NerysNaturals
New Member
Hi fellow soapmakers!
On and off for over 15 years I've been making cold process soap in my kitchen. I live in the Netherlands and back then when I started making soap we had a pretty active local soapmaking forum I participated on. Unfortunately this forum died out, so I started looking for a new place to share and learn.
My soap making journey started out as a search for a shower product that wouldn't affect the psoriasis I have. It ended up being almost an obsession and a fruitfull creative outlet
. There were times I wouldn't make a soap in months, there were times I would make 3 soaps in 1 day. But it was and still is always fun and exciting to see what would come out of the mold.
When I moved houses last summer I found a box of soaps that I had put up in the attic to cure. I must have forgotten about this box, because it was labeled "Chamomille Castile July 2010". It turns out over 12 year old cold process soap is one of the finest soaps I ever used.
Besides making soap I also like to make herbal skin care products such as salves, creams and oils. Last year I started studying to become a herbalist. This inspired me to start making soaps using herbal colorants and herbal infusions and maybe become a profesional soap and cosmetics maker.
I hope to connect with other soap makers to learn from eachother and get inspired!
On and off for over 15 years I've been making cold process soap in my kitchen. I live in the Netherlands and back then when I started making soap we had a pretty active local soapmaking forum I participated on. Unfortunately this forum died out, so I started looking for a new place to share and learn.
My soap making journey started out as a search for a shower product that wouldn't affect the psoriasis I have. It ended up being almost an obsession and a fruitfull creative outlet
. There were times I wouldn't make a soap in months, there were times I would make 3 soaps in 1 day. But it was and still is always fun and exciting to see what would come out of the mold. When I moved houses last summer I found a box of soaps that I had put up in the attic to cure. I must have forgotten about this box, because it was labeled "Chamomille Castile July 2010". It turns out over 12 year old cold process soap is one of the finest soaps I ever used.
Besides making soap I also like to make herbal skin care products such as salves, creams and oils. Last year I started studying to become a herbalist. This inspired me to start making soaps using herbal colorants and herbal infusions and maybe become a profesional soap and cosmetics maker.
I hope to connect with other soap makers to learn from eachother and get inspired!
