To Gel or Not to Gel

Why Make Ungelled Soap? Less heat build up in your soap mold means that the more fragile, or volatile elements of your expensive essential oils, do not get lost to the intense heat that gel stage creates. Did you know the internal temperature of a batch of soap in full gel stage can exceed 220 degrees? [...]

Discounted Water Cold Process Soap Methods

The Discounted Water Cold Process soap making method is frequently referred to simply as DWCP. Most soap formulations give you a lye weight, and that is a hard and fast, unchanged amount based on the type and quantity of oils your formulation is using. Each time you change the amount of the oils, and often even [...]

Crock Pot Soap Making

Until you are familiar with your crock pot, only fill it half full with total soap mixture. Your soap will rise and swell during the crock pot cooking process, and you want to have enough room to contain it all. Any crock pot will do, but I recommend one that will let you remove the [...]