Soap making

How to Blend Essential Oils for Soap

I've been asked more than once how to blend essential oils for soap making. I'm not an aromatherapist, and I don't really care what properties the essential oils I work with have. All I care about is what they smell like, how they go together, and how long they last in my base oils. …

My Favorite Soap Making Oil

Every oil in a soap recipe is there for a reason. Coconut gives us big fluffy bubbles, Palm hardens a bar and enhances a lather, castor seems to extend the life of coconut's bubbles. But an olive oil soap stands alone. That's why it's my favorite soap making oil. …

My First Soap Making Class

My First Soap Making Class I had been making soap about 10 years when I received a catalog for The Open Center in NYC. I was looking through it and saw there was a class on cold process soap making. When I wanted to learn how to make soap, I went to my local library and took out a book on the subject. There were no classes that I could find …

Soap Making Suppliers I Love

I've been making soap for 21 years now, and I have a list of soap making suppliers I love. When you first start, it's easier to get everything from one supplier. Base oils, lye, fragrance and essential oils, molds, botanicals, colorants, you name it, both Brambleberry and Wholesale Supplies Plus carry it. I still purchase a few items from …

My Corona Normal

It seems we all have a new corona normal schedule. Besides the virus, there's a lot of fear in the air. Financially, there are many unknowns. Emotionally, we worry about family and friends. Some reading I've been doing says to keep a schedule. Get up the same time every day, put on your make-up as if you're leaving your …