I want to first point out that I was totally shocked to find an active community for soap making. Blew my mind.
Next for my question - lol.
Long version -
My girlfriend enjoys natural soaps from lush & etsy, etc. Unfortunately they are a tad expensive to be constantly using so we end up buying generic soaps from the store. She just started working at a tea store and they throw out all of their loose leaf tea, she mentioned that it would be fun to make soap out of the teas (boiling them down to "essences" of tea and going from there.) We have an anniversary coming up and this seems like a fun gift to me. So my question is, what should I purchase to assist her in making some basic soaps? Simpler is better since she would be starting fresh, i've read a bit about buying glycerin soap from craft stores? Molds? Are there any brick stores I should visit to try things out?
TLDR version -
Girlfriend wants to make soap. What & where do I need to buy stuff?
Any pointers for reading or otherwise would also be greatly appreciated - will end up pointing her to this forum for more information for sure. Keep an eye out for a newbie sometime next week....
Next for my question - lol.
Long version -
My girlfriend enjoys natural soaps from lush & etsy, etc. Unfortunately they are a tad expensive to be constantly using so we end up buying generic soaps from the store. She just started working at a tea store and they throw out all of their loose leaf tea, she mentioned that it would be fun to make soap out of the teas (boiling them down to "essences" of tea and going from there.) We have an anniversary coming up and this seems like a fun gift to me. So my question is, what should I purchase to assist her in making some basic soaps? Simpler is better since she would be starting fresh, i've read a bit about buying glycerin soap from craft stores? Molds? Are there any brick stores I should visit to try things out?
TLDR version -
Girlfriend wants to make soap. What & where do I need to buy stuff?
Any pointers for reading or otherwise would also be greatly appreciated - will end up pointing her to this forum for more information for sure. Keep an eye out for a newbie sometime next week....