Cold Process Shaving Soap Recipe
A warning—once you try a real soap to shave with, you’ll never use commercial shaving cream again. You can tailor this recipe to suit your own oil preferences. It is…
Making Candles and Soaps
Where to Buy Lye for Soap Making
Lye used to be available in the supermarket but not anymore. You might be able to find it in some hardware stores often in the drain cleaning section next to…
How to Use Dry Flower Petals When Making Soap
It’s tempting when dreaming up your soap recipes to mix in dried flower petals. Crushed rose petals, lavender buds, and bluebonnets—there are so many to choose from. Adding flowers works…
Measurements vs. Percentages in Soap Making Recipes
While cooking a recipe for food usually allows some room for error, soap making is a completely different type of process. Precision is key in order for soap recipes to…
How to Rebatch Soap to Fix Mistakes
How to Rebatch Your Soap Rebatching is taking soap that has already been made and giving it new life it by grating it, melting it, and then adding any additional…