http://www.soap-making-essentials.com/soap-making-blog.html The Soap Blog is a great way to keep up-to-date with what's happening at soap-making-essentials.com. Subscribe here. en-us soap making Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:19:45 GMT Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:19:45 GMT soap-making-essentials.com http://www.soap-making-essentials.com/preservatives-in-soap.html Preservatives, though optional for soap, are extremely necessary for bath and body products containing water. Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:19:45 GMT http://www.soap-making-essentials.com/liquid-coconut-oil-for-cold-process.html My husband just bought me 50lbs. of Coconut oil which was really nice of him but it so happens that it is in a liquid form. On the label it states that Sun, 05 Sep 2010 03:01:03 GMT http://www.soap-making-essentials.com/doggy-shampoo.html Hello I have been trying to look into making a bar of soap for dogs. Have you got any tips to share with us for this? I'm not sure about whether my ordinary Sat, 04 Sep 2010 03:41:49 GMT http://www.soap-making-essentials.com/canola-oil-vs-canola-shortening.html Can canola oil be substituted for the canola shortening? How different will the soap look? Answer: Assuming that the shortening contains nothing else Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:19:12 GMT http://www.soap-making-essentials.com/fabric-softeners.html Do you have a recipe for both, liquid fabric softener and dryer sheets? I've been searching for 2 days for a recipe for this that is actually home made. Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:11:56 GMT http://www.soap-making-essentials.com/soap-still-soft.html After the soap reaches a light trace, is it normal that it's soft? I made soap, for the first time (a new comer) Is it normal for it to be soft. Will Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:59:51 GMT http://www.soap-making-essentials.com/using-fruitsveggies-in-soappreservative-questions.html I really want to make some soap using fruits and vegetables and I'm thinking that means I need to use a preservative of some sort (right?). I keep reading Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:41:36 GMT http://www.soap-making-essentials.com/immediate-trace.html I am a soap newbie.. I tried making my first batch of your 'Basic Homemade Soap Recipe' with a tbsp of beeswax and without any of the mentioned optional Sat, 28 Aug 2010 14:28:17 GMT http://www.soap-making-essentials.com/foaming-butter.html I am wondering about your foaming butter recipe. You indicated using one pound of foaming butter but when I ordered the ingredient it had a warning DO Fri, 27 Aug 2010 02:53:49 GMT http://www.soap-making-essentials.com/baking-chocolate.html how much baking chocolate would you use for a batch of CP soap. Thanks, Letrah Answer: I have used up to one half ounce of baking chocolate per pound Wed, 25 Aug 2010 02:27:37 GMT http://www.soap-making-essentials.com/batch-numbers.html How do I make a batch number please for my handmade soaps. I use melt and pour soap base and justasoap colourants. Answer: I'm not sure what you are Mon, 23 Aug 2010 15:26:08 GMT http://www.soap-making-essentials.com/orris-root-curiosity.html I have found your site so interesting and have learnt a lot, thank you.. I do have a question about Orris Root and that is why do you add it to many of Mon, 16 Aug 2010 15:21:50 GMT http://www.soap-making-essentials.com/amount-of-fresh-goat-milk-in-soap-making-recipe.html Hi Cathy I want to find out what is the highest percentage of fresh goat milk that can be use in a soap making recipe. I am using the soap calc and normally Sun, 15 Aug 2010 05:42:02 GMT http://www.soap-making-essentials.com/permission-to-print.html Your site is fantastic! I have just started soapmaking classes and will definitely pay it forward by adding your site to my links section on my website. Wed, 11 Aug 2010 14:01:41 GMT http://www.soap-making-essentials.com/liquid-goat-milk-lotion.html Hi Cathy I just want to find out if you perhaps know where I can find a book about making goat milk lotion or other lotions. I have searched the internet Tue, 10 Aug 2010 03:28:19 GMT http://www.soap-making-essentials.com/glycerin-biodiesel-byproduct-for-soap.html I have a friend who produces bio diesel and glycerin is a by-product of the process. After the ethanol evaporates off it has a lard consistancy