Homemade soap has had a quiet resurgence—not as a hobby-craft curiosity, but as a practical, small-space homestead skill. When storage is limited and every item needs to earn its keep, soapmaking stands out: it turns simple ingredients into something essential, long-lasting, and deeply customizable

When people talk about “starting a homestead,” they usually imagine buying a plot, building a coop, planting a garden… all the big, visible things. But the real homestead life? It grows from the small, steady practices: