Recent content by purpleorchid

I would like to make some soap for some friends and family and I'm planning on purchasing some fragrance oils but I don't know which scents to buy. What are some popular scents that most people would like? I was thinking maybe lavender and cucumber melon? Thanks!

I want to make soap using the most organic products since I want to make it gentle enough to use on my face. I was able to buy some glycerin from michael's but propylene glycol (an alcohol) was listed as the second ingredient. My soap making book says alcohol dries out the skin and should not be...