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…
Category: Making Soaps
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.
Properties of Soap Making Oils
Properties of Soap Making Oils Understanding Hard and Soft Oils for Better Soap Bars Each oil used in soap making brings its own unique characteristics — from lather quality to hardness and conditioning benefits. Finding the right blend of oils is key to crafting a bar of soap that cleanses well, feels luxurious, and lasts…
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 chemical there are alternative ways to make a beautiful bar of soap.
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 aspect about your handmade natural soap is to get the chemistry right. If you don’t…