liquid base, creating an enriching, all-natural soap that is gentle enough for even my youngest grandchild. This breast milk soap…
Being good stewards of the land and our resources is an important part of our off-grid lifestyle. As an avid hunter, Philip works hard to provide meat for our family each year. Before our move to the homestead, we were limited not only by space of what we could transport for processing but also limited…
Making homemade soap not only provides us with natural soaps on the homestead, but it’s also a creative outlet. This year I am committed to trying new techniques, additives, and all-natural ingredients to make small batches of unique soaps. Soaps created with peppermint essential oil are my all-time favorite. I wanted to make a winter…
For years, I have dreaded the late summer months on the homestead because turkey mites would inevitably ravage my legs. This almost invisible villain is the larval form of the Lone Star Tick. The intense itching for weeks was too much! I began searching for the ultimate defense to protect myself from turkey mite bites….
As soap makers continue their journey of creating soap, they quickly find themselves seeking the best way to store homemade soap. As a homesteader, my goal is to build a stockpile of soap in the quiet seasons of life, so that during the busy seasons on the homestead we will have enough soap to see…
While soap can be made with many different liquids the use of milk as a soap base is a popular choice. For centuries, the benefits of milk to the skin have been so well known that many even bathed in it! Philip and I are working towards more sustainable living using all-natural products. Making our…
We were so pleased with the first cured soaps that I made, we’re looking at making our own soap for the homestead. As I dive deeper into handmade soap I was looking for a fragrance blend that would be appealing to Philip. It’s important to me to use an essential oil blend rather than artificial…
This year in the garden I grew luffa gourds, which resulted in an abundance of homegrown luffa sponges. Eager to find ways to use my homegrown sponges, I discovered slices of luffa sponges can be submerged into handmade soap and used to provide natural exfoliation while washing. As I began to dig into soap making…
