Last week a student messaged me and was perplexed about why her beautiful goat milk recipe "didn't quite feel as mild as I had hoped."...

Designing and creating a custom soap mold is actually really easy. It takes a little bit of math, a few pieces of wood, and some nails....

Attempting to market and sell handmade soap (cosmetic) and other cosmetics in the United States within the confines of the FDA and other...

If you take a look at any of our recipes, you will see a common ingredient in all of them- citric acid. Citric acid is one of our...

"How do I calculate a dual-lye recipe?" The most common and obvious answer is "Use a calculator." Well duh, why didn't I think of that?...

Shaving soaps have developed their own popular niche market as well-groomed facial hair and men's skin care have become more acceptable...

Sodium hydroxide or NaOH is a caustic and highly alkaline chemical. When added to water, the Na+ and OH- ions dissociate. This part of...

Excerpt from the book The Ultimate Guide to Liquid Soap www.ultimateliquidsoap.com One of the most commonly asked questions that I see...

Cinnamon essential oil is one of the most studied essential oils and has been used in hundreds of different research projects over the...

For decades we have made beautiful hot process soaps with a process we call High-Temperature Hot Process or HTHP for short. HTHP is a...

There is nothing more invigorating than the smell of sweet, warm and aromatic coffee in the morning. We took advantage of this and all of...

Spring time is finally here! What better way to celebrate than making this beautiful, bright and fresh Creamy Lemon Calendula soap? We...

Learn more about discoloration due to vanillin, the TRUTH about vanilla stabilizers & how to make your own vanilla stabilizer for $0.05/oz!

The Ultimate Guide to Hot Process Soap goes into great detail about the chemical composition of fats and oils. In the book, you will...

High Temperature Liquid Soap (HTLS) The education and experience gained from reading the Ultimate Guide to Hot Process Soap can be...

Modern day soap making is so exciting because there is SO much information and many ingredient options available. You can truly make a...

Although I am good at many different things, and consider myself an experienced soap maker, I have a weakness: cutting straight lines. I...

I have been asked the question "Can I just add some liquid lactic acid, like I use for facial peels, to my soap after the cook to make it...

Use the knowledge and experience gained from The Ultimate Guide to Hot Process Soap to begin your journey into the world of DIY melt and...

Beeswax is a chemical wax comprised mainly of esters of fatty acids and long-chain alcohols. Sodium hydroxide breaks the bond between the...