I’ve been thinking about making a shaving soap for some time, and quite often use my Gurts Milk Surp to lather up. That works pretty well but I had a feeling I could improve and get a richer, creamier lather with a lot more bubbles. I had a spare hour…
This recipe replaces the water normally used with goat milk, but is otherwise a straightforward Cold Process soap recipe. In my last attempt at making soap with goat milk I learned a lot – but even so it didn’t go smoothly this time either. The first challenge I had was…
This is my first attempt to go Palm Oil Free with a cold process (CP) soap recipe. All I’ve read seems to indicate that even what we are told is ‘sustainably produced’ Palm Oil may still in fact be having a damaging effect on people and natural habitats. This recipe…
This cold process soap recipe is my second attempt to go palm oil free, having decided that even so-called sustainably produced palm oil was not something I was comfortable using for reasons explained here. Last time I used beef tallow as a substitute which made a great soap. I have…