Monthly Archives: March 2010

Lately, I’ve been dreaming about watermelon and I’ve even found myself with a mouthful of pillow one morning. You can imagine my disappointment when I realized that it was NOT watermelon! Today, I’m going to show you how I made my recent batch of watermelon soap. I don’t know that […]

Watermelon Soap

March 31, 2010 in Cold Process Soap / Soap by Andee

Nina submitted her milk soaps for our Milk Soap Challenge. She used the Half & Half Method with sheep milk. Enjoy! I have a special love for milk soaps! In fact I will no longer do without one in my shower. They are all that I make now. For this […]

Milk Soap Challenge – Sheep Milk

March 30, 2010 in Cold Process Soap / Soap by Andee

Dirk, one of our web programmers, wrote this excellent tutorial on making a simple soap mold. This tutorial allows anyone to make a mold just with lumber scraps! Enjoy! Making your own handmade soap is a great example of chemistry in practical use. You are mixing fats with a solution […]

Guerrilla Soap Mold

March 29, 2010 in Soap / Thoughts from The Sage by Dirk

Stephanie submitted her milk soaps for our Milk Soap Challenge. She used the Half & Half method with Soy Milk and it turned out beautifully. Guess what? I’ll bet if she tries buttermilk again, it will turn out perfectly! Enjoy! I decide to try a soy milk for the first […]

Milk Soap Challenge – Soy Milk

March 26, 2010 in Cold Process Soap / Soap by Andee

Lynda submitted her milk soaps for our Milk Soap Challenge. She used another variation of the Half & Half method and she also included Lavender Buds in her soap. The concentrated lye mixture is added after the milk. This is a different process for sure. Enjoy! Yesterday we made our […]

Milk Soap Challenge – Goat’s Milk & Lavender

March 25, 2010 in Cold Process Soap / Soap by Andee

Holly submitted her milk soaps for our Milk Soap Challenge. Again, we have the Skim Milk Method being used to add the milk. I think it looks like lots of fun! Enjoy! I used an olive, palm, coconut, castor, and avocado oil combo. I mixed my lye with distilled water […]

Milk Soap Challenge – Goat’s Milk

March 24, 2010 in Cold Process Soap / Soap by Andee

Rebekah submitted her milk soaps for our Milk Soap Challenge. Rebekah’s method is simple, easy to follow and should be exciting to try. If you want to make milk soap, but you aren’t sure about the Half and Half method, this is a good compromise to try. What should we […]

Milk Soaps Challenge – Buttermilk

March 23, 2010 in Cold Process Soap / Soap by Andee

Dear Readers, I’ve been absent from this microphone lately for two reasons. 1) I’ve been participating in a community play and while I’m sad that it will be ending soon, I’m also excited to write a daily blog again. 2) I recently came down with a lovely cold that traveled […]

Milk Soaps Challenge – Goat’s Milk Soaps

March 23, 2010 in Cold Process Soap / Soap by Andee

I’m so excited to share our latest additions to the catalog with you! We just released the Daisy Lip Balm Pots and they are just so much fun. These pots are easy to fill and a wonderful bonus is that you can stack several pots and have a collection of […]

New Containers

March 19, 2010 in Thoughts from The Sage by Andee

This is a question that comes up for everyone learning to make soap. I recently stumbled across this cute illustrated explanation of saponification. This is a fun way to enjoy learning about saponification without covering several whiteboards with chemical changes at the molecular level. I wish all confusing questions could […]

What is Saponification?

March 18, 2010 in Soap / Thoughts from The Sage by Andee

If you have ever been the Master Food Preserver Program with your local university extension office, then today’s paper might be familiar to you. If you aren’t familiar with home canning, this paper will still be useful to you as it explains why jars break, just like the jar in […]