Recent content by poppie88

So I was planning on trying my hand at soap making today, but decided to do more research on the subject before getting into it. I saw some videos on candle making and thought what the heck it will give me something to do on my day off. I went to hobby lobby bought the starter kit and some soy...

Thanks for all the help. I'll look into a health food store for items. I only have one real small store that may sell in my area. If not I'll take your advice and not do scented unless I find something made for cp. For oils can I use coconut oil and olive oil. Or will I need lard also.

Thanks for the info. I've been reading and watching videos about the soap process for a week or two now. Seems like when I start I just sit there for hours lol. Most videos and instructions just say add you're fragrance at this stage. Good to know that there are certain fragrances and essential...

I have an old crock pot that we don't use anymore so I was thinking why not got far it. I'm kind of leaning twords cp now though. So if I do cp or hp I should buy essential oils to give it the fragrance I want since those are for melt and pour. Also this might be a stupid question but could I...

Melt and pour is the same as hot process? They have essential oils at both stores to. I was planning on doing a hot process for my first batch.

looks like brand of fragrance they sell is crafty bubbles and another store around here sells artminds brand.

Ok so I have the next two days off and have been pretty much reading hours and hours about making soap for the last week or two. I decided tomorrow I'll try my hand at making my first batch. I see most of the ingredients you can get at you're everyday store. I saw Hobby Lobby (atleast online)...

So what would you recommend for me trying first, cold process or hot process. I could be totally wrong but they look like the same steps except the cold you have to wait for it to cure and the hot you can use right away.

Hey everyone, my names Chris and I recently found this page a couple days ago just never had the time to make a post. So like the title says I'm totally new to soap making. A little about me, I work shift work so I either have 5 days off or 2 days off every week. My wife is at work most days...