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Olive Oil Makes Great Soap

Lisa Thorstenson

All Cloud Nine Soaps start with my basic recipe, which is made up of a large percentage of olive oil. I love working with olive oil for a lot of...

Olive Oil Makes Great Soap

Lisa Thorstenson

All Cloud Nine Soaps start with my basic recipe, which is made up of a large percentage of olive oil. I love working with olive oil for a lot of...

Lesson Learned While Eating A #8

Lisa Thorstenson

Warren Buffet says success and wealth can be attributed to following 10 common-sense principles, which I found posted on the wall of Jimmy Johns while enjoying a #8, with extra...

Lesson Learned While Eating A #8

Lisa Thorstenson

Warren Buffet says success and wealth can be attributed to following 10 common-sense principles, which I found posted on the wall of Jimmy Johns while enjoying a #8, with extra...

Milk Soaps

Lisa Thorstenson

Skin care does not begin after you step out of the shower, skin care starts in the shower. I love milk soaps for that reason. Milk based soaps, which have...

Milk Soaps

Lisa Thorstenson

Skin care does not begin after you step out of the shower, skin care starts in the shower. I love milk soaps for that reason. Milk based soaps, which have...

Save Your Soap

Lisa Thorstenson

Keep soap up out of standing water. Unlike commercial soap, handmade soap contains all of its natural glycerin and will get mushy/melt if left in standing water. Keep your soap on...

Save Your Soap

Lisa Thorstenson

Keep soap up out of standing water. Unlike commercial soap, handmade soap contains all of its natural glycerin and will get mushy/melt if left in standing water. Keep your soap on...

The Best Frosting Ever

Lisa Thorstenson

Although I love to cook, I don’t really like to bake; it’s tedious and messy. I’d rather make soap if I am going to make that big of a mess....

The Best Frosting Ever

Lisa Thorstenson

Although I love to cook, I don’t really like to bake; it’s tedious and messy. I’d rather make soap if I am going to make that big of a mess....

Castile Soap

Lisa Thorstenson

Castile Soap (pronounced cass-teel’) originated centuries ago in the Castile region of Spain, back in the day when soap was available only to the rich and royal. It was (is)...

Castile Soap

Lisa Thorstenson

Castile Soap (pronounced cass-teel’) originated centuries ago in the Castile region of Spain, back in the day when soap was available only to the rich and royal. It was (is)...