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Castor Oil and Soap Making – for a rich creamy lather

Posted on June 13, 2016 by Tes

Castor Oil and Soap Making When castor oil is added to your soap recipe it will give your soap a wonderful lather.  You will often see Castor Oil as an ingredient in shaving soaps and shampoo bars for this reason. … Continue reading →

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Coconut Oil and Health Benefits – Using Coconut Oil for Soap Making

Posted on June 13, 2016 by Tes

Coconut oil for Making Cold Process Soap and creating Bubbles in your Soap When you add coconut oil to your list of soap making oils, you are adding special qualities that not every soap making oil has.  Coconut oil will … Continue reading →

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Escali 136DK Alimento Digital Scale Review – To Weigh your Soap Making Oils

Posted on June 13, 2016 by Tes

Product:  Escali 136DK Alimento Digital Scale           Price: $89.99 Cheapest Place to Buy: Amazon Guarantee: 1-year Warranty My Rating: 10/10 Product Dimensions: Height: 3.75 inches Width: 7.25 inches Depth: 9.75 inches This scale is excellent for weighing oils … Continue reading →

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Hemp Seed Oil Health Benefits – for you inside and out

Posted on June 10, 2016 by Tes

Hemp an important plant for Ten Thousand Years The Hemp Plant has been an important part of humankind for thousands of years.

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Soap Coloring Ideas, hmmm what to color this soap with?

Posted on June 9, 2016 by Tes

What Colorant should I use? There are a few different options out there for coloring your soap.  As you read about them and learn you’ll be anxious to get started and may even find that I may have missed a … Continue reading →

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Melt and Pour Soap

Posted on June 3, 2016 by Tes

Melt and Pour Soap Now I know this site is suppose to be about Cold Process Soap making, but I wanted to touch on Melt and Pour or Glycerin Soap.

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Lye Soap Making

Posted on June 3, 2016 by Tes

Sodium Hydroxide Soap Making  Also known as lye, NaOH, or caustic soda, and a must-have for making soap Lye or sodium hydroxide for soap making (or NaOH), is needed for cold-process soap, and making cold-process soap is what this website … Continue reading →

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Handmade Soap Making Supplies

Posted on June 2, 2016 by Tes

Soap Making Supplies Before you begin to make soap start gathering up some soap making supplies, this doesn’t have to be an expensive.  When I first started I used many things that I found around the house. I am sure … Continue reading →

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What Thermometer should I use for soap making?

Posted on May 29, 2016 by Tes

Thermometers for Soap Making The best thermometers to use when making soap are either Candy thermometers or Digital infrared thermometers. Getting an accurate temperature is a very important part in soap making.  It can mean the difference between having your … Continue reading →

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Electronic scale or Digital scale for soap making?

Posted on May 29, 2016 by Tes

This Electronic Scale is a great one for soap making, measures accurately and is large enough. Cuisinart KML-KO3B Precision Chef Bowl Electronic Kitchen Scale Accurate measurements are a must in soap-making Using a good scale is very important.  

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