Category Archives: Making Soaps

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.

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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 … Continue reading

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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 … Continue reading

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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. … Continue reading

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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.

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Properties of Soap Making Oils

Properties of Soap Making Oils Soap Making oils have their own characteristics the differences are in the lather, hardness and properties of the oils.  It is important in soap making to get the right combination of oils in order to … Continue reading

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How to make soap without lye – is it possible?

How to make soap without lye Really there is no true lye free soap, because at some point or another lye has been used to create the saponification process.  For those who don’t want to work with this potentially dangerous … Continue reading

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Soap and PH – how to test your ph levels

Soap and PH Levels It’s relatively easy to test the ph levels of your soap. Testing the ph level of your homemade soap is important to make sure it is safe to use. Soap and Ph – the most important … Continue reading

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Naming your Soap Company – what is a good name?

So you have decided to start your own soap company and now you need a name.

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Sea Salt in Soap

Sea Salt in Soap There seems to be a growing popularity of sea salt in soap. There are many different sea salts you can use and certainly the salts have wonderful benefits to our skin.

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