Oregonians are buying artisan, whether it is gloves they purchase from a crafter on the website Etsy, home-brewed beer they buy from a co-worker, or specialty cheese they pick up at a farmer’s market.

For most people, “soap” is a 4 letter word meaning a cleanser that leaves your skin feeling dry and tight. The soap of our ancestors was used to clean far more than the skin: pots, pans, hides, plus ...

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WAHOO, Neb. (KOLN) - For some, taking a bath or showering may seem like an unglamorous or mundane process. But Dana Jordan wants bathing to be more of an experience. The owner of Anthologie Soap tells ...

“DIY Artisanal Soaps” by Alicia Grosso guides you step-by-step through the home soapmaking process, from basic recipes to packaging and selling your creations. DIY Artisanal Soaps (Adams Media, 2016), ...

SANTA FE SPRINGS, Calif. -- Inspired by the teachings of her mother and grandmother, Marcela Arreita harnessed the natural healing properties of herbs, oils and botanicals to develop a product line of ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — If you’re sniffing the air in a certain section of Grand Rapids’ Eastown neighborhood, it won’t take long to find Maggie Ann Soap Co. “People say… that they can smell my ...

Several entrepreneurs are making their own soaps in New Jersey. Soapmaking came much easier — and she later learned that her grandmother had made her own soap back in the day, albeit with animal fats.

Snail slime is a popular ingredient in some beauty products from South Korea. It contains elastin and collagen, and some even claim it has anti-aging properties. Damien Desrocher is a soap-maker, ...

How do two pet goats become a business? Turns out, by accident. Hughson resident Bethany Riner never thought the couple of goats she bought as pets when she first moved out of her parents’ home would ...

Olga Nedelea believes that soap and other skin care products should contain as few ingredients as possible. "Commercial soaps are not even made the old way or real way," said Nedelea, who is the owner ...