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Winter Weariness: How to beat the winter skin-care blues

If you are anything like me, dry skin and hair are unwanted guests in our Canadian winters. I used to dread the thought of dry, tight feeling skin; chapped lips; rough, cracked heels and elbows; and my biggest fear: flyaway hair!

Going to the drugstore can be a nightmare too. Rows and rows of body care products promising moisture and relief from winter dryness can leave the best of us confused at the very least. Allergic reactions and sensitivities can be the bane for the best of us. ...more...

What is the Shelf Life of Natural Soap?

Shelf life...when you are thinking about a natural product, this is always a good question....natural cold process soap generally stays good for quite some time. As time goes by, it does lose a bit of it’s scent, so there is a time where it certainly is in it’s “prime”.

Soap starts out soft. Really soft, in fact! When I’m mixin’ up a batch of soap, it starts out as a pot full’o vegetable oils and a container full of lye-water solution (an alkali is necessary to create soap) which I gently heat, then cool, then mix, till it turns into a substance resembling pudding….but whatever you do ~~~ DON’T EAT IT!!!!! ...more...