Making soap seems like an arcane, ancient craft that few people know how to do. But the secrets of how to make soap are more within reach than you may think. Many do-it-yourself projects aren’t worth ...

Every December, my kitchen counter turns into a little soap-making station. It smells like peppermint and vanilla, and there’s always a bit of red mica on the counter. The first time I made candy cane ...

One of the chief advantages of candles and soap from the standpoint of the manufacturer is that they can't be used without being used up. This means lots of repeat business if you are a soap and ...

Foaming hand soap is more efficient and easier to rinse off. Here's how I make it and save hundreds of dollars over store-bought every year. Chris Wedel Home Tech Editor Chris Wedel is a fan of all ...

Soap-making is one of those traditional skills that are undergoing a huge renaissance. With many people craving healthier, more natural and more personally crafted skin products, artisan soaps have ...

Bar soap is one of the essential ingredients in homemade laundry detergent (everydaycheapskate.com/detergent). You will also ...

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 ...

If you want to get the most out of your dish soap, this hack is for you. Kristen Donathan, from North Carolina, runs the TikTok account @southernescape, where she shared her hack for making dish soap ...

What’s better than participating in squeaky clean, creative fun with an eye toward environmentalism? For Cristina Aranda, owner of the Plucky Duck and Spokane’s self-proclaimed curator of fun, there ...

Maybe you grew up washing with the golden hue of Dial, the emerald green of Irish Spring or the snowy white of Ivory. Whatever the color of the brand at hand, a soap bar was a soap bar. Richland ...