The Lost Art of Soapmaking

Just as home-baking ensures only the most wholesome and natural ingredients have gone into your family’s meal, making your own soap ensures only the gentlest ingredients touch your loved ones’ skin. While daunting in the first instance, much like making a brand new dish, once practiced a handful of times the procedure becomes a quick, easy, and, most importantly, enjoyable affair, and a valuable way to protect your own and your family’s health. Ellie Garwood gets creative and discovers how we can make our own natural beauty products ingredients, often straight from your back-garden, including nettles, lavender and chamomile.

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