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Soap Making 101 – How To Make Cold Process Soap

Soap Making 101 – How To Make Cold Process Soap
Soap Making 101 – How To Make Cold Process Soap Please be sure to Join our email list and receive all our latest and best tutorials daily – free! 8K+ Background image – thenerdyfarmwife.com Have you ever wanted to make your own “personalized” soap using your favorite herbs? There are a few methods of making soap and this one is called “cold process” – meaning, obviously, that no heat is required. It’s important to note that soap making is not the easiest DIY recipe out there. The tutorial is really well put together and includes the essential safety tips. One of the great benefits of making your own soap is that you can use your favorite essential oils and skin oils. Here, then is the full tutorial: Related:  Tips and Tricx

Quik-Latch.com Your Authorized Dealer For Quik-Latch Products How To Make All-Natural Non-Toxic Herbal Citrus Cleaners Please Share This Page: Google + stumbleupon tumblr reddit If you are a first-time visitor, please be sure to like us on Facebook and receive our exciting and innovative tutorials on herbs and natural health topics! Image – TheYummyLife.com Just discovered this recipe for all-natural cleaners using citrus peels, vinegar and herbs. One of the reasons why this is actually quite an important thing to learn about is that the quality of indoor air has now been recognized as a serious health hazard. Another thing that is great about these cleaners is the saving in cost compared to regular cleaners. There are several possibilities as far as scent is concerned – orange cinnamon, lemon rosemary, lime thyme, grapefruit mint… another idea that came to mind was to use pine needles – as pine is so commonly used in cleaning products due to its fresh scent. Here, then, is the link to the full tutorial with lots more details and tips:

How To Grow A Lemon Tree From Seed How To Grow A Lemon Tree From Seed Please be sure to Join our email list and receive all our latest and best tutorials daily – free! 6K+ Lemon tree seedling @ about 1 month. Image – growingwildceeds.com Have you ever wanted your very own lemon tree? One of the things I love about this tutorial is that the process is super easy, and fun – so it’s a perfect project for kids (unlike the soap making tutorial, which sadly is definitely not kid-friendly owing to the chemicals involved!) Another thing I love about this lemon tree tutorial is that it is finding and teaching immense value in things that we normally take for granted. And then of course, there is the ecological angle. We also have a big free tutorial page on the wonderful Lemon Essential Oil – and you might also be interested in this post on How To Make An Amazing “Detox Water” using lemon and cucumber (another easy project!) Have a great weekend and let us know how you get on! If you enjoyed this page:

At Least 10 Uses for Wood Ash 1 - Dust Baths - place cold ashes where your birds can get to them, the dust baths will control bugs 2 - Ring Around the Rosie - spread a low ring around individual plants are gardens to deter slugs/snails 3 - Mix into your Compost - in the north, this is the perfect thing! 4 - Lawn Fertilizer - Wood ash contains 10-25% calcium, 1-4% magnesium, 5-15% potassium and 1-3% phosphorus. 5 - Cleaning Agent - mix with water to form a paste and use on the glass in your wood stove or fireplace. 6 - Great Fertlizer for Tomatoes and other nightshade veggies 7 - Sprinkle on Slippery Walks - it takes very little! 8 - GREAT Ice Melt! 9 - Algae Deterrent. 10 - Odor Control - Put in t-shirt material to insert in stored shoes. 11 - Make Lye - takes some work and old timers only use hickory ash, but it can be done.

Can M-16′s Defeat F-16′s In the Coming Civil War? Dave Hodges December 28, 2013 The Common Sense Show “It is not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog”. This axiom is soon going to be put to the test in the United States. Dr. While many of the 200+ command level officers fired by Obama are informing many of us in the media about the current state of affairs, they are not on the record. Why the Coming Civil War Will Be a Guerrilla War There are a total of 1,455,375 active personnel in the US military. I constantly have former military write to my website and proclaim their allegiance to the Constitution and pledge to destroy all enemies both foreign and domestic. The only choice that this country would have to resist the coming occupation and genocidal purge would be to make the war a guerrilla war. The Sides Are Drawn The coming civil war will consist of the present administration , the DHS, the Chinese, the Russians and the Canadians versus the American military and the American people. Four Types of Conflict

20 Practical Uses for Coca Cola… Proof That Coke Does Not Belong In the Human Body - Thought Pursuits Coke is the most valuable brand in history, and “Coca-Cola” is the world’s second-most recognized word after “hello.” However, the beverage itself is an absolute poison to the human metabolism. Coke is very close to the acidity level of battery acid and consequently it can clean surfaces equivalent to and often better than many toxic household cleaners. It’s cheaper and easier to buy Coke in some third world countries than it is to access clean water. People who consume soft drinks such as Coke have a 48% increase in heart attack and stroke risk, compared to people who did not drink the sodas at all or did not drink them every day. The carbonation in Coke causes calcium loss in the bones through a 3-stage process: The carbonation irritates the stomach.The stomach “cures” the irritation the only way it knows how. But, the story doesn’t end there. So Coke softens your bones (actually, makes them weak and brittle) in 3 ways: Mechanical damage to cells is a huge risk factor for cancer.

Earth Sheltered Earth Sheltered Homes "Another type of building is emerging: one that actually heals the scars of its own construction. It conserves rainwater and fuel and it provides a habitat for creatures other than the human one. Maybe it will catch on, maybe it won't. We'll see." - Malcolm Wells, 2002. The earth sheltered house uses the ground as insulating blanket which effectively protects it from temperature extremes, wind, rain and extreme weather events. Fifteen feet below ground the soil maintains a fairly constant temperature equal to the annual average temperature of the area's surface air. There are two types of earth sheltered building. Honingham Earth Sheltered Social Housing. Looks like vertical placed logs are helping to support the berm on the right. Earth sheltered home with conventional facade. Earth sheltered home, as above. The facade may accommodate any architectural styling of the home owners choosing. An award winning earth shelter dwelling by Cam Architects. Casa Organica.

The 46 Most Brilliant Life Hacks Every Human Being Needs To Make Life Easier I love finding clever solutions to the little snags I come across in cooking, building, cleaning, or just about anything. These are some that I find myself using all the time! Pour a half a cup of baking soda and a cup of vinegar into a clogged drain. Once it stops foaming rinse down the sink and your drains will be clear. A cheap and environmentally friendly way to unclog a sink! When camping or just in a pinch, a standard headlamp strapped to a 1 gallon jug of water can illuminate an entire room or tent. Placing a wooden spoon over the top of boiling water will stop it from boiling over by bursting the bubbles. Avoid getting a tongue lashing from your mom for putting your cold drink on her new coffee table. Many hotel TVs have handy USB slots in the back that will charge most smartphones. Use AAA batteries in gadgets that need AA batteries by filling the gaps with scrunched up tin foil. Putting your phone in airplane mode while gaming will stop those annoying ads from playing! Good luck!

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