Articles for tag: Hazardous Chemicals, Kiss My Face, Natural Soaps

Karla News

Product Review: Kiss My Face Pure Olive Oil Soap

There’s been a lot of news lately about the chemicals and manmade ingredients that can be found in our personal care products. And though experts are still uncertain about the health risks – if any – of these ingredients, I prefer to use natural products whenever possible. Since bath soap is one item that I ...

Karla News

How to Care for Leather Clothing

I have a beautiful leather jacket that a friend gave me this year. I had it cleaned, purchased conditioners for it and keep it in my closet. In Texas, there are certain times of the year a jacket is useful. My jacket is soft black leather. It has a padded red lining that will keep ...

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New Baby Checklist

Being pregnant with your first child is a stressful enough time without having to worry about if you have all the items you need for when you bring that little one home. The type of products you buy are going to vary from the parent down the street, but there are still those things that ...

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Lily Gulch’s Apple Soap

Just when I thought I had found the best handmade soap, I go and I find something even better. I always do this. I sweep from website to website looking for the most unique and luscious hand made soaps. Why? It’s simple, I do not like the fact that most soaps you buy in stores ...

How to Make Soap from Scratch

Soap-making is one of my favorite pastimes. I usually make soap during the winter because it makes me feel close to home and hearth. This is my favorite time to do any type of handcraft. The smell of the curing soap reminds me of the holidays and has become a personal tradition for me every ...

Karla News

Best Soaps for Hard Water

Earlier this year Procter & Gamble (www.pg.com) changed the formula for their Zest bar soap. Consumers with dry skin may rejoice but those who live in hard water areas will sorely miss the original Zest. Long known for its ability to rinse clean from your body and your bathtub, Zest is now infused with Vitamin ...

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Target’s Duchess Soap

I love browsing the bath isle at Target simply because it has a lovely scent, and they always seem to be stocked up on new and seasonal bath products and scents. The spring collection of new bath products included a new name I had never heard before, called Duchess. This spring line included bar soap, ...

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Hand Eczema: Three Products That Worked for Me

About two years ago I started getting small bumps all over the insides of my middle fingers. At first they were hardly noticeable. After a few months, they appeared to be small blisters, and began to itch extremely and create a lot of discomfort, especially at night. After about six or seven months, the bumps ...