Soapmaking

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 …

My Favorite Soap Making Books

I love to read and I love books. My mom will tell you I spent my childhood in the library. I think that's because my dad told me I could learn to do anything as long as I could read. Remember, this is way before computers, Google and YouTube. I still love to read books and in my opinion, a day spent in the library is a great day. It's …

All I Really Need to Know I Learned from Soap Making

Remember that book, All I really need to know I learned in Kindergarten? Well, all I really needed to know I learned from soap making. After twenty years, I’ve decided that making soap and life have a lot in common. Both involve a long learning process, can be joyful and frustrating and have taught me many things. …