Soap and Water Hard and Soft Water A nice bar of soap will lather well with hard or soft water, but soap does lather way better in soft water.
Category: Making Soaps
Shrink Wrap Soap – should you shrink wrap your soap?
Shrink Wrap Soap Lately I have had a few people asking me about shrink wrapping their soap, I guess one of the benefits to this is that people will not touch the soap, put it to their noses when smelling it (that one always drives me nuts) but is wrapping it in shrink wrap good…
Natural soap labels
Making your own soap labels DYI Soap Labels Ideas for labelling and presenting your Natural Soap There are many creative ways to wrap and label you soap.
Homemade Soap Ingredients…and where to find them
Finding Handmade Soap Ingredients Kit are available for the crafter starting out making soap. These kits supply everything you need to make a few bars of soap, the oils, scents and colors are all included. You can get these through soap supply stores or even on-line through E-bay or Amazon. House of Crafts Organic Soap Making Kit…
Soapwort – also known as Bouncing Betty
The soapwort in my rock garden is starting to flower. This is one of my favorite flowers, not only is it beautiful and flowers from June to September, but it has many uses. Soapwort (Saponaria) has been know for thousands of years for its ability to produce a soap like lather when crushed in water….
Wholesale Handmade Soap or Sell it yourself?
How to Sell Homemade Soap Soap Price – finding the right price When learning how to sell homemade soap the right price is key. First you will want to find out how much each bar or soap costs to make, this will help to determine what you can wholesale your soap for as well as…
How to Color Soap – Spices, Herbs, Plant Oils
How to color soap naturally Natural colorants are amazing, but it takes time to get the process down and figure out what color you are going to get. With natural ingredients you’ll find that a red color you have produced with infusions looks wonderful, but that color can change and look very different when mixed…
Natural Soap Making – so you want to start making your own soap
Make Natural Soap Bars Natural Soap making can be a fun hobby, but I have to warn you it can be very addictive as well. I started making soap for myself a long time ago and found there were so many colors and scents to play with that soon I had more soap than my…
Soap Making Terms
Have you ever been confused by the many soap making terms and abbreviations that are mentioned on websites or in recipes. Well here is a pretty good list of abbreviations and terms to help you through.
Directions to make soap
Suffering from Eczema most of my life I began making my own soap when I was in my twenties. It took a long time of testing and trying before I came up with some recipes that really worked well for me. Natural soap recipes are by far the best! Soap made with skin loving oils…