This Cold process soap making guide, tool of the craft article is here to give you that understanding of the basics needed to make cold process soap. The most commonly asked question in soap making is how to make soap. Various types of soap but the key to making any type of soap is to understand the tools of the…
How to make cold process soap?
Combine vegetable or animal based fats with lye dissolved into water called lye water then pour this combined mixture into a mold and let it solidify into soap.
The problem with skincare products is that they are not always made for various skin types. Using a skincare product that is not meant for your skin will definitely make your skin worse.
Lignum – Artisan Handmade Soap The Birth Idea behind Bahamas Candle and Soap, Lignum Artisan Handmade Soap. I’m sitting in a local food place waiting on my food order when I over hear three men having conversation on the topic of national symbols. One young man in particular stated that the Lignum Vitae is the national Tree but no…
Exuma – The Inspired Collection I had heard about the waters of this magical place from many persons foreign and local. You must go to Exuma to take pictures they say, its the clearest waters you will ever see. I’ve heard over exaggeration many times before so I took their stories with a literal grain of salt. I was soon…
What makes olive oil in soap so important? This was my first question when i began looking up recopies to make soap. Apparently its usually one of the most widely used oil for handmade and natural soaps. As I soon found out from making my own soaps and testing them out, Olive oil has some interesting benefits to the soap and the…
Ok I’m going to keep this simple. There are many many reasons you should actually throw away your cheap commercial soap and switch over to handmade soaps but I will list just 6. If you haven’t read what commercial soap is or how its made you should take a look at those articles . What is Commercial Soap – How…
You know that itchy feeling you get after taking a shower? Sometimes it major sometimes it mild, but you know it. I remember the story that I got from a customer asking about using handmade soaps vs regular soap for her skin. Apparently using regular soaps made her skin itch so she had to purchase soap for sensitive skin. Soaps…
Every time I meet or talk to someone new about handmade soaps, at craft shows or via social media but most often face to face. There is one question that always comes up. What is this soap good for? I get it soap is soap but not really, especially when the price of the soap goes over $2.00 it becomes…
When I first heard about making soap, I started to hear the bad talking about commercial soap. Not wanting to look as if I was silly I didn’t fully understand what was meant by commercial soap but I also never asked what it was. At any soap making class or forum you find out sooner or later what is meant…
Using handmade soaps can have more benefits than you may know, one being that your skin will thank you for the moisture, but how do you make handmade soap last longer? However we have found that many persons state that their handmade soaps don’t last as long as their commercial soaps. Well this may be true mainly because most persons…
Essential Oil vs Fragrance Oil in handmade products, Which should you choose? Essential Oils and Fragrance Oils both add an aroma to soaps but both are not equal. To simplify the explanation, Essential oils are natural oils taken from plants that have their own scent, while fragrance oils are often synthetic scents and made in a lab. Because of the…
Why I gave up using Commercial Soap pt 2 While surfing on facebook a little add about making your own soap was being displayed. It was perfect, I can make my own soap and make soaps that are suited to my skin type that wont dry me out nor add too much oil like other commercial soaps. Eventually I was…
I have always been an active person for most of my life, being active means that I sweat a bit more than the average person… intentionally. This meant I took frequent showers to keep my skin clean and make sure I don’t give off any body odor. This is about the time I was introduced to handmade soap and I…
I remember the first few soaps I ever made, an exiting time to try new recipes and see what I can do. Experimenting with color and additives all in the attempt to better my skills but also build up some experience. I ran into a problem with soaps in that they came out with some sort of white film on…
