Cold Process Soap Vs. Hot Process Soapmaking December 2, 2024 ·Countryside Contributor·Soapmaking Learn about the cold process soap vs. hot process soap and the equipment and ingredients needed for each of the different ways to make soap. ...
Cold Process vs. Hot Process While bar soaps can be made with either a cold process (where you don’t need to cook the mixture) or a hot process (where you cook it before pouring the mixture into molds), liquid soap is generally made with a hot process. When you mix the lye and o...
There are basically two ways of making artisan-style soap: hot process and cold process. They each have their advantages and disadvantages: Hot processuses an external heat source to (carefully) speed up the soap-making process (“saponification”). Hot process soaps generally take less time to...
Diving into the methods, there are a few popular routes you might take: cold process, hot process, or melt and pour. Each method has its own charm and techniques to master. The cold process involves working with lye solutions, while hot process takes things up a notch with added heat. M...
Also called Sweet Melissa, its oil has a strong antiviral effect on the herpes virus and can easily be made into a healing cold sore lip balm. What this means is that if you apply this lip balm for cold sores topically, it can inhibit the virus directly and can help speed up the ...
This is a simple cold process recipe for making goat milk soap, plus a top tip for getting bright white bars. It makes eight to ten nourishing bars that are suitable for all skin types, but especially those with sensitive skin. There’s a good reason soapmakers love using goat milk. Goa...
I love your site. I’ve been making cold-process soap for a few years and have started playing with my own recipes. My question is about acceleration. I have modified a basic recipe that worked well for me. I have been using olive oil infused with various botanicals in my basic recipe...
Equipment: You can make soap using either hot or cold processes. The hot process involves cooking the mixture, while the cold process lets it cure naturally. Both methods use similar tools: soap cutters, a regular or immersion blender, a microwave or slow cooker, lye-safe mixing containers, ...
One of the biggest soap myths I see over and over again is that hot-process soaps don’t need curing. People specifically go through the messier process of hot-processing because they think that it allows them to use their soap immediately vs. a cold-process soap that “needs” a cure ...
Could I use this recipe in hot process making? I’m a bit too impatient to wait on cold process. Thanks! Kelseysays January 25, 2016 at 11:47 am Hi Priscilla! You can use this recipe for hot process soapmaking if you like! Keep in mind, because you are heating that soap ...