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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 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 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…
So you have decided to start your own soap company and now you need a name.
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.
Most soap makers will have a library of books and DVD’s from when they first started making soap. I have quite a few, and some I still refer to. If you are like me, I prefer to read a book, make notes and highlight the important parts. So for me it is important to have…
Interest in soap making or making your own is becoming increasingly popular within the last few years. Wonderful skin friendly soaps are being made and sold by soap specialists who mix vegetable oils, essential oils, herbs and/or botanicals and clays to create these incredible moisturizing bars.
Beeswax vs Paraffin, which is better and safer? Both are natural but both are not safe….
Labeling Eco-Friendly what does it mean and what are the guidelines? Eco-friendly labeling is about designating environmentally friendly products, as known as green and nature friendly, and are all synonyms used to refer to good sand services considered to inflict minimal or no harm on the environment.
Organic, Natural and the Guidelines The labelling rules for organic and natural products do vary depending on the country you are living in.