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A beginner-friendly guide to accurate, confident cold process soap making Using a soap lye calculator is one of the most important safety steps in soap making. Whether you’re brand new or refining your recipes, a lye calculator ensures the correct amount of sodium hydroxide (NaOH) is used so your soap is safe, balanced, and skin-friendly….
Rosemary Essential Oil: Benefits, Uses, and Precautions Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) is a perennial herb native to the Mediterranean region. Known for its needle-like leaves and clusters of small flowers that range from white and pink to blue and purple, rosemary is hardy, drought-tolerant, and naturally pest-resistant. It takes approximately 200 pounds of rosemary leaves to…
Curiosity about crafting your very own soap is on the rise, and I’m here to help you navigate the fragrant world of essential oils. It’s not just about concocting a cleaning bar; it’s about the experience, the aroma, and the many perks that come with it. What exactly are essential oils? They are potent plant…
I just love this Soap Dish!! This soap dish is perfect for handmade soap that needs to drain you can find this one by clicking on the link. It is available in several colors.
I make hemp soap as well and tested all sorts of various scents. Perhaps if we stuck to one scent, a popular but different than others, I may have sold more. One of the things soap makers do is look on the internet for scent combinations to try. This is what I had done for…
What is trace and soap? Trace is the time when the saponification of the lye, water, and oils have become soap. It is at this stage when the soap base is thicker and doesn’t start to separate if you stop stirring. It will continue to get thicker from here on in. Now is also the…
Hello and welcome to my site! “Happy New Year! This morning I realized it’s been a few years since I started this website and I thought it is probably time to update my about me page…..this was written a few years ago. I guess that makes 20+ years of experience. I don’t do the markets…
One of the most important parts of making soap is safety, some of the safety supplies needed would be…
Know the temperature at which soapmaking oils can become combustible or flammable and will burn when coming in contact with a spark
Oregano is one of my most used herbs, it is a very hardy plant that is easy to grow and has many uses. Grow this plant and easily make your own oil.