Category Archives: Making Soaps

In order to make soap, fatty acids have to be mixed with an alkali and heated in water. Oils such as fat and butter are made up of fatty acids. There are a variety of oils that make up these … Continue reading →

Essential Oils vs Fragrance Oils Are all scents the same? No they are not, so what to Scent soap with? Fragrance or Essential Oils.  Essential Oils vs Fragrance Oils. Fragrance Oils are a mixture of some natural and some synthetic oils … Continue reading →

What Colorant should I use? There are a few different options out there for coloring your soap.  As you read about them and learn you’ll be anxious to get started and may even find that I may have missed a … Continue reading →

Melt and Pour Soap Now I know this site is suppose to be about Cold Process Soap making, but I wanted to touch on Melt and Pour or Glycerin Soap.

Sodium Hydroxide Soap Making  Also known as lye, NaOH, or caustic soda, and a must-have for making soap Lye or sodium hydroxide for soap making (or NaOH), is needed for cold-process soap, and making cold-process soap is what this website … Continue reading →

Soap Making Supplies Before you begin to make soap start gathering up some soap making supplies, this doesn’t have to be an expensive.  When I first started I used many things that I found around the house. I am sure … Continue reading →