Until around 1916, making soap at home was commonplace. Using wood or plant ashes and leftover animal fats, families produced their own soap for cleaning their clothes and themselves. During World War ...

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 ...

BREMERTON — Laura Kneib’s handmade soaps might smell like rosemary, spearmint or lavender. They start out smelling a little like lunch. “You’ll get a whiff of french fries here at the beginning,” ...

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Soap-making can be a fun way to make custom soap bars at home as a hobby. Soap-making kits are great for beginners because they come with all the products needed. We spoke to 2 professional soap ...

Say goodbye to unsightly soap scum in the bathroom (and beyond!) with these simple cleaning methods. Soap scum, a gray or white film formed when hard water mixes with soap and other residues like dirt ...