Making Soap from Scratch: How to Make Handmade Soap: A Beginners Guide and BeyondGregory Lee White
Learn how to make soap from scratch. This tutorial provides insight into the soap-making process and what occurs during saponification. In addition this guide also teaches you how to make cold process soap with lye. It covers safety and recipe formulation as well as a variety of lye soap rec...
Soapmaking is the perfect union of chemistry and craft. And making soap at home allows soapmakers of all levels to transform the functional into the fantastic. In Soap Crafting, The Soap Queen (a.k.a. Anne-Marie Faiola) shows how to make... ...
You could start from scratch, and choose every single ingredient down to the scents, colors, and design. You could also make homemade soap using a premade base that you melt in the microwave. Each soapmaking method has its pros and cons and I go through each below. Which type(s) you ...
Making your own liquid soap may be one of the most rewarding DIY projects you can make. Most people find liquid soaps more comfortable to use than bar soaps. They are very useful in a variety of situations, being a multipurpose product. I use mine for everything from washing up in the...
Making soap seems like an arcane, ancient craft that few people know how to do. But the secrets of how to make soap are more within reach than you may think. DIY Soap Many do-it-yourself projects aren’t worth the time, energy, or money that they demand. You only need a few affo...
I’m going to give you a rather harsh news flash; if you want to make goats milk soap without lye, you can’t do it with your own goats’ milk. (I know! Isn’t that tragic!) It’s because you have to have lye to make soap from scratch. ...
Kombucha is very easy to make, but takes a little bit of time and patience. Luckily, it’s mostly “hands-off” time where you allow the SCOBY to do its thing. You don’t have to spend a long time slaving over a hot stove. If you can make tea, you can make kombucha!
HOW TO MAKE SOAP - LYE AND CHILDREN Because lye is caustic it is very harmful to children. Therefore if you have children in the home, make sure that your lye is placed far away from little fingers, preferably locked up in an area where children do not have access. And never make soa...
STEP 4: Once your volcano is ready to erupt, you need to prepare for the eruption. Add a tablespoon or two of baking soda, food coloring, and a squirt of dish soap to the opening. Pin STEP 5: Time for the volcano to erupt! Make sure your volcano is on a tray to catch the lava...