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 fatty acids, but each has their own molecular makeup so vegetable or animal fat?
Category: Making Soaps
Essential Oils vs Fragrance Oils
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 and essential oils are oils that have been extracted from plants.
Bar Soap – Healthy, Natural, Safe – That’s the question
Are all natural bars of soap what they say there are? Is your bar soap – healthy, natural, safe? Let’s find out. I came across a shampoo bar that Lush sells, now I know many people
Soap Coloring Ideas, hmmm what to color this soap with?
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 few as you come up with your own soap coloring ideas. Plant Based Colors Plants,…
Melt and Pour Soap
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.
Lye Soap Making
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 is about. Lye is also known as caustic soda, it is a caustic metallic base.
Handmade Soap Making Supplies
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 you to will find some things in your home that you can use for soap…