and lathers Tue, 10 Aug 2010 02:53:15 GMT http://www.soap-making-essentials.com/lye-eats-my-color.html Cathy, I have two questions. Hope you can help? 1. What can I use to color my CP soap that the lye won't affect the color? In a recent recipe, I used Mon, 09 Aug 2010 02:45:26 GMT http://www.soap-making-essentials.com/soap-recipe-for-baby-soap-and-recipe-for-liquid-goat-milk-soap.html Hi Cathy Thanks for your advice on the palm oil. It is much appreciated. I just want to know if you have a very gentle recipe to make baby soap. I will Sun, 08 Aug 2010 04:18:17 GMT http://www.soap-making-essentials.com/colorant1.html How does one achieve a white and hard soap? Answer: To make a soap white use the whitest oils you can...these include coconut oil, lard, tallow, shea Sun, 08 Aug 2010 04:06:18 GMT http://www.soap-making-essentials.com/soap-recipe.html What can be the best soap making recipe for palm oil and peanut oil combination? Answer: I'm afraid I haven't used peanut oil in a soap recipe so I don't Thu, 05 Aug 2010 15:30:37 GMT http://www.soap-making-essentials.com/decorating-and-swirling-and-soap-box-measurements.html I make soap but I can just not get the swirling and coloring right!! I read your decorating page, but would love a step by step layout of how to layer, Thu, 05 Aug 2010 15:27:58 GMT http://www.soap-making-essentials.com/white-specks.html Hello, I recently made a batch of CP soap that has white spots on the top as well as air pockets on the top and within the soap. I would guess the air Tue, 03 Aug 2010 15:52:52 GMT http://www.soap-making-essentials.com/colour-and-scents-choices.html I'm making my first batch of soap so it will be ready for Christmas prezzies. What would you suggest as basic popular scents and what colour would the Mon, 02 Aug 2010 14:31:25 GMT http://www.soap-making-essentials.com/my-soaps-melt-quickly.html Hi, I make soap using the cold process method. My soaps are very moisturizing, leave the skin smooth, but they melt too quickly (5-6 uses of a 120gr soap). Sun, 01 Aug 2010 15:26:13 GMT http://www.soap-making-essentials.com/powder-laundry-detergent.html Hi! I really enjoyed and appreciate your soap calculator. It helped me to create my own own bath soap recipe. Now I want to learn how to make my own laundry Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:09:35 GMT http://www.soap-making-essentials.com/stereatic-acid.html can you tell when and how much quantity of this product(stereatic acid) is going to be added in the soap process. I have intention to add this product Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:56:50 GMT http://www.soap-making-essentials.com/forgot-to-grease-pvc-piping-cp-soap.html Hello, I forgot to line my PVC piping with oil today. Will my soap still come out of the mold? I know I can put it in the freezer but will it work. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:34:18 GMT http://www.soap-making-essentials.com/making-wood-molds.html Hi what I'm looking for is a step by step for building a wood mold. I haven't been able to find one that is clear and decisive. Could you help me? thank Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:16:44 GMT http://www.soap-making-essentials.com/rebatched-soap-in-prolonged-gel-phase.html Hi. I rebatched some soap about 4 days ago, but it still hasn't set, and appears to be in a thick gel stage. I tried freezing it, but it just melted Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:02:36 GMT http://www.soap-making-essentials.com/100-sodium-hydroxide.html Do I have to use 100 Sodium Hydroxide for the lye mixture. I found a product that contains 95 to 98 Sodium Hydroxide. Would this be ok to use? Answer: Tue, 27 Jul 2010 02:48:03 GMT http://www.soap-making-essentials.com/used-equipment.html Hi, I'm new to soap making and was wondering if buying equipment used is fine for soap making. For example, stick blenders or a knife to cut the soap; Sat, 24 Jul 2010 14:36:21 GMT http://www.soap-making-essentials.com/selling-soap.html Do you have to have a license or tax number to sell soap? Do you need to list all ingredients and their amounts? Provide a disclaimer? Answer: Hi Thu, 22 Jul 2010 04:01:24 GMT http://www.soap-making-essentials.com/egg-shaped-soaps.html I've asked a question before, and found the info very useful. So now I have another question. I'm wondering if it's possible to make an egg shaped soap, Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:04:13 