The Soap Blog

The Soap Blog is really just a journal of sorts. It's a great way to keep up-to-date with what's happening here at Soap Making Essentials.

Since this site is a work in progress and will continually have new content added, I have included this mini-blog. It has been designed to let you know when new content is created or when special updates occur.

Check back often to find new information about different methods of making soap, homemade soap recipes, decorative soap making ideas, essential oils, where to get supplies or anything else that is fun, interesting and related to soap.

Happy Soaping!

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Preservatives

I am looking for a preservative for use in solid lotion bars. I currently use Vitamin E in my soaps and lip balms and lotion bars but it doesn't seem

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Colouring Soap and Lip Balms

Which of the following are better for coloring soaps and which are better for adding just a hint of color to lip balms? Micas, Oxides or ultramarines?

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Colouring Soap

I just want to find out the following about colouring soap: 1. At which stage do you add the colour, e.g. infuse in oil or add at trace. 2. Has cosmetic

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Cure Soap

Why does it take so long to cure soap? Answer: Hi Grace, The cure time for cold process soap making is usually around 4 - 6 weeks. This is because it

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Soap Packaging

I wanted to first compliment your soap packaging they are breath taking ideas...and I wanted to ask how did you make the flower embellish soap wraps?

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Goats Milk Soap

I made a goats milk soap recipe using olive, palm, grapeseed, sweet almond and castor oils. The soap feels great and is very conditioning when you wash

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Homemade Soap Recipe - "Lemon Verbena"

A fresh and tart homemade soap recipe with a great checkerboard look.

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Big Batch

My family fell in love with the Shea butter and Coconut milk soap recipe. I was wondering what would be the measurements in making a 10lbs batch for this

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Dead Sea Mud Soap

Hi, I've been using your recipes for quite a while now. I love them! Almost always a perfect batch! I recently have been hearing a lot of great things

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Very Fast Soap Trace

I made a small test batch of soap that firmed up very fast, even before adding the EO blend and about 20 seconds after adding the Coconut Milk and Lye

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