Soap Making

Learn How To Make Soap

Soap Making Instructions, Tips & Resources

  • Cold Process Soap Making - A Unique Crafting Experience

    Learning how to make soap using the cold process soap making method is easy once you have the basic instructions laid out before you. Not only is it super simple, but it's an absolute blast as well! Soap making neatly combines science and art to create a unique crafting experience that I'm sure you will love.

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  • Making Glycerine (Melt & Pour) Soap - Easy to Follow Instructions Part 1

    There are no hard and fast rules in this type of soap making except to take care with the l temperature of your melted soap and the obvious safety precautions. The basics of soap making are very straight forward. Once you know the rules and you have gained confidence in handling the hot soap and your timing is right you can let your imagination run wild. You can make some very imaginative and stunning soaps.

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  • Soap Making Fun: Visual Cold Process Guide

    This step by step video guide will have you making high-end quality soap from the comfort of your own hom. There is not experience needed. This guide was developed for the absolute beginner. This visual guide will cover many of the frequently asked questions that beginner soap makers have including:

    - How to Safely Use Lye to Create Soap
    - Where to Get High Quality Oils
    - How to Shorten Process Time without Sacrificing Quality!
    - Leap Ahead of the Pack Using the Techniques of Professionals
    - And Much More!

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  • All About Soap Making: Basic Soap Making

    By Gary Everson

    Many areas of misunderstanding exist with regard to soap making. I am often asked "do I have to use lye?" "just how dangerous is lye?" and "will soap making save me money?" "can I really make soap and sell it for a profit?" these and many more questions arrive in my inbox on a daily basis, making it clear to me the extent of misinformation that exists where soap making is concerned.

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  • Making Soap - Without The Stinky Mess

    By Mike D Tucker

    When I think of making soap I always think of granny from the Beverly Hillbillies stirring up a big pot of Lye soap out back by the swimming hole. Well if you ever made your own soap at home it is sort of like that. I wanted to learn how to make soap so I read a book at our local library and decided to give it a try.

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  • Making Pure and Natural Soap at Home

    By Sarah Freeland

    Many herbs are the pure and natural ingredients in soap that are great for sensitive skin. When you have a bar of natural soap in your hand, you’ve finally found the product that will do wonders for your hard-to-manage skin. Natural soaps can help improve acne or any skin problems.

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  • Homemade Lye Soap

    By Sarah Freeland

    You can make your own lye soap at home; it’s really not hard to do. Soap is what you get, when you combine fat with some sort of caustic agent, using water as your catalyst. You won’t need anything exotic to make your own soap; most of the ingredients you need may be as close as your grocery store.

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  • Making Homemade Soap Is Easy!

    Soap - it has the ability to produce strong, lasting emotions in us, and this depends on its peculiar scent... charming aroma, or color. I clearly remember when my child was very young and loved a special soap bar with a little ducky inside - she would get it out at every bath time.

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  • Melt & Pour Glycerin Soapcrafting: What You Need to Know

    By Lisa Maliga

    Crafting melt & pour glycerin soap looks effortless and is the perfect gift to give any time of the year. Better yet, why not just start making and selling it?

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  • History of Soap Making

    By Rachael Wilson

    One of various interpretations of the history of soap making has it deriving from the Cree word Kanata, meaning something which is very neat or clean. How true. In 1977 we used half a billion pounds of cleaning products...

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  • How to Make Your Own Soap Favors for Weddings and Baby Showers

    By Criss White

    Want to make soap as a gift for your party guests? Here are some simple tips for making soap gifts and favors..

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  • Soap Making For Beginners – Melt And Pour Process

    By David Cushion

    As you will learn, soap making can be simple or complex. Some people enjoy the challenge of going all out professionally, which is fine. However, other people simply want to make soap for personal use or to give as an occasional gift...

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  • Creative Soap Crafts

    Soap is a craft that is fun and easy to make. It's a great project to do with your kids.Simply follow the instructions below and you'll be on your way to one of your first bars of soap... where you choose all the soap colors and shapes...

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  • Soap Making Oils For Creating Your Own Specialty Soaps

    By Dave Cushion

    Do you want to give your handmade soaps that uniqueness that others will marvel at? Want to create soap for special needs like moisturizing?

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  • Help! Why Does My Home Made Soap Pong?

    By Jennifer Christine

    If you’ve made a batch of soap and been dismayed by the way your soap stinks fragrance wise, here are some reasons why...

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  • Beginners Guide To Soap Making

    By Jennifer Christine

    Making your own soap is a lot of fun. I love making my own soap for myself and also giving it as gifts to family and friends. If you’re interested in making your own soap but not sure where to start, here’s a brief explanation of the three different soap making processes...

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  • How to Make Handmilled Soap

    By Sarah Freeland

    The process of handmilling soap is fairly easy, if you have the right equipment. To make handmilled soap you will need the following items: plain cold process and soap base chunks, a grater or food processor, a double boiler, stirring spoon, fragrance, coloring, and soap molds.

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  • An interview with Lynnel Camling Soap Maker and Home Business Entrepreneur

    By Alyice Edrich

    At different craft shows folks would ask us if we had a website and offer to do a site for a small fee, but we always turned them down. Having a website seemed too overwhelming and very confusing. But the more we thought about it, the more we became intrigued with the idea of selling our soaps online—nationwide.

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