GMT http://www.soap-making-essentials.com/storage-solutions.html I am new to making melt and pour soap and was wondering what is the best way to store the soaps oncce they are made? I have read that they must be wrapped-but Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:35:27 GMT http://www.soap-making-essentials.com/palm-oil1.html Hi Cathy Hope you are well!! I need your advice on palm oil. I have noticed when using solid palm oil in my soap recipes that there appear to be very fine Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:28:26 GMT http://www.soap-making-essentials.com/hot-process-soap-soggy-after-use.html I have no problems cooking hot process soap it comes out just the way I want it, my problem is when I use it afterwards it looks and gets real soggy. Is Sun, 18 Jul 2010 15:37:26 GMT http://www.soap-making-essentials.com/sending-soap-through-the-mail.html I am new to soap making but would like to send some soaps out. How do you wrap it? How long should it cure before you can send it? Can it be too hot Sat, 17 Jul 2010 14:45:57 GMT http://www.soap-making-essentials.com/goats-milk-soap1.html Can you use powdered milk replacer (non-medicated) or powdered colostrum, instead of powdered goats or just powdered milk? Answer: Sorry Jodi but I haven't Wed, 14 Jul 2010 22:54:58 GMT http://www.soap-making-essentials.com/new-to-soap-making.html Hi There! I am thinking of making the room temp soap. Is it true that i can add goat's milk-same amount- to replace the water in any soap recipe? thanks! Wed, 14 Jul 2010 22:47:31 GMT http://www.soap-making-essentials.com/scenting-soap.html The soap I make loses its scent almost immediately. What do you recommend mixing it with? Should I use essential oil or fragrance oil? Can you recommend Mon, 12 Jul 2010 19:59:31 GMT http://www.soap-making-essentials.com/dog-with-sensitive-skin.html Hi, I am new to soap making...as in never made it. I looked into it because my dog has very sensitive skin, itches non-stop and her hair is falling out. Fri, 09 Jul 2010 22:01:29 GMT http://www.soap-making-essentials.com/what-can-you-say-about-the-ratio-of-our-soap-here-in-the-phil.html hi again, its me tj again and again. i was kinda wondering what can you say about our soap ingredients here in the philippines. i was taught in a tech. Fri, 09 Jul 2010 21:46:28 GMT http://www.soap-making-essentials.com/lessons.html I was just wondering if you guys give out lessons. My friends and I were interested in doing this over the summer but we're too scared to do it by ourselves. Tue, 06 Jul 2010 14:36:22 GMT http://www.soap-making-essentials.com/working-with-jojoba-beads.html I'm trying Jojoba beads in my M & P soaps, but they suspend to the top of the soap, bottom after they are released from the molds. What can I do to mix Tue, 06 Jul 2010 14:29:34 GMT http://www.soap-making-essentials.com/scales.html Just learning but want to get the right things so I don't have to get another kind later. Been looking at tinita ditital scales KD-200-570 cap. 11 lbs. Sun, 04 Jul 2010 04:09:55 GMT http://www.soap-making-essentials.com/can-i-use-the-room-temperature-method-for-making-soap-of-liquid-oils-only.html Hello Thank you for your wonderful site. I just started making cold process soaps and I only have one thermometer that I keep moving from lye to oils Sun, 04 Jul 2010 04:06:30 GMT http://www.soap-making-essentials.com/refined-shea-butter-or-bleached-and-deodorized-shea-butter.html Do you recommend the use of unrefined shea butter in your recipes? What are the pros and cons of each? Thank you Answer: Unrefined shea butter is an Thu, 17 Jun 2010 23:33:12 GMT http://www.soap-making-essentials.com/clarity-of-keeping-soap-clear-after-an-embed.html I have been trying to make soap - pouring a clear layer, adding a piece of paper with writing, i.e. date and names and then adding a color layer to finish Thu, 17 Jun 2010 19:45:30 GMT http://www.soap-making-essentials.com/soap-mold-size.html I have found some great recipes except they are for 40 bars at 4.5oz and I have two molds that have space for 18. Is it possible to divide the saponified Tue, 15 Jun 2010 01:41:05 GMT http://www.soap-making-essentials.com/palm-oil-and-palm-oil-substitutes.html I am having a terrible time finding palm oil locally. Do you have any suggestions? What other fats or oils can I substitute? Answer: There are quite Tue, 15 Jun 2010 01:26:03 GMT