Welcome to this webpage where we will communicate specialized information to the cosmetic crafters, with recipes and tips, we will encourage networking and connecting to each other.
Soapconscious would like to be soapblime, soapversive, soapstantial and soapjective! Our mission is to offer healthier alternatives to the cosmetic industries exchanging simple, cheap, efficient and easy to make beauty treats.
You are invited to participate with articles, questions, feedback and your best recipes.You can also advertise your business and your products by producing articles
My Nana Rose could tell you, nature has a wonderful way of offering simple solutions to seemingly complex problems. Designer beauty-industry ads try to convince us that only patented, scientifically formulated products and unpronounceable ingredients offer salvation for troubled skin, while effective and inexpensive alternative wait in your very own kitchen cupboard.
Easy Natural Perfume Recipes; They are so very easy to make at home and you will save a fortune!
Soapconscious is now stocking the ingredients for making real natural Perfume.Aromatic & Exotic. This is just about as EXOTIC as it gets!!!It smells authentic...like real flowers after a rainy day... not like a synthetic perfume at all. These natural tropical fragrances are complex, beautiful, wearable, and very emotive. These scents take you on an inner journey and evoke pleasant dreams, day dreams and night dreams. They are the ultimate celebration of summer and all it has to offer! So enjoy the warmth & sunshine like going on Tropical Holidays!
Essential oils contain the true essence of the plant and they are often referred to as the "life force" of plants and contain unique and varied therapeutic properties.Some essential oils are difficult to obtain though and can be very expensive. So, while they can be a good value, the initial purchase might be a little expensive.
There exists a certain "mystique" around the fragrance industry. Just like jewellery, pure perfume oils vary tremendously in quality. We should understand the differences between fragrance oils and labelling requirements so that we can be a better-informed consumer of these products.
Sorry to break it to you, but I don't see cleansers and moisturizers bubbling up from the ground, nor do flowers dripping skin astringents any time soon.
Soapconscious offers healthier alternative to the cosmetic industry, and has been teaching for the last 10 years, how to make quick and easy high quality plant preparation skin care and sharing healthy real natural recipes that does not break the bank.
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Have you suddenly remembered an event that you need a hostess gift for, had extra company decide to show up at the last minute, or simply forgotten to purchase a present for someone on your gift list?
Last minute homemade gifts do not have to require a lot of time or money to create. If you suddenly find yourself in need of a last minute gift idea, don't panic, find here 3 simple yet beautiful homemade Christmas crafts can be created in mere minutes.
Supporting the movement “Occupy” Wall street - I am one of the 99% and if you are reading this now, you are one too! At Soapconscious we do believe the wealth of the world is imbalance and we support the movement Occupy Wall street .
With the amount of importance given to make-up these days, many women just tend to do a bit too much.
Getting the right make-up for the particular occasion is the call of the entire womanhood. but beauty shouldn't be misinterpreted as just by carrying a beautiful face. A overall healthy body reflects eternal beauty which one should be longing for.
This procedure for filtering and purifying cooking oil for reuse is fairly simple. And making it a habit to reuse cooking oil can be your small step towards greener living.
We all know that olive oil is wonderful and healthy for us to cook with, but what about its other uses?
Truthfully, olive oil is a main ingredient in several beauty products you can buy on the shelf. See for yourself how you can make your own skin cocktails and save a little money at the same time.
As the season changes, so does the effect it gives on our skin. Dry, cold winds of winter often chap the skin, the low humidity causes the skin to lose moisture and become seriously dry. Wearing thick clothes and additional layers of clothing worsens the situation as it prevents the skin to breathe, thus making the skin to look flaky, dull, and feel irritated.
To prevent your skin from too much dryness, try to follow these simple tips to help keep your skin healthy and protected all throughout the cold months of winter.
There's NO requirement for cosmetics ingredients to be tested before products are put on the market
There's NO government-funded laboratory responsible for checking out that what we buy is safe.
It's entirely up to the manufacturers to decide what ingredients they put in the products they sell us. it is only after the product has been put on the market that any regulation kicks in.
Table Properties of Mineral Make-Up Base additives
Detailed information on what our Mineral Make-Up Base Additives are used for and/or what they contain are already on our Web-page; Soapconscious Mineral Make Up Bases but you have to click on the link for each additive, which is very time consuming and confusing.
To make it a little easier and more fun, we created this table. Sorry we didn't do it sooner!
Arthritis in Dogs- Easy Dog Rubbing Remedy and Flea repellent.
