Hello ellen!
Welcome!!
you have gained a great perspective of this forum because we are most certainly friendly! That is exactly what drew me to join the forum at first, in the same manner as you, just typed soap making forums into the search engine, and it was one of the first results!
Everyone on this site is so helpful...I wouldnt be making soap today without their endless help and billions of questions of mine that they have answered!
so start asking and learning!!
have you tried making soaps or Bath and body type stuff yet? or is this your first step into a new endevor??
best of luck in whatever you do!
IanT