Natural Soap

Here's a great video on how to use the buffaloberry (Shepherdia canadensis) as soap in the wild. Of course I have never done this before because I have never seen this berry bush before. But I have to share it as hygiene is an issue.

 

The great thing when you’re making your own soap is that you’ve got total control over what goes into it. If you want fragrance-free, it’s easy. If you want a certain holiday scent, then you can create your own blend of essential oils to give you whatever scent you want. You can use just plain olive oil or use a mix of oils to create certain amounts of lather or take advantage of some oils’ skin-softening properties. You can make them fancy for gifts or do my style and make what I call Ugly Soap – totally rough, unsmoothed soap bars that work wonderfully but wouldn’t gain much popularity at the local farmer’s market. It’s totally up to you and your own preferences.