If you’re just getting into cold process soap making, exploring additives is one of the best ways to customize your bars and make them truly unique. From silky goat milk to earthy clays or even a swirl of honey, the number of possibilities can feel almost endless. Over the years I’ve experimented with many different…
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Cold Process Soap Making: A Beginner’s Guide
Cold Process Soap Making: A Beginner’s Guide to Making Soap From Scratch Making soap from scratch may seem intimidating at first, but cold process soap making is one of the most rewarding skills you can learn. It blends creativity with chemistry and gives you complete control over every ingredient that touches your skin — which…
Grape Seed Oil: Nature’s Lightweight Secret for Skin, Hair & Soap Making
A Time-Tested Beauty Oil For centuries, grape seed oil has been treasured for its gentle touch and powerful benefits. Extracted from the tiny seeds left over after winemaking, this light, golden oil was once a beauty secret of ancient Mediterranean cultures. Today, it’s one of the most versatile oils used in natural skincare, hair treatments,…
Trade shows
Ready to do a Trade Show If you are ready to take your soap-making business to the next level, looking into a gift show or trade show may be the next step. Trade shows can be a big investment for a small soap-making company, but the financial returns can be great. Trade shows have thousands…
Gardener Hand Soap Recipe
Gardener Hand Soap Recipe This recipe is the perfect soap for the most avid gardeners. Made with 100% natural oils, a natural exfoliant, and essential oils picked out, especially for those gardening hands. I love gardening and don’t like to wear gloves, one reason is that I can never find a pair that will fit…
Grocery Store Soap Recipe
Grocery Store Soap Recipe I’m calling this soap the Grocery Store Soap Recipe because everything you need for this recipe can be bought at the grocery store. This is a great recipe for the person who is just starting out with soap making or just wants to make a small batch of soap for Christmas…
Rendering Fat for Soap
Rendering Fat Grandma’s Lye Soap was made with rendered fat; this fat would have come from goat, beef, pork or lamb. When making soap with animal fats; the fats will need to be purified first. This is done by rendering the fat, and it’s usually done when there are cooler temperatures outside. Late fall or…
Best Shampoo Bars – Natural Shampoo Bars
Natural Shampoo Bars: Benefits, Best Ingredients, and How to Use Them Natural shampoo bars have become increasingly popular over the last few years, and honestly, it’s easy to see why. These solid bars are simple, long-lasting, eco-friendly, and made with nourishing oils that can leave your hair and scalp feeling clean without relying on harsh…
Soap Making Books – These books will get you started
The top three soap-making books The selection of soap-making books are the market is many, I have a few books, but the following are the ones I like the best, some books are just so good you keep them around forever. I have these three books and the pages are soaked with oil and warn…
Clay in Soap – and much more
Adding Clay to your soap is a great way to color your soap naturally or make special purpose soaps. Clays come in different colors and are a great natural way to color your soap. These clays are not limited to coloring your soap, some of them have wonderful minerals that can be used to benefit…