Black Soap (Charcoal Soap) It sounds bizarre, but activated charcoal is used in natural soaps and cleansers all over the world and has a number of different benefits. It has been used for thousands of years by many cultures. Most notably, the ancient Egyptians used activated charcoal in poultices to keep wounds clean and free…
Category: Making Soaps
Soap Making Recipes
Over the years, I have created many soap recipes some worked well others were to soft or to hard so I always went back to my basic few. Here are 5 of the basic recipes I use when making my soap.
Beer Soap Benefits – Beer Soap Recipe
I had never thought about making Beer soap until a microbrewery in our area approached me…. and to my surprise, it has become one of my favorite soaps, and the beer soap benefits are so good…..who would have thought washing with beer soap would be so good. So..what is beer soap made out of? Well,…
Proper storage of the Natural and Handmade Soaps
It’s important to keep Natural and handmade soaps stored in a cool, dry space away from and moisture, direct heat or sunlight. Storing your Soap After your purchase of handmade soap it should be stored in a container that will allow the soap to breath, handmade soaps retain the natural glycerin which may cause the soap…
How to make soap from coconut oil
Coconut oil for making cold process soap AND getting all those bubbles Coconut Oil for making cold process soap adds special qualities that not every carrier oil has.
Color Homemade Soap – Is color bad for you?
Soap Color Options Oxides and Ultramarines Sometimes natural is not always the best thing. These colors are not technically natural, since they are a manufactured product; they do however duplicate natural occurring minerals and are produced for their purity.
Best Soap Calculator
Lye Soap Calculator Calculating your oils, lyes and the size of the mold needed when making your own soap needs to be pretty accurate for your soap to turn out well. There are some really good online calculators. I have used Majestic Mountain Sage Lye Soap Calculator for a long time and I think it…
Sodium Lactate and Soap
What is Sodium Lactate Sodium Lactate is the salt of lactic acid, it is produced by fermenting a sugar source such as corn or beets. It is a liquid but also comes in powder form as well where it is often used as a preservative in food.
Soap Making Problems – troubleshooting soap making
Soap making Problems Lye Heavy Soap – adding too much lye to your recipe will leave you with a bar that can irritate the skin and should not be sold. Lye heavy soap will feel dry and can be crumbly. Checking your soaps ph will let you know for sure if it is heavy in…
Hot Process Soap Making Instructions
Hot Process Soap Making Instructions When making soap the Hot Process way you are adding external heat after the oils and lye solution have been mixed and come to trace.