March 23, 2012

We Made Soap!




It's one of those things you read about it in period novels and think, man, we're so lucky we don't have to make our own soap (& butter, cheese, etc), yet it's quite fascinating too.  Today we have so many chemicals added to our lives via our skin care, our food, our cleaners etc, that it's really nice to have a really CHEAP option to doing something a-la-natural!

This recipe comes from Rhonda Hetzel the Thrift Queen, who initially was looking for a soap recipe that she could use on her skin, hair & face.  She succeeded with this one, and began giving her soap away.  Very quickly people wanted to start buying it, so she made it to sell.  She got insanely busy, then realised she didn't want to be so busy, so she just posted her recipe on her blog (www.down---to---earth.blogspot.com) and let us all make it for ourselves.  :o)

Download the instructions here

We had a blast!  Much laughter was had, along with Chocolate Mud Cake & Hot Chocolates all round.  A real girls night out!

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Watch out for those fumes!
 

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