Yesterday my family celebrated Easter. We made a weekend of it, since it's hard to see everyone on one day.Saturday I woke early and tried to get all my soap making done because I knew I had to stop around 3 to start cooking. Brian wanted pasta bolognese. I've made it from scratch before, but I cheated on Saturday. …
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What’s the difference between Soap Nite and a Soap Making Class?
The other day, someone asked me a question through the contact page in my website. Danielle wanted to know the difference between Soap Nite and a Soap Making Class. Since I've been asked that question before, I thought I'd share my answer. …
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My First Soap
It was my first year working in the North Shore School District Science department and the last day of school in June. Working a summer calendar was new to me. I had the whole summer off and I was excited about how I was going to spend it. I was going to make my first soap.On my way home from work I stopped at the Bethpage Library, …
How Does Soap Clean?
Have you ever wondered how soap works? Do we need bubbles? How does soap clean? I was sure I knew the answer, but I asked Seth Klein, …
How to Choose a Handcrafted Soap
There are a lot of handcrafted soap makers selling their soaps lately, and there are just as many different types of handcrafted soap. Each soap maker has her or his recipe, some have more than one they use. So the question is, how to choose a handcrafted soap? …