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Benefits of Cinnamon and Cinnamon Oil

By Susan Katchur · 14 years ago

The benefits of cinnamon and cinnamon oil are numerous. Cinnamon is found in commercial and homemade skin care products such as soaps and topical treatments. It is found in medicines, foods, perfumes, room fresheners, mouth ...

Kukui Oil - Making Homemade Soap

By Susan Katchur · 14 years ago

First, here is a little history about natural kukui oil. Kukui oil is cold pressed from the seeds of the aleurites moluccana or kukui tree, the official state tree of Hawaii. The kukui tree came ...

Kukui Nut Oil - Homemade Skin Care

By Susan Katchur · 14 years ago

What is kukui nut oil and where did it come from? Kukui nut oil is cold pressed from the seeds of the aleurites moluccana or kukui tree, the official state tree of Hawaii. The kukui ...

Benefits of Flaxseed - Natural, Healthful, Homemade Skin Care

By Susan Katchur · 14 years ago

The benefits of flaxseed and flaxseed oil are numerous! Flaxseed comes from a blue flowering plant located on the western prairies of Canada. The plant, linum usitatissimum, bears fruit. Inside the fruit lies glossy brown ...

Pumpkin Seed Oil - How to Make Soap

By Susan Katchur · 14 years ago

The earliest record of pumpkin seed oil dates back to February 18, 1697 from a farming estate in Styria. This natural oil has been used and produced in the southern part of Styria since the ...

Black Seed Oil - How to Make Soap

By Susan Katchur · 14 years ago

Black Seed Oil comes from the flowering plant, Nigella Sativa, found in southwest Asia. This plant grows about twelve inches tall, has thread like leaves with delicate, pale, blue and white flowers. The large fruit ...

Tamanu Oil - How to Make Soap

By Susan Katchur · 14 years ago

Tamanu oil comes from the tree, calophyllum inophyllum found in the islands of the South Pacific. This tree grows up to 25 or even 30 meters in height, with long, spreading limbs. Its branches are ...

Camellia Oil - How to Make Soap

By Susan Katchur · 14 years ago

Camellia oil is also known as tea oil or tea seed oil. This natural oil is pressed from the seeds of the Camellia oleifera, Camellia sinesis or the Camellia japonica. This very pale, amber-green, oil ...

Argan Oil - How to Make Soap

By Susan Katchur · 14 years ago

Argan oil is extracted from the kernels of the Argania Spinosa tree, found in the southwest territory of Morocco. This thorny tree has a green fleshy type of fruit, similar to an olive, but larger ...

Walnut Oil - How to Make Soap

By Susan Katchur · 14 years ago

Walnut oil is mostly produced in the Perigord and Burgundy regions of France. It is, also, produced in Australia, New Zealand and in California, of the USA. Unrefined walnut oil is made from nuts that ...

Grape Seed Oil - How to Make Soap

By Susan Katchur · 14 years ago

Grape seed oil is pressed from the seeds of the Vitis vinifera grapes, in Italy. It is light colored, odorless and has a hint of nuttiness flavoring. This natural oil contains a variety of healthful ...

Benefits of Sea Salt – Homemade Bath Salts

By Susan Katchur · 14 years ago

There are many benefits of sea salt and Dead Sea salt. Sea salt contains more than one hundred minerals. Just about every mineral on Earth is found in sea salt! The Dead Sea contains highly ...

Homemade Beauty Products - Benefits of Shea Butter

By Susan Katchur · 14 years ago

Shea butter is a natural fat extracted from the seed of the African shea tree. It is slightly yellowish or ivory in color and used in a variety of ways. It is used in commercial ...

How to Make Soap, at Home, with a Master Soap Maker

By Susan Katchur · 14 years ago

You can learn how to make soap. Most commercial soaps contain harsh, chemically manufactured, ingredients that can contribute to all kinds of skin problems including: dry skin, dry itchy skin, dry flaky skin, oily skin, ...

Benefits of Tea Tree Oil (Melaleuca Oil) – Tea Tree Oil Uses

By Susan Katchur · 14 years ago

Discover the many benefits and uses of tea tree oil! What is tea tree oil? It is a, pale, light yellow to nearly clear colored, natural, essential oil that has been squeezed out of steamed ...

History of Soap Making – Goats Milk Soap

By Susan Katchur · 14 years ago

The history of soap making began when the earliest recorded evidence of soap-like materials traced back to approximately 2800 BC, found in clay cylinders during the excavation of ancient Babylon. Approximately 2200 BC, soap formula ...

Natural News - Homemade Soap News, Community Events, and Much More

By Susan Katchur · 14 years ago

There is a way you can discover news about homemade, natural, goats milk bath and body products for people and pets. Find homemade soap news, workshops, live soap making demonstrations, new products, specials, homemade soap ...

Homemade Lip Balm - Best Lip Balm for Beautiful Lips

By Susan Katchur · 14 years ago

Lips can suffer many problems. Dry lips, cracked lips and chapped lips are caused by many different reasons. There is a natural, homemade, lip balm that can help maintain beautiful lips. Discover why it is ...

Control Scalp Conditions – Homemade Shampoo

By Susan Katchur · 14 years ago

Some people suffer with poor scalp conditions everyday. Dry scalp, dry itchy scalp, flaky scalp, and dandruff cause havoc on the scalp and hair. Having these scalp conditions can be miserable. Dandruff can be annoying ...

Homemade Acne Remedies – Face Care Tips

By Susan Katchur · 14 years ago

Are you looking for homemade acne remedies and face care tips? If so, then you have come to the right place. There are lots of people suffering with acne. Acne is not selective. It does ...