Thoughts and ideas from the world of Majestic Mountain Sage.

Cold Process Soap

Yesterday, I promised that I would show making a Soy Milk Soap with the half and half method. I am using the same recipe to show any differences that occur while making the soap. 8 ounces weight Hydrogenated Soybean Oil 4 ounces weight Coconut Oil 4 ounces weight Olive Oil […]

Making Soy Milk Soap with the Half and Half Method

August 28, 2009 in Cold Process Soap by Andee

As I mentioned on The Sage Forum, “Milk brings to soap a few problems, lactose is the primary issue, but certainly not the only one. The sugars in milk can settle out of the soap during a the heat wave we call saponification. This looks like a gelatinous mass on […]

Making Soy Milk Soap

August 27, 2009 in Cold Process Soap by Andee

Lately, I’ve been having lots of fun making cold process soap and I’ve been on a swirls kick! I made a Cinnamon Rosemary Soap with Brown Oxide for the swirls. I also made a soap with Bulgarian Lavender and I used Lavender Fields for the swirls. Both of these soaps […]

Lots of Swirls!

August 4, 2009 in Cold Process Soap by Andee

Did you know the Lye Calculator has been in operation since 1996? Many soap makers have used the Lye Calculator for their recipes and even for checking recipes they were given by fellow soap makers. However, those who are new to making soap want to be able to use the […]

How to use the Original Lye Calculator

July 30, 2009 in Cold Process Soap by Andee

Rebatching. This is sometimes a dirty word. What is it and why do people do it? Rebatching is sometimes confused with milling, or French milling. Rebatching is when a batch of soap is melted and additional items are added or a failed batch is reworked. Rebatching is done to make […]

Rebatching

July 15, 2009 in Cold Process Soap / Thoughts from The Sage by Tina

Julie Marcil sent me pictures of her bacon soap and she was kind enough to send pictures and directions of the whole process. I hope you will enjoy it as much as I have. Bacon Style Soap for Father’s Day Here my trial at the bacon soap contest for Father’s […]

Finished Bacon Soap from Julie Marcil

July 13, 2009 in Challenges and Q&A / Cold Process Soap by Andee

Three weeks ago, I had a chance to see how Becky from The Spirit Goat makes soap. She operates her own business here in Northern Utah. We made two batches of soap while I asked her questions about her soaps and her business. Naturally, I took several great pictures of […]

Making Soap with Becky

June 29, 2009 in Cold Process Soap / Special Features by Andee

Today we were testing a fragrance oil and it got so hot that the soap overflowed the mold! Since we are firm believers of the adage, “A picture is worth 1000 words,” I had to get a picture to show you what happens when a fragrance is not compatible with […]

Soap Whoops!

June 9, 2009 in Cold Process Soap by Andee

This is one of the questions I hear answered by our Technical Support Department while helping soap makers when they call wanting help. I thought that I could share some pictures previous soap batches I’ve made and show what you are looking for as indicators of the trace. First things […]

What is Trace?

May 22, 2009 in Cold Process Soap by Andee

Many of you have been clamoring for photos of the Cold Process Soap with Rose Hip Powder after it came out of the mold, so here are the finished results of this batch. As you can see, these soaps are beautiful. I used a bench knife to cut this into […]

Finished Cold Process Soap with Rose Hip Powder

May 5, 2009 in Cold Process Soap by Andee

What do you do when you are requested to make a baby soap that has tea tree and lavender? Go lightly, dear soapers, go lightly. This question was recently posed to our technical support staff and here is the recipe and the thoughts behind the choices. Oils to use are […]

Baby Soap

April 22, 2009 in Cold Process Soap by Andee

Today we are going to make a cold process soap with rose hip powder. This will be our coloring agent. Let’s make our regular test batch type of soap. If you missed the original week of cold process testing, you should look here. 6 ounces Hydrogenated Soy 5 ounces Coconut […]

Cold Process Soap with Rose Hip Powder

April 2, 2009 in Cold Process Soap by Andee