Making Soap from Scratch - A Blog about Making Soap

Making Soap from Scratch

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:21:44 GMT

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!

Using Lye for Soap Making

Wed, 14 Sep 2011 13:06:24 GMT

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.

Soap Making Ideas

Wed, 14 Sep 2011 07:25:35 GMT

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!

Soap Making Software

Sun, 17 Jul 2011 06:17:33 GMT

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

Soap Making Safety Equipment

Sun, 17 Jul 2011 05:42:05 GMT

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.

Soap Making Equipment

Sun, 17 Jul 2011 05:28:36 GMT

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!

Soap Making Entrepreneur

Fri, 15 Jul 2011 10:07:20 GMT

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.

Soap Making Business

Fri, 15 Jul 2011 09:45:42 GMT

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

Making Laundry Soap

Fri, 15 Jul 2011 09:03:25 GMT

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

Soap Making Books

Sun, 10 Jul 2011 03:34:52 GMT

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

The Everything Soapmaking Book

Sun, 10 Jul 2011 03:24:11 GMT

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.

Soap Making Supplies

Wed, 06 Jul 2011 14:05:05 GMT

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.

Melt and Pour Soap Making

Wed, 06 Jul 2011 13:53:10 GMT

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.

Castile Soap Recipes

Wed, 06 Jul 2011 13:43:22 GMT

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.

Glycerine Soap Recipes

Wed, 06 Jul 2011 13:24:29 GMT

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.

Making Homemade Glycerine Soap

Wed, 06 Jul 2011 12:51:35 GMT

Although all homemade soaps contain glycerin, when most soap makers are talking about making homemade glycerine soap what they actually mean is making transparent soap.

Carrier Oils

Wed, 06 Jul 2011 12:25:35 GMT

One of main ingredients used to make hand made soap are carrier oils. The most commonly used oils in soap making are Olive Oil, Coconut Oil and Palm Oil, but these oils are not your only choices.

Basic Soap Recipes

Wed, 06 Jul 2011 12:01:45 GMT

This is the type of soap I make most often. The beauty of basic soap recipes is that you can change your soap very easily by varying the fragance and color or by adding additional ingredients after trace to change the texture of your soap.

Contact Page

Tue, 05 Jul 2011 14:26:30 GMT

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Cold Process Soap Making Method

Tue, 05 Jul 2011 14:00:59 GMT

Cold process soap making is one of the methods for making soap from scratch. Although the various ingredients in your soap are much easier to obtain these days - we no longer have to save and process the ashes from our wood fires to make lye or render our own animal fats, we just make a quick trip to the local supermarket - the method for actually making the soap is basically the same as that used by our ancestors.

Rebatching Soap

Tue, 05 Jul 2011 13:40:03 GMT

Rebatching soap is a method of 'remaking your soap'. Basically you grind up existing bars of soap, adding water or milk and reblend before decanting into molds. This soap making method is good one for sharing with your kids

Soap Making Ingredients

Tue, 05 Jul 2011 13:19:02 GMT

You will probably find that many of the soap making ingredients you will use to make your handmade soaps will already be in your pantry. Soap is made by mixing fats, oils and a reactive agent. Selecting the right mix of ingredients (in the right proportions) can be the difference between success and failure.

Soap Making Methods

Tue, 05 Jul 2011 12:00:22 GMT

There are four basic soap making methods, although died in the wool soap makers think of a couple of them as cheating and as a result do not count them! Serious soap makers will use either the cold process or hot process for making their soap, but melt and pour and rebatching are viable alternatives for beginners.

Soap Making Safety Tips

Tue, 05 Jul 2011 11:52:46 GMT

Please read through these Soap Making Safety Tips before you start measuring out your ingredients, it might be boring but believe me it is for your own good!

Soap Making Troubleshooting

Tue, 05 Jul 2011 11:32:34 GMT

One of the nice things about making soap is that a disaster does not have to stay that way. With these soap making troubleshooting tips you will be well on your way to rescuing that less than perfect batch!

Types of Handmade Soap

Tue, 05 Jul 2011 09:40:19 GMT

Making handmade soap is an interesting if sometimes frustrating hobby, and as you begin the learning process you will find that soap is not just soap! You make many different types of handmade soap depending on the soap making methods you use and the extra ingredients you add to your soap mixture.

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Tue, 05 Jul 2011 09:15:08 GMT

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