The Recipe from my blog Brandy and Salt Remedy can offer some relief from arthritis pain, muscle aches and skin irritation, and also to my surprise, works as flea repellent :O
I made some Brandy and salt following the recipe of my precedent article, I love it :)
Maybe you already know, I dislike wasting quality ingredients and I often use the left overs to make another product. I had a lot of salt left over, the salt was beautifully saturated of brandy, so it gave me an idea.
For Hundreds of years people have used vinegar for a whole range of purposes and these tips have been passed on from generation to generation. However, in today's hectic times many of these great uses for vinegar have been forgotten.
Marlene new E-book, How to make Herbal Vinegar Preparations for the Skin E-Book, sets out a broad range of vinegar usage tips that are both convenient to use for your skin and your body and more importantly they really work.
Home-made Vinegar; the lost art! Did you ever wonder if it was possible to make your own vinegar? Well, it is and it is easier than most people think. Making vinegar is an inexpensive project that results in a more flavorful product. Vinegar can be made from a variety of ingredients including rice, fruit, wine, champagne or any material containing sugar. Homemade vinegar can be flavored and bottled and given for unique gifts.
Forgotten Secrets - Old Book Treasures – Cosmetic Recipe books published before 1923
When making my own skin care I like to stay away from modern chemicals, fragrances and preservatives as I am looking for healthier alternatives than the cosmetic industry.
So much of what we now buy in drug and hardware stores we made for ourselves in 1923. Just how much, I hadn't realized until I found these offbeat old books with formulas for everything you can imagine. They have sections on The Household, The Druggist, Toilet Articles, The Chemist and more. I'm powerfully struck by how in touch with physical processes our ancestors were! People really did do much of this stuff for themselves!
To my special request, SoapConscious, just added to its ebooks library a collection of these old book recipes about soap making, skin care and perfumery. They are Real treasures of information for the expert crafters and will inspire the cosmetic artists!
Is Drinking Wine Making you Sick during the Festive Season?
The Use of Preservatives in Wine
Public authorities have been concerned with daily intake of sulphur dioxide and there are many cases of increased illness of residents in high sulphur dioxide regions such as near refineries.
There is also research indicating that preservatives are a significant contributor to the after effects of alcohol (hangover)
Dandelion Vinegar Recipes; Is your front lawn looking like mine!
While many people think of the common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) as a pesky weed, herbalists consider it a valuable herb with many culinary and medicinal uses.
Dandelion is a rich source of vitamins A, B complex, C, and D, as well as minerals such as iron, potassium, and zinc.
Dandelion root is one of the safest and most popular herbal remedies on the market and is widely used today. I would like to share old recipes from my Nana Rose using Dandelion flowers
Are you interested in knowing what you are applying to your lips?
We are “eating” our lipstick every time our lick your lips, that's why it needs to be free of nasty chemicals. Just as there are healthy and unhealthy foods, the same applies to lipstick products
Demystify the makeup industry by making your own luxurious skincare products at a fraction of commercial prices. Natural lip sticks provide: quality, purity, and performance without chemicals.
Making your own lipstick isn't as difficult as you think.
Vegetable oils are far more nourishing, soothing, and moisturizing than mineral oils.They make excellent after-bath or any-time moisturizer, and also work well to gently loosen and heal cradle cap or eczema.
The benefits of infant massage are many and well-docusmented, it is a lovely thing to give regularly to help with the bonding between the parents and the baby.
If you are not interested in purchasing foot deodorizers that may contain harsh chemicals, you can make your own natural foot deodorizer at home. These aromatic deodorant recipes will act like magic for your feet; the light powders will help in getting rid of any stingy smell coming from your feet or the shoes. These completely natural disinfectant foot powders will sooth the foot skin and will keep bad smell at bay.
Mineral Make-up Foundation are terrific to help keep mature skin looking matte, being more hypo-allergenic and non-comedogenic and are truly effective at making the skin look younger by hiding the fine lines and wrinkles common in an aging face. Natural minerals are very finely ground, light, easy to apply and cover all kinds of imperfections, dark circles, age spots, freckles and sun damage. They cover the flaws, and let the real you shine through.
Concealer will give you more coverage than your foundation blend, it is ideal for camouflaging imperfections. It helps to neutralize the look of blemishes and dark under eye circles.
Use a concealer that is at least two shades lighter than your foundation shade.
Natural Face-lift Recipes that Reduce Fine-Lines and Wrinkles. The ingredients of these natural face-lifts are already in your fridge. They are non-surgical and when used regularly they reduce the fine lines and generally smooth the skin. Without spending a fortune you can prepare these face-lifts at home in 5 minutes with the best natural ingredients that benefit the skin's rejuvenation
Sun exposure leads to premature ageing of the skin, known as photo-ageing. If you want proof, compare the skin on your hands with that on your buttocks. The need to protect the face is critical. The face is one of the only body parts that receive year-round sun exposure and often the site of basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma skin cancers. By using a daily sunscreen along with your mineral make-up, you can provide your skin with the protection it needs to maintain a healthy, luminous appearance.
