Making Soap from Scratch - A Blog about Making Soap

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Making Soap from Scratch

Making soap can not only be a very satisfying pastime which allows you to exercise your creativity, but it can also improve your families health and the state of your budget!

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Using Lye for Soap Making

The thought of using lye for soap making is a bit scary for some new soapers. Lye is commonly known in Australia as Caustic Soda, and it has a well deserved reputation as a dangerous chemical.

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Soap Making Ideas

When you are just starting out with soap making, ideas are plentiful but quite often you are really unsure whether you can actually put those ideas into practice. When I first started making soap, I certainly could have done with a few ideas borrowed from more experienced soapers!

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Soap Making Software

Soap making software is a very useful tool if you want to create your own soap recipes as the software takes care of all of the calculations for you

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Soap Making Safety Equipment

Making soap from scratch is perfectly safe, providing you handle your chemicals carefully and take a few safety precautions, like using some basic soap making safety equipment.

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Soap Making Equipment

As you will be working with chemicals, your soap making equipment should be made of stainless steel, glass (pyrex) or unchipped enamel, or you might just experience some unexpected results from your soap making efforts!

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Soap Making Entrepreneur

This is not your typical sales page. Although you will come across several opportunities to order 'Soap Making Entrepreneur' as you scroll down the page, DO NOT BUY IT unless you seriously want to start a soap making business.

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Soap Making Business

Would you like to turn your hobby into a soap making business?

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Making Laundry Soap

Making laundry soap is not only cost effective, it can also be a lot of fun!

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Soap Making Books

If you are considering making soap from scratch, investing a bit of cash in some good soap making books is a really good idea!

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The Everything Soapmaking Book

If you are just starting out as a soap maker, and you are looking for reference material The Everything Soapmaking Book would be a good choice.

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Soap Making Supplies

On this page I have listed most of the online soap making supplies stores that I have found by reading my soap making books, talking to other soap makers and by searching web and trying them out with a small purchase.

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Melt and Pour Soap Making

If you want your soap making to be a family activity, melt and pour soap making is probably the best method for you. Basically for melt and pour you buy a prepared soap base, which is melted before you add any additional ingredients to make your soap unique.

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Castile Soap Recipes

Castile soap recipes do produce lovely soaps, but they can be a bit tricky as the batch will take a long time to trace and the cured bars can often be just a touch too soft. In English speaking countries the term 'Castile Soap' is generally used to describe soaps made exclusively from vegetable oils, but some soap makers use the term to describe soaps made using Olive Oil only with no other fats or oils in the mix.

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Glycerine Soap Recipes

Glycerine soap recipes are similar to recipes for opaque soaps except there are a few additional ingredients and quite a few extra steps in the soap making process. Solvents and or sugars are added in a specific way to turn your opaque soap mixture to a clear or transparent batch of soap.

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