Thoughts and ideas from the world of Majestic Mountain Sage.

Cold Process Soap

I’ll admit it, I actually made this soap back in December. However, I wanted to test the soap before I shared my experiences with making the soap. If you recall, I wrote a post about how I rendered my first batch of lard at the end of November. I had […]

Using Lard in Soap, Day One

January 14, 2013 in Cold Process Soap / Soap by Andee

I’ve only received one soap request from the Quick Gifts from Your Cupboard blog post Cindy wrote, “I want to make a soap that has great lathering capability, is long lasting, moisturizing, and feels good on the skin.” As Cindy has a fairly standard soap maker’s cupboard, I decided to […]

Soap with Ingredients from Cindy’s Cupboard

December 20, 2012 in Challenges and Q&A / Cold Process Soap / Soap / Thoughts from The Sage by Andee

I wanted to try my hand at a soap with silk. A soap with silk entails that you put some silk fiber into the lye solution prior to mixing your soap. The lye causes the silk to dissolve, allowing the silk protein to move throughout the entire soap. I am […]

Silk Soap – Cultivated Silk

November 5, 2012 in Cold Process Soap / Soap by Taylor

Today I wanted to go over some terms that I have wondered about as part of my introduction to soapmaking. Now that I have quite a few batches under my belt I want to learn more about what I am doing. Since I am using the same recipe on all […]

Beginning Soap Lessons Day 4

October 25, 2012 in Cold Process Soap by Joy

Today I made another 6 batches of soap using the same recipe as Monday. I did these batches completely on my own without assistance. I felt a little more confident in my skills and took my time. Soap making requires more patience than making a batch of lotion or lip […]

Soapmaking On My Own

October 24, 2012 in Cold Process Soap / Soap by Joy

There was such an overwhelming amount of comments and questions when I announced this week’s blog topic that I had to spend a day just answering questions. Thank you all so much for your support, thoughts, and questions! Jamie Greer asked: Is there a general rule of thumb to determine […]

Soapmaking Question and Answer

October 23, 2012 in Challenges and Q&A / Cold Process Soap by Joy

The day has finally arrived when I get to make my very first batch of soap. I was a little nervous. I know the dangers of using lye, but I put on my goggles and gloves and was prepared to dive in. This week I am plowing through 20 batches […]

Introduction to Soap Making: Making a Basic Batch of Soap

October 22, 2012 in Cold Process Soap by Joy

This is an announcement: I am going to learn to make soap. Now that I am getting comfortable with lotion and lip balm recipes I need to focus on cold process soap. I have never done it before and it is a bit intimidating to me. I know the dangers […]