I was so excited to take a workshop on how to make your own handmade soap. I have purchased handmade soap at my local farmers market and online on Etsy. I decided to see how it is all done. Little did I know that it is part chemistry and part baking.
( I just got the soap out of the mold)
I used my cutting board and kitchen knife to slice the soap.
My husband purchased a shelf at our local thrift store for the soap to cure. I didn't realize that handmade soap takes four to six weeks to cure. I look forward to using our first batch. The instructor gave us a few supplies to make a batch at home this week. Hopefully I will be brave enough to give it a try. Thankfully, she is open for us to calling her for help.
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Ooh! I have always wanted to make my own soap, too! I didn't know that it had to cure for that long, either!
I love handmade soap! It looks great.
I love handmade soap and just really enjoyed your pics. Thanks!
What are the ingredients that go into that soap. That is very cool!
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So cool! My friend recently started making soap too (and gave me some lol). I think it's something I would enjoy since I like to cook.
I bet that was very interesting! I love handmade soap!! Please let us know how you like it when finally get to use it. The waiting would be hard for me.
Always wonderful to learn new things. I never knew soap had to cure.
Awesome!!!
I'll bet you will love it!
I used to make soap with my grandmother. I did not like soap making days. We cooked it in an iron kettle over a fire..outside..
Old timers knew how to make everything we needed.
It's strange how we are coming full circle. People are canning again, making jam and soaps. I love it!
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Looks like fun!
That does look like fun. I didn't know there was a cold process and a hot one. I only ever tried the hot.
Yours looks like "real" soap....
I make my own soap from scratch too. Love that soap drying shelf. I usually just put mine on freezer paper to dry.
That looks like fun!
I really enjoy buying home-made soaps! I used to make my own from Micheals... the melt and mix kind, but that's really cheap compared to the great stuff. Cold-process soaps are awesome! Let us know how they are when you use them! :)
That looks like lots of fun - I've always wanted to make my own soap.
Looks great -- must be hard to wait for it to cure!
At some point I would love to give this a try. Congrats to you for actually doing it.
Looks like you had fun making these, what fragrance did you make? Niki x
Your soap looks great! I always wanted to make my own soap. I became intimidated by the use of lye and just continued buying handmade soap on Etsy. One day, I will take the leap!
WOW! that's quite an endeavor! They look beautiful on the rack- I bet they smell yummy too!
You are so talented! Is there anything you can't do? :)
This is great!!! I love it. I just really love handmade products. So cool. Hope that you had a wonderful time with your family and friends on Turkey Day.
Best you and thanks so much for stopping by.
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