The question is, why does skin wrinkle? As you grow older, your body produces fewer of the hormones that keep skin healthy and supplies less oil, protein and natural moisturizing factors which attract and hold water in the skin. This process tends to make the skin drier, you need to keep your skin well moisturized in order to be soft and elastic. The skin needs to be more elastic to have less the chances of it stretching, distorting and breaking underlying fibres.
Various home treatments are available for the purpose of improving the appearance of existing stretch marks, but the best results are achieved on prevention and on recent stretch marks. Firstly you need to keep your skin well moisturized in order to be soft and elastic. The skin needs to be more elastic to have less the chances of it stretching, distorting and breaking underlying fibres.
Throughout history often aphrodisiacs were in the form of perfume to affect the emotions and as a personal scent to attract romance and love. Perfume is still used today for the same reasons. Aromatherapy is more than perfume, the essential oils affect the circulatory, hormonal and nervous systems, involved in sexual desire and pleasure. Essential oils can stimulate many different moods such as warmth, femininity, euphoria, romance or spirituality and can enhance feelings of self confidence, joy and a general feeling of well-being.
When your lips are sore, red, and peeling, even a little grin can crack them wide open, try with these natural and healing lip balm recipes that will protect your lips from the sun and the weather. They will help bring a smile to your face!
Why to make your own Healing Herbal Oils? They specifically benefit your skin and hair by improving skin hydration and lubrication, by calming and soothing redness, irritation and inflammation, by acting as antiseptics and they can be used to treat skin infections. They are safe for the most sensitive and worth to try if you have skin problems. The ingredients are easily available, maybe you already have some of the herbs already growing in your garden?
How to Make Calendula Healing Oil and Calendula Healing Balm.
Not only for Baby nappy rash, Calendula oil or balm is also veryuseful forsoothing and healing for eczema, dermatitis, and all type of wounds. A great recipe to give as present for every one, especially for Mum with a toddler, or for Grand Ma bruising so easily.
They are a must in your emergency kit ready to heal any little daily wounds and bruises.
Want to treat yourself to a little handmade spa action? Check out these facial scrub recipes for dry, normal, and oily skin! Exfoliation is one of the quickest ways to achieve a healthy glow to the face and body. By removing the surface layer of dead skin cells, you increase circulation and the skin becomes healthier, leaving a healthy, shiny glow.
Fruit Facial Recipes are the cheapest skin care ingredients, they are fresh and natural and they offer simple but efficient alternatives to expensive commercial skincare. Make sure your fruit are organic, if not wash them carefully with warm water. I believe all the beauty ingredients we need, are already in the kitchen because if they are good enough to eat, they should be good enough for the skin. Save your money and your skin!
Do you know Lemons are great for your skin? Lemon is one of the cheapest skin care ingredient, it offers a simple but efficient alternative to expensive commercial skincare. If you are using lemon on your face, make sure your lemons are organic of course. Here are some easy recipes;
Most floral waters make highly effective toners and aftershaves – they restore, heal, soothe and gently cleanse the skin.They are excellent skin toners and can be prepared into moisturizing preparations, especially for very sensitive skin and when we can not use essential oils. They are very kind even to sensitive and dermatitis prone skin. They are perfectly safe for baby.
I believe all the beauty ingredients we need, are already in the kitchen because if they are good enough to eat, they should be good enough for the skin. Save your money and your skin!
The recipes given in this article are following a beautiful beauty routine that will make your skin radiant in no time! The recipes are simple and use common, yet effective all-natural ingredients to create exquisite formulas that pamper and soothe everyone, everyday. Home made skin cares are fresh, natural, with no synthetically colour, fragrance or preservative.
Vinegar has acids that are very powerful in removing the dead skin cells off the skin’s surface. It unglues the dead skin cells held together by the oils and sloughs them off easily. It is also an excellent way to regulate the pH of the skin.
Apple cider vinegar can be used for skin irritation from chicken pox, hives, poison ivy, poison oak, shingles, eczema, psoriasis and diaper rash can be minimized by soaking in an apple cider vinegar bath
Recession; difficult times?With our economy’s present state, most people think it’s a bad time for businesses. That couldn’t be farther from the truth!Consider the goods and services people still require during times of recession. By conducting research carefully in regards to these needs and how your business can assist during economic downfalls, you can easily and successfully cater to the needs of the people around you. Think locally!
NEVER WANTED TO MAKE YOUR OWN NATURAL PERFUMES?
