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A Short History of Artisan Soap - Lye Handcrafted Old Fashioned Soap

Soap is a wonderful thing. Most folks are so used to simply choosing a brand from the supermarket shelf; they never think about whats in it or how its made or whether its even good for them. Nevertheless, because we use it every day on our bodies, its worth knowing a little bit about how soap is made and where it comes from. When you think about it, the common act of washing our hands has revolutionized history.Soap is made from vegetable or animal fats and oils, mixed with a caustic alkali such as sodium hydroxide (lye) or potassium hydroxide...

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Amazon Rainforest Brazilian Oils and Butter

Copaiba Oil Blsam Copaiba is a good anti-inflammatory oil. The research on this oil shows that it has been found most beneficial in chronic mucous congestion, bronchitis, irritable conditions of the bladder, skin conditions and chronic diarrhea. I have personally seen it be effective for inflammation, fungal conditions and relieving pain.In the Amazon, Balsam copaiba oil is used topically by the indigenous people for healing the skin, for all types of pain, and to cool inflammation. In Brazilian herbal folklore the oil is used as an expectorant for the respiratory tract, for bronchitis and allergies, and as a topical anti-inflammatory...

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Goat's Milk Farm

Welcome to Woodcrest Farm. We are a working farm in southern Orange County. We get our organic goat's milk from Fresh & Local Woodcrest Farm. Woodcrest Farm is a working family farm, much like it was 100 years ago. This has always been a family farm - which means that, in today's agricultural market, it is too small to be profitable in the usual agri-business model. Our strategy has been to develop niche markets: grass-fed Dexter and Angus beef, farm-raised pork, goats and sheep, free-range chickens, pet milk, and in 2008 we began raising organic produce. All of these activities can coexist, use...

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Why Organic Handmade Soaps are Better for Your Skin

By John Gower If I say 'bathroom necessity, what's the first word that comes to mind?  Soap, perhaps? Using soap has become a daily essential, but how did this cleansing bar get invented? In ancient Babylon, around 2800 B.C., a crude formula for making soap was written up, composed solely of water, alkali, and cassia oil? three simple, natural ingredients. However, soap has evolved to the point where we need chemists to interpret the components for us. From sodium tallowate to pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, the soap of the twenty-first century has got it all. But soaps with harsh chemicals like these...

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Best Soaps for Eczema - by Evie Potter

Best Soaps for Eczema - by Evie Potter Eczema is a skin condition that affects a huge number of people, and understanding how it works is the key to keeping it under control and dealing with it on a long term basis. Eczema is a condition which affects the barrier function of the skin which controls the skins ability to keep moisture in and keeps unwanted items from soaking into the deeper layers of skin.   The skin looses water and natural oils, and this can leave the skin extremely dry and can lead to cracking and flaking. Although you might...

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