Lye is a potentially dangerous ingredient commonly found in both commercially produced and homemade soaps. Lye can cause serious burns to the skin, blindness, and if ingested, death. Furthermore, lye-free soap is usually gentler on the skin, which makes it ideal for people with sensitive skin...
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’sdefinitely notsomething you want to be working with when you have little ones running around. Thankfully there’s an answer for that and I’m sure ...
how-to-make-soap-without-lyeStarting Your Own Soap Making Business August 27, 2022 · Countryside Contributor· Soapmaking I remember when I first discovered I could make my own soap and started my own soap making business. I was intrigued and obsessed with the various scents and ingredients....
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...
t have to be hard or scary. You can learn how to make soap with lye, also known as old fashioned lye soap, using modern soap making methods, techniques and homemade soap recipes. This beginning soap-makers guide on how to make cold process soap will instruct you on starting this ...
Without having someone there to walk me through the process of how to make soap, many things took far longer than I had planned, but eventually I “got it”. Now I create incredible-smelling, creative, and unique soaps that people can’t seem to get enough of. It’s exciting to be ...
How to make soap to sell online Gather your soap ingredients Prepare your workspace Get your soap base ready Stir and combine Pour your soap and let it set Cure the homemade soap Unmold and cut Package and label your soap 1. Gather your soap ingredients Begin by assembling all your ingredi...
(For more information, read our article:Can You Make Soap Without Lye?) Homemade Soapmaking Equipment When learning how to make soap, remember to use equipment that will not be used for cooking. While you could clean everything really well, it’s best not to take a chance. ...
To make lye and be successful at soap making your lye has to be at the right strength. Now there are 2 ways in which this can be done, both of which indirectly involve chickens. If you live on a farm and keep chickens, then this test is fine for you. If not, then you can use...
Learn how to make lye from ashes using a lye-leaching barrel to help filter rainwater through hardwood ashes to make lye for the soap-making process. If it hadn’t been for the help we got from the native old-timers… my friend, Dennis, and I would have starved or just plain qui...