Soaps
A question that has come up a few times the last couple of weeks is…..why do you use animal fats and other animal products in your soaps???? I know there are many soapmakers that tout...
When you’re shopping with various soap makers you may hear terms like Cold Process and Hot Process. These are both valid methods of making soap by combining oils and lye and other additives. ...
Castile & Bastille Soaps
Castile soap is a label that is put on many vegetable oil soaps. Sometimes it’s difficult to know if it is truly a castile soap or...
Traditional Oil & Lye Soap
This is my favorite and personal preference. These soaps are made using a combination of water (or other liquid such as milk), oils, butters, animal...
Glycerin Soaps
Glycerin is a naturally occurring product of traditionally made soaps. There are a variety of different glycerin soaps on the market today (also called Melt & Pour, or M&P)....
Commercially made “soap”
This is referring to the soaps generally found in most retail establishments such as grocery stores, some department stores, big box stores, etc. Most of these “soaps” are...
What do you think of when you think of SOAP? Maybe you think of the commercially made bars available at the grocery store or in big box stores…..or, perhaps you have had the pleasure...