Essential oils contain the true essence of the plant and they are often referred to as the "life force" of plants and contain unique and varied therapeutic properties.Some essential oils are difficult to obtain though and can be very expensive. So, while they can be a good value, the initial purchase might be a little expensive. 
The Truth about "Natural" Skin Care
Soapconscious offers healthier alternative to the cosmetic industry, and has been teaching for the last 10 years, how to make quick and easy high quality plant preparation skin care and sharing healthy real natural recipes that does not break the bank. 
Have you suddenly remembered an event that you need a hostess gift for, had extra company decide to show up at the last minute, or simply forgotten to purchase a present for someone on your gift list? 
Supporting the movement “Occupy” Wall street - I am one of the 99% and if you are reading this now, you are one too! 
With the amount of importance given to make-up these days, many women just tend to do a bit too much.
It is simple to look and feel more beautiful starting today. You can even put away your pocket money because these tips are free.
How Purifying and Filtering Cooking Oil -
We all know that olive oil is wonderful and healthy for us to cook with, but what about its other uses?
As the season changes, so does the effect it gives on our skin. Dry, cold winds of winter often chap the skin, the low humidity causes the skin to lose moisture and become seriously dry. Wearing thick clothes and additional layers of clothing worsens the situation as it prevents the skin to breathe, thus making the skin to look flaky, dull, and feel irritated.
Table Properties of Mineral Make-Up Base additives
Arthritis in Dogs- Easy Dog Rubbing Remedy and Flea repellent.
Are you interested in knowing what you are applying to your lips? 
If you are not interested in purchasing foot deodorizers that may contain harsh chemicals, you can make your own natural foot deodorizer at home. These aromatic deodorant recipes will act like magic for your feet; the light powders will help in getting rid of any stingy smell coming from your feet or the shoes. These completely natural disinfectant foot powders will sooth the foot skin and will keep bad smell at bay.
Concealer will give you more coverage than your foundation blend, it is ideal for camouflaging imperfections. It helps to neutralize the look of blemishes and dark under eye circles.
Natural Face-lift Recipes that Reduce Fine-Lines and Wrinkles. 
Various home treatments are available for the purpose of improving the appearance of existing stretch marks, but the best results are achieved on prevention and on recent stretch marks. Firstly you need to keep your skin well moisturized in order to be soft and elastic. The skin needs to be more elastic to have less the chances of it stretching, distorting and breaking underlying fibres.
Throughout history often aphrodisiacs were in the form of perfume to affect the emotions and as a personal scent to attract romance and love. Perfume is still used today for the same reasons. Aromatherapy is more than perfume, the essential oils affect the circulatory, hormonal and nervous systems, involved in sexual desire and pleasure. Essential oils can stimulate many different moods such as warmth, femininity, euphoria, romance or spirituality and can enhance feelings of self confidence, joy and a general feeling of well-being.
When your lips are sore, red, and peeling, even a little grin can crack them wide open, try with these natural and healing lip balm recipes that will protect your lips from the sun and the weather. They will help bring a smile to your face!
Why to make your own Healing Herbal Oils? They specifically benefit your skin and hair by improving skin hydration and lubrication, by calming and soothing redness, irritation and inflammation, by acting as antiseptics and they can be used to treat skin infections. They are safe for the most sensitive and worth to try if you have skin problems. The ingredients are easily available, maybe you already have some of the herbs already growing in your garden?
How to Make Calendula Healing Oil and Calendula Healing Balm.
Want to treat yourself to a little handmade spa action? Check out these facial scrub recipes for dry, normal, and oily skin! 
Fruit Facial Recipes are the cheapest skin care ingredients, they are fresh and natural and they offer simple but efficient alternatives to expensive commercial skincare. Make sure your fruit are organic, if not wash them carefully with warm water. I believe all the beauty ingredients we need, are already in the kitchen because if they are good enough to eat, they should be good enough for the skin. Save your money and your skin!
Do you know Lemons are great for your skin? Lemon is one of the cheapest skin care ingredient, it offers a simple but efficient alternative to expensive commercial skincare. If you are using lemon on your face, make sure your lemons are organic of course. Here are some easy recipes;
Most floral waters make highly effective toners and aftershaves – they restore, heal, soothe and gently cleanse the skin.They are excellent skin toners and can be prepared into moisturizing preparations, especially for very sensitive skin and when we can not use essential oils. They are very kind even to sensitive and dermatitis prone skin. They are perfectly safe for baby.
Vinegar has acids that are very powerful in removing the dead skin cells off the skin’s surface. It unglues the dead skin cells held together by the oils and sloughs them off easily. It is also an excellent way to regulate the pH of the skin. 
Recession; difficult times?