My Soapmaking Process
I made a new soap a couple of days ago and I wanted to share my process here. It actually didn't go as smoothly as I thought it would, but I am happy with how it turned out. This isn't really a tutorial, just a peek at the process :) Getting out the ingredients for my soap. The first thing I do when I'm planning my soap is go to Soapcalc.net. This is where I put in how many ounces or grams of oil I'm planning on putting in this batch of soap and other information. Then it calculates how much sodium hydroxide (or potassium hydroxide for liquid soap) you will need for your soap. After I input all of the information, I click on "calculate" and then I can print it from there (you can see the paper in the above picture). After I get my sheet, I write down the additives I'm planning on using and the essential oils. I then set out my ingredients. I usually make my lye solution first, so it has time to cool down to about 90-110 degrees F. I weigh out the sodium
