Category: Soap Making
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Basic Cold Process Soap Recipe
Hi Crafters! For those who are looking to try cold process soap making at home, we’ve a basic cold process soap recipe (click here to read about Cold Process Soap) here today for you to try out! What you’ll need: 200g of Refined Coconut Oil 450g of Pomace Olive Oil 350g of Refined Palm Oil…
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DIY Cool Peppermint Aloe Vera Soap
Hi Crafters! For today’s DIY post, we’re sharing how you can make your own Cool Peppermint Aloe Vera Soap using peppermint essential oil (which has antiviral, antibacterial and antiseptic properties) and Stephenson Personal Care’s Aloe Vera Melt & Pour Soap Base. This soap base is a sulfate-free vegetable-based soap made using natural aloe vera. This mild…
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Washing Hands with Soap Kills Coronavirus
Hi Crafters! We saw this informative post on Stephenson Personal Care‘s blog the other day and wanted to share it here as it touches on the topic of why soap is the most effective in killing the coronavirus (and other viruses). One true tip that we are sure everyone has heard of since the beginning of…
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Soapnut Berries and Ways to Use Them in Your Daily Life
Soap nuts (or ‘soapnut berries’ as we affectionately call them at Craftiviti) have been around for centuries. It’s one of the oldest medicinal plants in the world which is native to India and Nepal, and is known by other names like ‘Indian soapberry’ and ‘washnut’. Traditionally, these nuts are used as a natural remedy for…
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5 Common Cold Process Soap Mistakes and How to Avoid or Fix Them
Making soaps from scratch and having full control over the ingredients can be exhilarating, but there are also risks and problems you can come across. At Craftiviti, we often hear from our customers about the issues they face while making their own cold process soaps at home, and have come to notice that there are…
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Cure in Candle Making VS Cure in Soap Making
If you’re new to the candle making and/or soap making scene, you might have stumbled across the term ‘cure’ in both crafts. However, despite it being the same word, the exact definition of this term is different according to the craft it is used for. For Candle Making… ‘Cure’ refers to the chemical process that…
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Soap Sweat and How to Fix It
Are there ‘crystals’ or beads of liquid on your Melt & Pour Soap? Do they look powdery? These are the symptoms of your soap ‘sweating’ (it’s also called ‘glycerin dew’) which is common in humid climates. Melt & Pour Soap (henceforth MP Soap) is also known as Glycerin Soap because of it’s high glycerin content.…
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Yein Shared 10 Minutes Soap Making Recipe on Her World Malaysia!
Thank you Her World Malaysia for this opportunity, hope this recipe helps! Watch the video below: If you are interested to learn something new and would love to be a part our craft workshops, click here and see what we have scheduled for you and book a spot for yourself!
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Craftiviti Shares: 4 Amazing Personal Care DIY Products You Can Make Using Rose Water
Rose water is a scented water made by rose petals and water. It is usually used as a perfume due to its floral fragrance with medicinal value which can be used in your skincare products. Read this post and get ready to immerse yourself in the calming scent of rose petals! Here are simple recipes…
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DIY Melt and Pour Anti-Acne African Black Body Soap
Originated from West Africa, African Black Soap is traditionally hand-made using methods passed down through generations, using recipes that are centuries old. It’s a brilliant soap packed with antioxidants, vitamins A and E, fatty acids, and more, because of the plantain and palm leaves, banana bark, cocoa pods and shea butter. This makes it a ‘holy grail’…
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