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 ...

Let’s take a moment to consider the afterlife of hotel bathroom amenities. Some soaps and toiletries are adopted by guests, transported in cosmetics bags and dopp kits to new sink countertops and ...

Learn how to make lye from ashes using a lye-leaching barrel to help filter rainwater through hardwood ashes to make lye for the soap-making process. If it hadn’t been for the help we got from the ...