One of the fastest growing hobby businesses of the last 10 years is soap making. If you were to "google" the phrase "soap making" you would come up with over 1.6 million indexed web pages on this topic. The process of soap making can be a tedious somewhat dangerous enterprise Cheap Air Max Canada , which begs the question, why? Why are so many Americans pursuing a task our colonial ancestors were glad to be rid of? The trial and error method of soap making was a long and thankless task that sometimes left the maker with an unusable commodity after many hours of hard work. Oprah relates how as a child her grandmother tried to teach her how to make soap and she declined not seeing the purpose in her young life.


Have you ever looked at the ingredient list of a modern day bar of soap? Common ingredients include DEA, Isopropyl Alcohol, BHT and Triclosan. This is just a starter list. Can you imagine what all these chemicals are doing to your skin? Most commercial soap ingredients are petroleum based. This alone should be enough to scare off the average soap consumer. The commercial soap making process strips commercial soap of the best ingredient, glycerin. This is then sold separately by the manufacturer as another profit center for the soap company. Yet this is the main conditional agent available in soap to soothe irritations and protect the skin. Dermatologists across our country are doing a brisk business remedying the consequences of the use of commercial soap.


Along comes the natural handmade soap maker. Making soap from common kitchen oils Cheap Air Max Shoes , including olive, soybean and coconut oils. In home based soap making the natural glycerin is retained in the soap. I would venture to say almost any handmade soap would out perform commercial soap as far as enhancing the natural properties of the skin. This would include both moisturizing dry skin, and cleaning excess oil from oily skin. Handmade soap is good for your body.


With a wide variety of fragrances now available to the handmade soap maker the possibilities for great smelling soap are endless. The most popular fragrances include lavender, vanilla and the love or leave it fragrance patchouli.


Most soap makers I have talked to find soap making addictive. They tell me the idea of creating a wonderfully utilitarian product that one can use, share or even sell to the accolades of others is euphoric. I must agree. One of the most exciting days for me is delivery day from the fragrance company. Examining all the new scents and imagining the newly possible fragrance combinations Cheap Mens Air Max , keeps me coming back to my soap making bench again and again. I wish you many joys if you decide to venture down the soap making highway. Find a good soap making book and take your time. Don't be discouraged by set-backs, and check out some of the many soap making forums for tips and ideas.


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Do you ever walk up to your front door? I rarely do. I drive up, park my car and walk round to the back door, where I am greeted by my dog, and enter the house through the kitchen door. Just my habit. However, the point is that you need to view the front of your home very critically as this is what potential home buyers will see first. Is it neat and tidy? Is it swept? Is the front door clean and shiny or could it use a lick of paint? How about some colorful plants; maybe in pots? You get the idea. The point is Cheap Air Max 90 Canada , as they say, you only get ONE chance to make a first impression, so make it count.


Recently, I have been showing and selling a lot of homes in the Gilbert, Arizona area that are vacant Cheap Air Max 90 Shoes , normally owned by "investors" deserting us for calmer seas. The problem is that some of them look a bit worn out. You can see the vague outline on the wall where pictures used to hang. Or the rubbing mark left on the wall where the sofa used to be. Often, you leave the home feeling a little "grubby". One of the best investments you can make when "fluffing up" your home is paint and carpet. For around $20 per room, you can paint and transform a room from drab to dynamite in about half a day. Add new carpet, with temporary plastic trails to protect it, and a buyer feels like they are getting something special and new. We all like that feeling. The point here is that as the market has returned to normal Cheap Mens Air Max 90 , especially here in Phoenix, buyers have a lot more choices, so your home needs to stand out.


In some Arizona communities there are upwards of 500 homes available within a price range that are all competing for buyers. In some of those communities they are still building comparably priced new homes that are also in competition. The market is really quite healthy at the moment, although prices are softening a little. Homes are back to selling in around 60 days, as opposed to the 30 day average of last year. Interest rates remain historically low. Many buyers Cheap Womens Air Max 90 , who last year thought their chances of home ownership had slipped out of their reach, are back; ready and able to buy as the market temporarily slows and gives them a second bite of the apple.


Remember, it is very competitive out there. Make your home stand out, price it well, and it will sell.


Now go sweep that porch.




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