http://candleandsoap.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com Candle & Soap Making GuideSite. http://z.about.com/f/lg/s10.gif http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2008-05-05T23:15:06Z hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://candleandsoap.about.com/b/2008/05/08/a-successful-candlemaker-businessman-at-only-eight-years-old.htm “Last year I sold out at the festival, and hope to again this year,” is how Brennan Hill looked towards this year's Natchez Trace Festival in Mississipi. He learned to... http://candleandsoap.about.com/b/2008/05/08/a-successful-candlemaker-businessman-at-only-eight-years-old.htm 2008-05-08T23:43:02Z http://candleandsoap.about.com/b/2008/05/05/green-tea-lemongrass-soap-recipe.htm Mother's Day is upon us...and it seems that the scent for this year's Mother's Day is "Green Tea and Lemongrass." Practically every ad I saw in the Sunday paper featured... http://candleandsoap.about.com/b/2008/05/05/green-tea-lemongrass-soap-recipe.htm 2008-05-05T23:15:06Z http://candleandsoap.about.com/b/2008/05/02/dry-roll-on-perfume-oil-portable-aromatherapy-or-handy-natural-mosquito-repellent.htm Cyclomethicone is a silicone oil that is incredibly versatile in a number of bath and body recipes. But one of the easiest, and most amazing, uses of it is as... http://candleandsoap.about.com/b/2008/05/02/dry-roll-on-perfume-oil-portable-aromatherapy-or-handy-natural-mosquito-repellent.htm 2008-05-02T16:12:42Z http://candleandsoap.about.com/b/2008/04/27/do-candles-kill-bacteria-too.htm While we're on the topic of soap killing bacteria, what about candles? Can they kill bacteria too? Evidently so. British researchers did tests with candles containing essential oils of orange,... http://candleandsoap.about.com/b/2008/04/27/do-candles-kill-bacteria-too.htm 2008-04-27T17:51:56Z http://candleandsoap.about.com/b/2008/04/24/the-hygiene-hypothesis-are-we-washing-too-much.htm Why do some people have allergies and some not? This article, entitled The Hygiene Hypothesis, suggests that our modern obsession with cleanliness may actually be counterproductive - by making us... http://candleandsoap.about.com/b/2008/04/24/the-hygiene-hypothesis-are-we-washing-too-much.htm 2008-04-24T18:38:11Z http://candleandsoap.about.com/b/2008/04/17/outdoor-citronella-torch-candles.htm I know it's barely spring...but (here in Texas at least) there are already mosquitoes out. But the weather is fabulous outside, so it's time to feature some outdoor candles. If... http://candleandsoap.about.com/b/2008/04/17/outdoor-citronella-torch-candles.htm 2008-04-17T11:45:29Z http://candleandsoap.about.com/b/2008/04/09/goats-milk-soap-recipe.htm One of the most popular special additives soap makers use when making soap is goat’s milk...and rightly so. It makes a lovely, creamy, moisturizing soap. Milk contains all sorts of... http://candleandsoap.about.com/b/2008/04/09/goats-milk-soap-recipe.htm 2008-04-09T14:19:43Z http://candleandsoap.about.com/b/2008/04/05/just-beeswax-and-olive-oil.htm Yes...if you're one of Marina Marchese's lip balms. Marina has created a "world of one-stop shopping -- an emporium of honey products" at Red Bee. Marina worked as a product... http://candleandsoap.about.com/b/2008/04/05/just-beeswax-and-olive-oil.htm 2008-04-05T16:33:04Z http://candleandsoap.about.com/b/2008/03/31/essential-oil-of-the-week-lavender-essential-oil.htm A little bit floral, a little bit woodsy, a little bit herbal - lavender and lavender essential oil have been used for centuries to scent soaps, cosmetics, linens, candles, wash... http://candleandsoap.about.com/b/2008/03/31/essential-oil-of-the-week-lavender-essential-oil.htm 2008-03-31T23:38:01Z http://candleandsoap.about.com/b/2008/03/26/spring-fragrances-for-your-candle-and-soap-making.htm Spring has sprung! It's time to incorporate some of the bright, clean, green, fresh, floral and fruity fragrances into your candles and soaps. Here are my (current) favorite springtime scents... http://candleandsoap.about.com/b/2008/03/26/spring-fragrances-for-your-candle-and-soap-making.htm 2008-03-26T11:25:15Z