Ultimate Guide to Hot ProcessSoap

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Hot Process Soap Play-Dough: Instant Bath-Time Fun!

There are so many different soap dough recipes online, but most of them fall into two categories: made from a commercial product or cold...

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The Book Password: A Sad, But Necessary Truth

I have been asked the question “Why do you require a password for your book?” twice this week so I thought I would address it in a little...

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What is an "Iodine Value"?

The Iodine Number or Iodine Value is numeric indicator that is determined by a chemical test that measures how many centigrams of iodine...

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Essential Oils & Scent Fading

All essential oils are concentrated hydrophobic liquids that contain volatile aroma compounds from plants. Volatility can be described as...

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15-Minute Castile Soap HTHP Experiment (No crockpot necessary)

For me, soap making is not only a fun and exciting art form, but also a never-ending science experiment and quest to further my knowledge...

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Oil Spotlight: Apricot Kernel Oil

Apricots have made their way into culinary mainstream and are used in many different dishes and creations including drinks, smoothies,...

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The Hot Process Cure- Explore the MANY Benefits of Curing Both Cold AND Hot Process Soap

Currently there is a giant, and sometimes very heated, debate in the soap making world: Do hot process soaps need to cure? If you scroll...

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UG2HP Coconut Bubbles MP Base

Follow the directions from The Ultimate Guide to Hot Process soap to complete the recipe above. After your UG2HP Coconut Bubbles MP Soap...

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"Summer Rain" Goat Milk HTFHP

This is the full design video of “Summer Rain”. I used the “Creamy Goat Milk” HTFHP recipe with powdered goat’s milk, added to fresh...

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Milk & Yogurt- Why Dairy Doesn't Spoil in Hot Process Soap

I have had many people ask me the questions “If I add milk to my soap, won’t it cause it to spoil?” and “How do I know that there won’t...

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How Length of Time Spent Stick Blending Affects Fluidity

Someone recently asked me a very simple question that I thought I would address in a blog post. The question was: “Do I have to use my...

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The "Great Value" of Vegetable Shortening- How to Formulate & Use Vegetable Shortening in Soap

Walmart’s greatest gift to soap makers (other than all of their amazing prices on soaping essentials and oils) is their Great Value...

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Pure Coconut Oil Soap- Breaking the "Rules of Formulating" with a 100% Coconut Oil Soap

In the Ultimate Guide to Hot Process Soap, we learned about the science of soap making and did an intensive study of fatty acids and how...

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How to Use Sugar Water for Hot Process Colors that Pop!

I absolutely love using colorants when creating soap. It gives me the opportunity to use a blank canvas and turn my soap into a...

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The Best Immersion Blenders for ALL HP Budgets

An overview of the importance of immersion ("stick") blenders in hot process soap making and a guide to selecting the correct one for...

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