As a pet owner, you want your furry friend to be healthy and happy, and a shiny coat is a good sign of their well-being. However, using commercial dog shampoos can be expensive and may contain harsh chemicals that can irritate your dog’s skin. This is especially true for dogs with thick, curly coats that … Read More ...
Book Review – Frugal Mama’s Guide to Making Bar Soap, Liquid Soap, Shampoo, Conditioner, Facial Cleanser, Laundry Detergent, Pet Wash & So Much More
This book is jammed packed with recipes for homemade soaps, lotions, and cleaning supplies but more importantly, it explains to you why you should be making your own.
Natural homemade soaps are environmentally friendly.
Even though we use bath products that are, in theory, manufactured to keep our bodies clean, most of them are not, … Read More ...
5 Amazon Beauty + Skincare Stores Teens Will Be Asking For
The popularity of skincare and beauty products among today’s tweens, teens, young adults, and the young at heart searching for the best products calls for new and innovative brands, each better than before, especially with advertising on social media being ingrained into their minds.
If your tween or teen is asking for skincare or beauty … Read More ...
DIY Homemade Dog Shampoo
These DIY homemade dog shampoo recipes are easy to make. Most of them use basic ingredients you probably already have at home making them some of the easiest DIY shampoo recipes around.
Weekly bathing can prevent itchiness, washing allergens away but remember your dog should be groomed regularly too.
Most dogs only require washing … Read More ...
DIY Cat Repellent For Plants
Cats and kittens enjoy playing with and even eating plants, They also like to dig in the soil around the plant too. Do you know which plants are toxic to cats? Lilies are extremely poisonous to cats but so are many more varieties. You should take the time to Google it and make sure you … Read More ...
What Chemicals Are You Putting On Your Furbaby?
We do not have any Furbabies at the moment but I can appreciate that these animals are worth their weight in love and affection.
So why do we put chemicals on their skin when we wouldn’t put it on ours?
Here is a great Dog Shampoo Recipe.
… Read More ...DIY: Shampoo Bar for Dogs
Fall is a great time for a dog bath, and why not try a customized shampoo bar for a change? The Natural Beauty Workshop has a tutorial for a solid shampoo bar using neem oil. The recipe uses their melt & pour base, but I’m sure you could experiment with what you have on hand. … Read More ...
Pine Meadows Wholesale Supplier
Alot of people ask me where they can buy certain ingredients when they want to make a recipe I have posted. Introducing Pine Meadows Utah based wholesale supplier of candle and soap making supplies, fragrance oils, essential oils, lip balm flavours, clays salts and botanicals. Be sure to check out there free recipe section and … Read More ...
Back Porch Soaps Soap Making Classes
All of Back Porch Soaps hands-on, natural skincare and soap making classes are taught by Marla Bosworth , president and founder of Back Porch Soap Company. She brings 30 years experience in retail, marketing and market research (13 years experience in the handmade bath and body industry, specifically). During the past 10 years… Read More ...
Saving The World 1 Washload At A Time
SAVING THE WORLD ONE WASHLOAD AT A TIME
A washing detergent that grows on trees…literally – soapnuts are an environmentally friendly sustainably produced (naturally sundried), bio-degradable and compostable way of cleaning your laundry.
To find out more about soap nuts click here
And here for recipes and how to use soapnuts.
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Making Natural Dog Shampoos & Pet Care Products
While you are whipping up handmade skin care goodies for yourself, why not take some time to treat your best friend to something special as well? Learn how on The Natural Beauty Workshop blog.
Looking for pet supplies, toys, food or gift ideas? Check these out.
… Read More ...Kopah Pampered Puppy Dog Bone Soap
Treat your special pooch to a Pampered Puppy Dog Bone Soap from Kopah this holiday season! The Sample Soaps Gift Set is appropriate for the humans on your gift list.
… Read More ...The Ponte Vedra Soap Shoppe
The Ponte Vedra Soap Shoppe posted instructions for creating Felted Soap. If you are unfamiliar with what exactly felted soap is, as I was, it’s a soap and washcloth all in one, according to The Ponte Vedra Soap Shoppe. As you lather the soap, the wool remains tight around the bar making it last … Read More ...
Sweet Harvest Farms
Sweet Harvest Farms features soaps that soothe, nurture and hydrate skin. The Luxurious Goats Milk Lavender Bud Soap is made using organic lavender buds that exfoliate while you bathe. Tiffany’s Homemade Luxurious Goats Milk Soap consists of exfoliating organic poppy seeds and is lightly scented. And why not pamper the pooch in your family? Pups … Read More ...