Ultimate Guide to Hot ProcessSoap

Hot Process Soap Play-Dough: Instant Bath-Time Fun!

There are so many different soap dough recipes online, but most of them fall into two categories: made from a commercial product or cold...

The Book Password: A Sad, But Necessary Truth

I have been asked the question “Why do you require a password for your book?” twice this week so I thought I would address it in a little...

What is an "Iodine Value"?

The Iodine Number or Iodine Value is numeric indicator that is determined by a chemical test that measures how many centigrams of iodine...

Essential Oils & Scent Fading

All essential oils are concentrated hydrophobic liquids that contain volatile aroma compounds from plants. Volatility can be described as...

15-Minute Castile Soap HTHP Experiment (No crockpot necessary)

For me, soap making is not only a fun and exciting art form, but also a never-ending science experiment and quest to further my knowledge...

Oil Spotlight: Apricot Kernel Oil

Apricots have made their way into culinary mainstream and are used in many different dishes and creations including drinks, smoothies,...

The Hot Process Cure- Explore the MANY Benefits of Curing Both Cold AND Hot Process Soap

Currently there is a giant, and sometimes very heated, debate in the soap making world: Do hot process soaps need to cure? If you scroll...

UG2HP Coconut Bubbles MP Base

Follow the directions from The Ultimate Guide to Hot Process soap to complete the recipe above. After your UG2HP Coconut Bubbles MP Soap...

"Summer Rain" Goat Milk HTFHP

This is the full design video of “Summer Rain”. I used the “Creamy Goat Milk” HTFHP recipe with powdered goat’s milk, added to fresh...

Milk & Yogurt- Why Dairy Doesn't Spoil in Hot Process Soap

I have had many people ask me the questions “If I add milk to my soap, won’t it cause it to spoil?” and “How do I know that there won’t...

How Length of Time Spent Stick Blending Affects Fluidity

Someone recently asked me a very simple question that I thought I would address in a blog post. The question was: “Do I have to use my...

The "Great Value" of Vegetable Shortening- How to Formulate & Use Vegetable Shortening in Soap

Walmart’s greatest gift to soap makers (other than all of their amazing prices on soaping essentials and oils) is their Great Value...

Pure Coconut Oil Soap- Breaking the "Rules of Formulating" with a 100% Coconut Oil Soap

In the Ultimate Guide to Hot Process Soap, we learned about the science of soap making and did an intensive study of fatty acids and how...

How to Use Sugar Water for Hot Process Colors that Pop!

I absolutely love using colorants when creating soap. It gives me the opportunity to use a blank canvas and turn my soap into a...

The Best Immersion Blenders for ALL HP Budgets

An overview of the importance of immersion ("stick") blenders in hot process soap making and a guide to selecting the correct one for...

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