I search soaps on Etsy all the time to view all the beautiful soap that is being made and to get ideas for my own soap-making.
One of the terms I come across in some soap descriptions in Etsy shops is "hand milled". As I understand the description it is what I know as rebatched soap. And rebatching soap is what soap-makers do when a CP batch has not turned out the way they wanted.
My query is: Why would a soap-maker plan to make rebatched soap rather than just make HP soap. I don't understand what the advantage rebatched soap has over HP. Is there a reason to prefer rebatched? It seems like a lot of extra work to me. Is it harder, milder, better in any way?
One of the terms I come across in some soap descriptions in Etsy shops is "hand milled". As I understand the description it is what I know as rebatched soap. And rebatching soap is what soap-makers do when a CP batch has not turned out the way they wanted.
My query is: Why would a soap-maker plan to make rebatched soap rather than just make HP soap. I don't understand what the advantage rebatched soap has over HP. Is there a reason to prefer rebatched? It seems like a lot of extra work to me. Is it harder, milder, better in any way?