Cold Process Soap Making
Ready to get started making some real soap? Gather your equipment, ingredients, and your great idea and let's make some soap!
How Creating a Soap Recipe is a Lot Like Making Banana Bread
How is creating a soap recipe like adjusting a banana bread recipe?
How is creating a soap recipe like adjusting a banana bread recipe?
Cold Process Soap Making - Step By Step
Step by step instructions to make cold process soap
Step by step instructions to make cold process soap
Creating a Basic Soap Recipe
Create your own soap recipe from scratch - balance your oils and get exactly the results you want.
Create your own soap recipe from scratch - balance your oils and get exactly the results you want.
Cold Process Soap Making Videos
An extra bit of "how to" to get you started, along with the full instructions in the written step-by-step instructions on the site - videos of soap making, lye making and the elusive "trace."
An extra bit of "how to" to get you started, along with the full instructions in the written step-by-step instructions on the site - videos of soap making, lye making and the elusive "trace."
Making Soap with Milks (Goat's, Coconut, Buttermilk)
You're not limited to just using distilled water in your soap making. Many soapers make soap with goat's milk, coconut milk, or even buttermilk. Making the lye solution for your soap is a bit more tricky though. Follow these steps to get the best results.
You're not limited to just using distilled water in your soap making. Many soapers make soap with goat's milk, coconut milk, or even buttermilk. Making the lye solution for your soap is a bit more tricky though. Follow these steps to get the best results.
Making Soap with Liquids Other than Water
You're not limited to just using distilled water in your soap making. Many soapers make soap with goat's milk, coconut milk, coffee, tea or even beer. Making the lye solution for your soap is a bit more tricky though.
You're not limited to just using distilled water in your soap making. Many soapers make soap with goat's milk, coconut milk, coffee, tea or even beer. Making the lye solution for your soap is a bit more tricky though.
Goat's Milk Soap
Instructions for making goat's milk soap with either liquid or powdered goat's milk soap
Instructions for making goat's milk soap with either liquid or powdered goat's milk soap
Whipped Soap
Step by step instructions to make whipped soap - room temperature cold process soap
Step by step instructions to make whipped soap - room temperature cold process soap
Soap Making Sources for Lye - Where to Buy Lye for Soap Making
Without lye, there is no soap. But the most common supplier for home-based soap makers, Red Devil, has been discontinued. Here are some places you can get it.
Without lye, there is no soap. But the most common supplier for home-based soap makers, Red Devil, has been discontinued. Here are some places you can get it.
How To Make an Herbal Oil Infusion for Soap Making
Directions on How To Make an Herbal Oil Infusion for Soap Making
Directions on How To Make an Herbal Oil Infusion for Soap Making
Measurements vs Percentages in Soap Making
It is important to use percentages rather than measurements in cold process soap making. It allows you to scale your recipe to any size as well as understand the proportions of each oil in the recipe.
It is important to use percentages rather than measurements in cold process soap making. It allows you to scale your recipe to any size as well as understand the proportions of each oil in the recipe.
How to Superfat Your Cold Process Soap Recipes
Superfatting cold process soap recipes is common - it adds extra moisturizing qualities and gives you a fudge factor.
Superfatting cold process soap recipes is common - it adds extra moisturizing qualities and gives you a fudge factor.
Make a Lye Solution for Cold Process Soap
Step by step instructions to safely make a lye-water solution for use in making cold process soap
Step by step instructions to safely make a lye-water solution for use in making cold process soap
Using Flower Petals in Soap
Using flower petals in your soap making recipes can yield wonderful results but beware - using flower petals in cold process soap turns the flowers black or brown - proper usage of flowers in cold process soap making
Using flower petals in your soap making recipes can yield wonderful results but beware - using flower petals in cold process soap turns the flowers black or brown - proper usage of flowers in cold process soap making