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Ready to get started making custom handmade soaps? Gather the tools and ingredients you'll need and pick a fun project.
Soap Making Basics - Getting Started Making Hand Made Soap
Want to make your own hand made soaps, but just a beginner? Start here for a quick primer in soap making - A great overview of the methods commonly used, what it takes to get started, and why you'd want to make your own soap in the first place.
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."
Melt and Pour Soap Making Videos
Melt and pour soap making is a really easy way to get started making your own custom homemade soap. But sometimes seeing it done helps to understand the "how-to" a bit better. That's why we've collected these melt and pour soap making videos for you. Along with the full step by step instructions on the site, they should be a great primer to get you started making your own soap in no time.
Tools and Equipment Needed to Start Making Cold Process Soap
Ready to try your hand at Cold Process soap? The tools and equipment you'll need are not complicated or hard to find. Put your shopping list together and let's get cooking!
Using Natural Colorants in Soap Making
Natural colorants in soap making don't have to be boring and muted. Many plant materials, spices and herbs give lovely colors to your soap.
Soap Recipe Calculator
Calculate the oils, lye and fragrance for any size mold and any combination of oils. Also gives qualities of individual oils and the qualities that will your particular combination of oils will impart to your soap.
How Soap Cleans
Simple experiment demonstrates how soap cleans.
How Soap Floats Your Boat
Demonstration of how soap breaks surface tension
What is Soap?
Soap is much more than just a block of white stuff in your shower. It's the result of a complex chemical reaction.

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