Professional recipes and advice about everything soap!
Have you ever wondered what gets packed into your soap bar? It’s like a trip through a mini chem lab! Regarding soap, the main players in the game are fats, oils, and all kinds of lye. The dance between these ingredients kickstarts a process called saponification, which is basically the scientific way of saying ‘We…
If you’re looking for reliable soap making recipes — from beginner cold process formulas to specialty bars — you’re in the right place. Over the years, I’ve tested and refined dozens of recipes. Some were too soft. Some cracked. Some didn’t last in the shower. Eventually, I narrowed everything down to dependable formulas that create…
If you are interested in making your own homemade soap but are not really sure if you are ready to jump into it. Some really good soap-making kits can help you get started. Making soap Making soap can be an expensive hobby, but if you want to turn it into a business it may not…
These are the best soap boxes for packaging handmade soap. Customers can still see and smell your soap without touching it.
Know the temperature at which soapmaking oils can become combustible or flammable and will burn when coming in contact with a spark
How much water is in the soap recipe? You have your oils all picked out and are creating your first recipe! Now you are wondering about the water/lye mix. How do I find out how much water to add the lye to? Does it have to be exact? The addition of water is a little…
The cost of making your own soap How much it costs to make soap depends on the ingredients you are using and where you are purchasing those ingredients.
What is superfatting soap Superfatting soap is done to make the soap more moisturizing. To superfat you would add additional oil to your recipe at the trace stage, by doing this the oil will not get saponified and will free float in the soap, giving a more moisturizing and gentle bar of soap.
Rendering Fat Grandma’s Lye Soap was made with rendered fat; this fat would have come from goat, beef, pork or lamb. When making soap with animal fats; the fats will need to be purified first. This is done by rendering the fat, and it’s usually done when there are cooler temperatures outside. Late fall or…
Reuse/Recycle small soap pieces or use up old soap bars When making and cutting soap you are sure to end up with all kinds of soap ends. Some ways to recycle bar soap pieces would be to grate them up and make laundry soap, put them in soap saver bags, cut them up and add…