When castor oil is added to your soap recipe it will give your soap a wonderful lather. You will often see Castor Oil as an ingredient in shaving soaps and shampoo bars for this reason.
I use castor oil in my shaving soaps and shampoo bars for this reason. It gives the shaving soap a rich creamy lather like no other, and the shampoo bars lather up just like other shampoos. Continue reading
When you add coconut oil to your list of soap making oils, you are adding special qualities that not every soap making oil has. Coconut oil will make a harder, better cleansing bar with fluffy lather. Usually this oil would be combined with other oils such as olive, palm, soy, castor and canola. This oil will definitely add nice big bubbles, even in salt water. Later we will get into Coconut Oil and Health Benefits, because there are too many not to ignore. Continue reading
Product: Escali 136DK Alimento Digital Scale 
Price: $89.99
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Product Dimensions:
Height: 3.75 inches
Width: 7.25 inches
Depth: 9.75 inches
This scale is excellent for weighing oils for soap making, it has a removable stainless-steel platform that is easy to clean. The Escali scale holds ups to 13 pounds and has a big display with easy-touch buttons. Continue reading
The Hemp Plant has been an important part of humankind for thousands of years. Continue reading
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.
Plants, spices, seeds and herbs can all be used for their colorants. Some plant based colors are more stable than others, and some may bother the skin or stain clothing, so make sure you find out how stable the color is before using it. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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 making. I’ve also at times found soap making supplies at garage sales or second hand stores. Continue reading
Getting an accurate temperature is a very important part in soap making. It can mean the difference between having your soap turn out well, or having to throw it all away.
Here is a little information about the two different types of thermometers for soap making. Continue reading
Using a good scale is very important. Continue reading
