Soap making is a great hobby. You can make various scents and textures just from the oils you use. However, there are plenty of oils out there that can turn your soap into a nightmare. When choosing a base oil to use, you will probably want to get a balance between cost vs. quality. I’ve ...
Scenting your handmade soaps is a matter of personal preference. If you are are making soaps for your own use, then you can decide to use either fragrance oils or essential oils based on what you like. If you are selling your soaps, consider your market. Essential oils are all natural plant essences. They can ...
If you’re in the soap making business and want to sell more soap, you need to discover the power of niche marketing. I have a friend who is an prolific soap maker. Every Saturday morning she awakened at 5:00 A.M. to make the long haul to the farmer’s market to sell her handmade soaps. She ...
Soap making can be fun, healthy, and rejuvenating. Natural soap making eliminates the chemicals that are found in many store bought products. Often times store bought products claim that they can do wonders for your skin, however, many times customers end up with dry or oily skin as a result. Using natural products from the ...
OK, so we all recognize that hygiene and cleanliness is important. The medical and health professionals tell us that washing our hands regularly and thoroughly will drastically reduce our chances of getting sick. But with the advent of different types of soaps, such as soft soaps, foam soaps, and hand sanitizers, is there really one ...
Soap making hobbyists often experiment with different soap making oils and ingredients in order to discover what makes for the best soap bars possible. Different soap making oils have different properties that affect the outcome of a bar of soap. For example, some oils contribute to a harder bar, more lather, or more bubbles. Other ...
My previous article, Homemade Laundry Soap: The Real Scoop, extolled the virtues of making your own laundry soap. I still stand by that article, (and the recipe in it) but I’d like to give an update and an alternate method that I’ve discovered for making laundry soap. Many people find the preparation method to make ...
Soap-making is one of my favorite pastimes. I usually make soap during the winter because it makes me feel close to home and hearth. This is my favorite time to do any type of handcraft. The smell of the curing soap reminds me of the holidays and has become a personal tradition for me every ...
Essential oil soap making is not that difficult to do. In fact, you can make your own essential oil soap bars in less than 30 minutes! This article will explain to you what essential oils are used for, why they are great when used in soaps and will give you a basic recipe to follow ...
