Beginner Soapmaking Series - Lye Safety and Handling

Are you interested in making soap by the cold process method and you are scared or intimated by lye?  Or  you just starting to make soap by the cold process method and you want to learn more about lye?  Well, I found and wanted to share this posting from The Soap Blog called Beginner Soapmaking Series - Lye Safety and Handling.  This posting gives you the low down on lye in very simple terms and will help dispel the fear of using lye.  Do not be scared using lye if you use it properly and with respect!

5 Tips to Create Professional Looking Soap

Now that you have been making soap for awhile, you have decided to take the plunge to start selling it.  Well, before you start selling your creations you may want  to consider these tips from The Soap Queen in her recent post titled 5 Tips to Create Professional Looking Soap.  Even if you are not ready to sell your soap but you want to give them out as gifts you should read this to make sure that your soap looks the best it can be,

Tutorial - Cold Process Swirl Soap

I am always looking for new recipes to share. I found this cold process soap tutorial that appears on Totally Tutorials called Cold Process Swirl Soap.  The posting originally comes from Arctida's Creations and uses the spoon swirling method. Spoon swirling is a simple technique that makes a big impact. Just thought I would let you know that this recipe yields about four pounds of soap.

Puppy Love Melt and Pour

Do you know a lot of people who have dogs and you do not know what to give them for a gift?  Why not creates these cute melt and pour soaps?  This beginner melt and pour soap project called Puppy Love Melt and Pour is available from The Soap Queen website.  It takes only about an hour to make this project and you should get three 4 1/4 ounce bars of soap.  These would be perfect gifts for the dog lover's in your life.

Aloe & Chamomile Baby Powder

Did you know that conventional baby powders contain talc?  Talc is an ingredient that can cause some pretty alarming heath problems. Here is a great recipe from The Natural Beauty Workshop called Aloe & Chamomile Baby Powder recipe which starts out with a base of gentle, absorbent Kaolin Clay.  To add a silky texture, arrowroot powder and cornstarch.  Then aloe soothes the skin and conditions the skin.  If your baby's skin is prone to yeast infections or you suspect a yeast issue is brewing, then it is a good idea to omit the cornstarch from the recipe.  If you need to subsitute the cornstarch with additional portion of arrowroot.