Handmade Soap

Handmade Soap

Make your soap: 5 tips for making homemade soap

Making soap at home was a common practice until 1916. Families made their soap from wood, plant ashes, and leftover animal fats. German scientists created synthetic detergents during World War I when animal fats were scarce. This was the birth of commercial soap. Slowly, soapmaking became less common. The soap-making process has been revived by back-to-the-landers and simple-living believers in recent…

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Handmade Soap

Shoppe By The Mill, Bars & Speciality Soaps

Our handmade soaps come packed with anti-oxidants (Vitamin E & Wheatgerm oil), skin balancing and toning properties (Jojoba oil) and organic Aloe Vera extract. Weights quoted are minimum; batches may vary slightly for colour. Goods are shipped once payment has cleared our account. Please allow 2-3 days for your order to be dispatched. There may be a shipping surcharge for…

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