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Lemongrass Soap – An Easy Recipe

January 16, 2012 0 Comments

There’s nothing like the scent of lemongrass to remind you of a sunny day on a tropical island with a balmy breeze blowing gently at your face. Sound magical? Well that’s the same scent and feeling you will get every time you bathe in lemongrass soap!The oil derived from lemongrass has naturally calming and soothing [...] Read more
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Saponification – Making Homemade Soap

January 15, 2012 0 Comments

What is saponification? It is a scientific term, often, used when making homemade soap. Saponification is a chemical reaction that occurs between oil and lye. What is it important? Each soap making oil has certain saponification values and properties which contribute to more than making soap. These oils help to form many homemade skin care [...] Read more
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Making Cold Process Soap

January 14, 2012 0 Comments

What is soap? Soap is a substance that’s used for cleansing and it is made when a chemical reaction occurs between lye (Sodium Hydroxide) and fat.Soap got its name when the Romans at ‘Mount Sapo’, a popular location for animal sacrifices, discovered it. Rain mixed the animal fat residue (tallow from cattle) with the burned [...] Read more
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