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Soap Making Basics - Getting Started Making Hand Made Soap
Want to make your own hand made soaps, but just a beginner? Start here for a quick primer in soap making - A great overview of the methods commonly used, what it takes to get started, and why you'd want to make your own soap in the first place.

Tools and Equipment Needed to Start Making Cold Process Soap
Ready to try your hand at Cold Process soap? The tools and equipment you'll need are not complicated or hard to find. Put your shopping list together and let's get cooking!

Soap Making Videos
An extra bit of "how to" to get you started, along with the full instructions in the written step-by-step instructions on the site - videos of soap making, lye making and the elusive "trace."

Soap Recipe Calculator
Calculate the oils, lye and fragrance for any size mold and any combination of oils. Also gives qualities of individual oils and the qualities that will your particular combination of oils will impart to your soap.

Using Natural Colorants in Soap Making
Natural colorants in soap making don't have to be boring and muted. Many plant materials, spices and herbs give lovely colors to your soap.

How Soap Cleans
Simple experiment demonstrates how soap cleans.

How Soap Floats Your Boat
Demonstration of how soap breaks surface tension

What is Soap?
Soap is much more than just a block of white stuff in your shower. It's the result of a complex chemical reaction.