Basic Instructions
Customize your Own Soap Base
How to customize plain soap base to create butter, clay, oatmeal, opaque and milk soap base
Equipment Used To Make Cold Process and Hot Process Soaps
Important equipment and tools used to make cold and hot process soap.
Everyday junk that can be used as soap molds
List of containers normally found around the house that were never intended as soap molds but can be used as such.
How to Layer melt and Pour Soap
Directions on how to layer Melt and Pour Soap
How To Make Cold Process Soap
Complete directions for making cold process soap, including sources for supplies -- lye, base oils, fragrance oils, essential oils, natural colorants and herbs.
How To Make Embedded Soaps
Embedded soaps are really neat and really dress up a bar! Find out how to make those soaps...
How to make Hot Process in the Oven Soap
How to make hot process in the oven soap. Directions and recipe
How to make hot process liquid soap
Instructions on how to make liquid hot process soap.
How to make natural laundry soap
Make it instructions make natural, chemical free laundry soap
How to make rebatched soap
Rebatched soap is a method of soapmaking that takes advantage of leftover soap pieces, remelting them and adding ingredients to make a more luxurious type of soap.
How to make soap
Learn how to make natural cold process soap, hot process soap and melt and pour soap. Detailed instructions and recipes.
How to prevent mistakes in soap making
Some tips on preventing mistakes when making soap.
In the mold hot proces soap tutorial
How to make in the mold hot process soap. Need natural handmade soap in a pinch? Then this is the type of soap you should be making. It has the look of cold process soap minus weeks of waiting for the soap to cure.
Make Bath Bombs
Bath Bombs are easy to make and make great gifts. Basic Bath Bomb recipe,tools needed as well as list of sources for supplies.
Making Lotions and Creams
Basic preparation for making lotions and creams
Popular Techniques in Soap Making
A look into several popular techniques in soap making -- including some advantages and disadvantages of each one.
Preparing Your Kitchen for Soaping
How to prepare your kitchen for safe soap and/or cosmetic making
Safe Soaping
Tips and reminders that are hepful in making safe soap.
Safety when working with Potassium Hydroxide
Potassium hydroxide is even more dangerous to work with than lye (sodium hydroxide). How to protect yourself when using KOH to create liquid soap.
Scams aimed at soapmakers
Some scams aimed at soap makers along with some advice on how to avoid being scammed.
Soap Making Classes in the USA and Abroad
A list of soap making classes available in the USA, Canada and Abroad
Soap Making in the Tropics
Soap making in the tropics poses many challenges - and many rewards. Here is a rundown of things to be aware of when manufacturing natural soaps in paradise.
Soaping Safely
There's no reason to be afraid of soap making. All you have to do is be properly prepared.
Soapmaking Abbreviations
The most commonly used soapmaking abbreviations.
Some of the best natural soap kits
Soap kits makes soapmaking easy for the beginner soap maker.
The Easiest Soap Recipe
The easiest soap recipe for beginners is made from Crisco(trademark) oil. This recipe is perfect for the new soap maker as most of the ingredients are easily obtainable at the local grocery store or made using the materials you have at home.
The Truth About Lye
Curious about lye in soapmaking? Learn more about lye and answer the age old question -- Does this soap contain lye?
Tips for making melt and pour soaps
Tips that will save time and errors in melt and pour soap making.
Use Sodium Lactate to make a hard bar of soap
Using sodium lactate to make firmer soaps
Water is important in soapmaking
Water plays an importat part in soapmaking. It is the medium through which the chemical process of soap making occurs. Understanding why, and the amount of water to use will enable you to speed or slow the drying of soap bars as well as prevent seizing during the tracing process.
What to do with leftover soap scraps
Most folks who make soaps regularly have leftover soap scraps. These are the pieces of soap left over after cutting soap bars
Why superfat soap?
What is superfatting? And why should you superfat soap. Superfatting soap produces a more moisturizing soap and decreases the pH in the final soap making it more gentle to skin.
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