sginny asked:


I am would like to start making soap as a hobby and I have made a few batches however I would really like to find one that doesn’t involve cocoanut oils or hard to find items such as that.
Does anyone know of a very basic recipe ( web address ) for bar soap that uses ingredients that I do not have to go to a specialty store for?
I am not interested in glycerine soaps either and I do have access to a local dairy farm.

So I can basiclly use any oil such as animal fats, olive oils etc in place of any oil in the recipes as long as it is the same amount??

That would be great.

THEODORE

Confused Kid. asked:


I poured soapsations coconut soap into a soap mold and then i poured some purple colored coconut soap in and waited for it to dry , after it was all dry and ready to pull out i pulled it out , and then there was these little holes in my soap making like little craters , and on the hard plastic molds there is this white residue it looks a little like dots .. or something some spots are bigger than others, i tried to ge them out by using the dishwasher , Pouring vinegar & Baking soda in the mold , I put windex in the mold , Pouring pure rubbing alcohol and i also tried to scrape it out none of this worked .. can you help me find a good method to get it out?

NED

lynn327 asked:


I use melt a pour soap. Where is a good place to buy this and the other soap making supplies that go w/ it? Looking for good quality, good prices, good selection, etc.

ARNULFO

pinhead_hey asked:


I want to melt it down and add some fragrance/colour etc.

Can anyone tell me what would be nice? I’d like someone other than just ‘essential oils’, something a little different would be nice.

Any suggestions for bits to put in (maybe dessicated coconut with a coconut fragrance?).

How would I go about making a coconut fragrance? Or citrussy flavours are nice too.

Thanks!

EMILIO

Sara asked:


Hello I am planning to start making soap at home, however I cannot find Lye anywhere! I went ot Hoem depot and they have Drano, but I dont think that it is pure NaOH…so where do I buy this stuff locally?

Thanks!

CLIFTON

Kelsey P asked:


I am a begginner… but I absolutely love, love, love it! I have always enjoyed bath products, soaps, etc. And making stuff, always have to be doing something. So occasionally I make my own soap, just with stuff around the house. But, I want to get more serious, buy a kit, what ever. Can any one recamend a good supplies shop that I could probably find locally? Any brand names, about how much will I have to pay for the basics. I have already done research and I figured I want to do melt and pour soap (hopefully one with goat milk) and keep it as natural as possible. What are some good ways to find cheap, but good stuff such as bases and essential oils. Just, any bits of wisedom would help. I already know the asic steps of soap making by the melt and pour method, BTW. Thanx!
Can anyone think of a class that might be offered locally?
This is for entertainment, not to be sold or anything.
Not just soaps, but also things like bubble bath, bath bombs, lip balm.

SILAS

Charlie Donuts asked:


I am trying to get into the whole soap making thing, and I don’t know where to get fat. A butchers? A restaurant? I have all the other ingredients (Perfume, Lye, Glycerin, Coloring).

MERVIN