"Happy Soaping!"

Trent and Camden have been watching a lot of Soap Queen TV lately. We figured since we have 3 beehives now and a cool solar wax melter that T built, we ought to know how to make some things with beeswax besides just candles.

And now ... let the Feist family cosmetic production begin! (interspersed with pictures of my cute boys staying busy)

See how cute they are???

Homemade, from-scratch lye soap, just like the pioneers used to make!

Of course Trent built his own molds and this cool cutter from scrap wood in is workshop. (He is so amazing.)

We didn't use any coloring this time, so it's all just that natural honey color because of our wax.

Mmmm ... fresh lavendar soap. The hardest part is waiting 6 weeks for it to cure before we can use it!

The baby supervisor in the background says he approves. :)

All done!

 The round ones are shaving soap, molded inside a PVC pipe and fragranced with a more "manly" scent.

We interrupt this program for a CUTE BABY ALERT! Here's Liam playing (and teething) while we work in the kitchen.

We (and by "we" I mean mostly Trent) also made:

hand salve infused with lemongrass, calendula, and lavendar and ...

lip balm flavored with our honey. Ah!

Camden and Daddy also made some bath fizzies. They don't use beeswax, but they were fun to make. The boys used one in their bath last night, and they loved it!