Laundry detergent is notoriously expensive—and we use a ton of the stuff. Save money and trips to the store (and go easier on the environment to boot!) with these simple tips for how to make homemade ...

TAKING A BREAK from the kitchen this week, I thought I’d share a recipe meant for the laundry room. This recipe came to me from a no-nonsense gal I met the Drop-in Center at First Step Family Support ...

Making soap seems like an arcane, ancient craft that few people know how to do. But the secrets of how to make soap are more within reach than you may think. Many do-it-yourself projects aren’t worth ...

It started with a stubborn dishpan and a longing for something cleaner, something that wouldn’t leave my hands super dry or fill the air with synthetic scents. I’d been on my natural living journey ...

Soapmaking can be easy if you follow these instructions. Making soap is yet another down-home pursuit that allows you to feel good inside because you get to recycle and create at the same time. It’s ...

For our ongoing series of DIY cleaning tests, we scoured the Internet (pun intended) for homemade formulas for hand-cleaning dishes. We tested each of three homemade dish cleaners with three ...

Did you know that we use about 10 percent less water when we wash our hands using foaming soap rather than liquid soap? When we stop and think about how times we and the other members of our ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

Making luxurious homemade soap is surprisingly simple, and with a few economical ingredients and Mar Gómez's guidance in "The Best Natural Homemade Soaps," you can learn how to make 40 different ...