Yep - it's true. You heard it here first. I'm almost officially the same age as old people!
Except now that I'm almost there (April 19th) I realise that old people aren't really old at all! Just their knees don't work as well as they used to is all.

Today I made my 4th batch of this soap, after tweaking the recipe slightly in hopes of avoiding soda ash. My oil is 100% lard. Same lard as my last 3 batches. Same sodium hydroxide as my last 3 batches. same colorant and scent as my last 3 batches. They turned out great except I did experience varying levels of soda ash. All 3 batches came to a thick trace within 10 minutes at m...

Does anyone have any experience with Maya Blue Powder? Just saw mention of it on FB as a natural colorant for a beautiful blue, some type of combination of indigo and clay. Wondering if anyone knows anything, where best to source, and what experience has been.

I LOVE blue and would love an alternative to micas and indigo, which I haven't had the best of luck with. I ha...

Remember when we first launched the Gather mobile app? Since then, we’ve received a lot of great feedback about wanting browser access and a full-screen experience for your desktop. We heard you!

We are thrilled to announce that Gather has officially launched its web version: http...

Hi guys, A few years ago I got into making milk soaps with my basic one oil tallow recipe and all of them has always some out crumbly. I tried using milk in lards only soap and have never had a problem. I soap at lower temps and put the soap in the fridge straight away. Cut the next day and turns out fine. Not with tallow though. The next day the soap is brittle and crumbling wh...