I found some homemade soap at the MCC Thrift store. Obviously someone enjoys making it and donates it. They are large 6 oz? bars, about 4" x 2" x 1". I would guess a very basic soap recipe. Unscented. No ingredients marked, just labeled "Homesteader soap". $2.50 for two bars, can't remember if there is one bar or two in the bag. They are nice for our own use. There is also grated soap in baggies. As a crafter, would you do something else with them? Would it be worth it?
Margaret, the grated soap could be added to sugar or salt scrubs to make them cleansing scrubs. Which by the way gives me a good idea. I have a friend that just had her 6th baby and I wanted to give her something just for her. I will make her a brown sugar scrub with grated glycerin soap(that's what I have plus it's unscented). Hmmmm....may make some for myself...
hi margret i'm new and also canadian I don't know about homesteaders soap but i think we can still get sunlight soap whoch i remember my mom using for everything!
have several friends that make hand-made soaps .. on my 'list of things to do' sometime in this lifetime .. to conjure me up a big pot of soap! i love the 'scented' ones .. most especially the cinnamon and vanilla ones! i grate them up and put them in antique 'dish swishers' .. and use it to wash my hands. xo, frannie
Using homesteaders soap?
Posted - Nov 09 2005 : 07:54:36 AM
