Ingredients for soap making

Learn how to make homemade soap in simple steps. Natural cold process soap for handmade soap with natural coloring, herbal soap, shampoo bars, essential oil

We had great fun today teaching eight eager ladies the basics of cold process soap making at Melton South Community Centre, Victoria. Our beginners soap making course is one of my personal favourites to teach because I do most of the instruction. We teach a minimum of four with a maximum of eight students per class. [...]

One of the best ways to improve soap recipes is to dig deep into the ingredients in your soap. Then you make adjustments to achieve better balance or increase/decrease certain soap properties. To start, increasing or decreasing the amount of saturated fats in your formula can make a world of difference. Since fats make up the majority of your soap bars, it's important to understand them well. Let's dive deeper into what each of these main categories of fats does to a bar of soap.

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Making your own homemade liquid coconut oil soap is simple, thrifty, and very rewarding. Coconut oil soap provides lots of lather and cleaning power for all purpose cleaning.

List of natural soap colourants. Learn what to use to colour your soap naturally with herbs, clays, oil infusions and more.

If you've ever wanted to learn how to make lye for soap the old-fashioned way with ashes, water, and a wooden barrel, we've got you covered. Check out our step-by-step guide.

If you are tired of chemicals in your shampoo then check out these natural recipes for a homemade shampoo that are easy and ready to use.

Learn how to make your own DIY melt and pour soap base using all natural ingredients.