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“Why make homemade soap when it is so inexpensive to buy?” asked my friend? She assumed that I would make the soap as I was frugal and always wished to save money where I can. However that was not my reason for taking up this slightly messy pastime.
There is an increasing interest in how to [...]

Most people who make homemade soap these days are concerned with the safety of the products they put on their skin, although there are many in the US for whom it is an enjoyable craft, rather than a health issue.
Soap purchased from a store is made in commercial factories. The ingredients are both unpronounceable and [...]

Many, perhaps most, who make homemade soap have no idea of the chemistry of what they are doing. We want to turn the ingredients into soap, to saponify in technical terms. I can see some friends roll their eyes and think, well, doh! However they are missing the point and that is: soap making IS [...]

When I make homemade soap I love both to use it for myself and to give it as a gift. My friends have been delighted with the gifts of soap, some have bought extra from me and a few have recommended I make it into a full time business. I thought about the idea seriously [...]

Blogs by their nature usually have their latest information at the top of the page and so when reading how to make homemade soap the early information about what a trace was occurred in earlier posts so I never saw it.. I had to search to find out just what the word trace meant in [...]

“My soap crumbled when I tried to take it out of the mold,” complained a friend who was new to soapmaking. “I followed the recipe so carefully.” I wondered if that was the case. It is very easy to make simple mistakes when you make homemade soap. The same is the case in cooking. It [...]

“Come and start to make homemade soap. Use the tools you have at home. Just get your ingredients from us and use our recipes. It is so simple to do.” Such was the sales pitch from the shop person. While her statements might be true for some people it would not be true for a [...]

There is a great satisfaction when you make homemade soap. Most soap makers have a distinct preference about having scent or no scent when they use it for themselves. Of course there are also those who want to try making soap from every different type of fat and oil and mixtures of fats and oils [...]

“Come and start to make homemade soap. Use the tools you have at home. Just get your ingredients from us and use our recipes. It is so simple to do.” Such was the sales pitch from the shop person. While her statements might be true for some people it would not be true for a [...]

“My soap crumbled when I tried to take it out of the mold,” complained a friend who was new to soapmaking. “I followed the recipe so carefully.” I wondered if that was the case. It is very easy to make simple mistakes when you make homemade soap. The same is the case in cooking. It [...]