To make soap at home, you’ll need: Measuring cups and tablespoons Heat-resistant glass bowls Thermometer Plastic molds Method for heating water (microwave, hot plate, etc.) Mixing spoon, stirrer, or hand mixer If you’re using a glycerin soap base, you’ll need the same materials. The...
I mainly sharecold-process soap recipeshere on Lovely Greens, and we’ll get to that further below. The other ways to make soap can be much different. However, all will result in bars or liquid that you can use to clean your skin,dishes, or home. One method isn’t better than the ...
Here you will find easy, step-by-step instructions on how to make soap at home, how to make lye out of wood ash, and some soap recipes that will help the novice or beginner soap maker to the more adventurous and advanced. For those of you who want to make your own recipes with dif...
1. Gather your soap ingredientsBegin by assembling all your ingredients. This includes your fats or oils, lye, water, fragrances, colorants, and any additional additives you plan to use.Combining different oils will lend your final product different characteristics. Some oils will help make your ...
How to make your own homemade soap with a few simple ingredients and without lye. This fun DIY bar soap recipe is great for beginners and is kid-friendly.
Learn how to make soap from Debra Maslowski, an expert veteran homemade soap maker. Her natural process is simple, versatile, and successful!
Homemade soap is great for many reasons, but it can be a bit daunting to make. One of the reasons is the need to work with lye. It’s definitely not something you want to be working with when you have little ones running around. Thankfully there’s an answer for that and I’m su...
Soap making is a fun craft that’s easy to master, provided you have good attention to detail and know-how to carefully follow directions. Once you learn how to make soap, you can begin experimenting with your own homemade recipes, and truly make it your own!
As home soap making died out, people all but forgot about Crisco's soapy origins. Lye is needed to make soap. Don't let anyone tell you that soap can be made without it. That just isn't true. Lye is absolutely needed to create the sponification reaction that turns fats and oils ...
Melt and Pour:A petroleum-based and commercially made product designed to be melted and cooled repeatedly for easy crafting projects. It’s how to make soap without lye or glycerin but it isn’t at all natural. Morph:Change shape or form. Due to the alkalinity of homemade soap, fra...