am a newbie

[keslafire]

Hello am nkese from Nigeria, new to soap making i have not made the first batch yet but am hoping to get loads of info here on every thing i need to know.
thanks.

 

[Hazel]

Welcome to the forum!

 

[keslafire]

thanks Hazel

Hi Hazel thanks for welcoming me. so basically where do i start from as per getting to understand the forum??

 

[Hazel]

Re: thanks Hazel

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http://soapmakingforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1347
http://soapmakingforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=13902
http://soapmakingforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10344

This link is recommended reading for people who are thinking about selling soap.

http://soapmakingforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=17621

Other than these, just start reading the forums that are relevant to your interests. There is a tremendous amount of information on this forum. Ask questions if you don't understand something but mainly have fun.

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I hope this helps you.

 

[judymoody]

Welcome! Where in Nigeria are you from? I once did an exchange program at the University of Ibadan.

If you are also looking for a basic resource to get started with your soap making, try www.millersoap.com You will probably want to scale down her recipes as they make a lot of soap. But she covers all of the basics.

 

[keslafire]

thanks for the info, i ll do as suggested.

 

[Dee38753]

Welcome keslafire...I am also a newbie at soap making...I guess we can soak up all the knowledge from the forum together!!

 

[keslafire]

yes Dee there are lots of info its past 3am in my country and am just soaking it up, i think next time i ll soak it into a book, its like i can even write a book on soap making without even making my 1st batch. lol. just joking but i plan to do as much research as i can.

 

[Hazel]

nkese -

You also might like to look at soapqueen's blog and youtube channel.

http://www.soapqueen.com/

http://www.youtube.com/user/soapqueentv

 

[keslafire]

hi Hazel already been to soap queen and lots of other sites i v been researching for over a month now, watched a few videos on you tube but you dnt want to know how long it can takes to watch a video of 10mins here... lol. any way i ll still keep watching till am ready.. which is soon hopefully.

 

[IrishLass]

Welcome, nkese!

IrishLass