In lieu of recent events, hand hygiene is a hot topic. Germs and microbes are everywhere, in air, soil, water as well as in our bodies. Some of the bacteria is essential for us but many other can be quite harmful. For centuries, soap have been one of the main defenses against these harmful germs. So what is soap exactly? Soap is a combination of oil, water and alkali (salt). When oils and liquid combined in the proper proportions, they go through a chemical process called sap

Some people might say handmade soap isn't trendy. Nowadays its all about appearance of the product, not the content of it. People go for vibrant colors and overpowering fragrance scents. In the past, I did too. But then one day i made a change. I didn't want to use harsh chemicals on my skin anymore. As I did extensive research, I discovered extensive list of harsh chemical ingredients in most commercial products that were damaging to the skin. And as I did more digging about

When I use to live in California, i would get extremely chapped lips that would look like blisters. It would be painful and uncomfortable. I tried every chapstick and salve sold in stores and nothing helped. When I moved to Washington I started to use Burt's Bees peppermint lip balm, which helped quite a bit. After awhile I wanted to create my own recipe with simple, pure ingredients. I used basic ingredients to make a pure lip balm without any harsh and unnecessary chemical

For decades calendula have been known for its beneficial skin properties. It is often used to soothe and repair skin conditions such as acne, swelling, cuts, eczema and psoriasis. Most commonly calendula is utilized as a salve or lotion for baby's diaper rash due to its anti-inflammatory, antibacterial and skin healing properties. I've made calendula salve for baby diaper rash in the past and it works like a charm! I left this calendula soap unscented so it can be freely use