Soap Making

How To Measure Lye For Soap Making

How to Measure Lye for Soap Making

Lye is an important ingredient when it comes to soap making, as are all of the ingredients. Lye is responsible for the chemical reaction called saponification. This is what turns the oils into soap. Without lye, there would be no soap! So, how do you measure lye for soap making? Measure lye for soap making…
What Kind of Olive Oil For Soap Making

What Kind of Olive Oil For Soap Making? (Surprising)

Olive oil is a popular oil that has a wide variety of uses, one of them is to use olive oil for soap making. However, did you know that there are different types of olive oil? Let’s take a look at what type of olive oil you should use for soap making. Refined olive oil…
What Coconut Oil Is Best For Soap Making

What Coconut Oil Is Best For Soap Making? (Surprising)

A variety of oils exist that can be used for making soap, however, coconut oil is one of the most popular types of oil used in soap making. The problem is that multiple types of coconut oil exist. So, what coconut oil is best for soap making? Refined coconut oil with a 76 F melting…
What Is The Water To Lye Ratio For Soap Making

What Is The Water To Lye Ratio For Soap Making?

Figuring out the water to lye ratio for soap making is one of the more technical aspects of learning how to make your own handmade soap. The good news is that like most things, it only sounds complicated. Once you see the numbers in front of you it becomes a little bit easier to figure…
What is Water Discount in Soap Making

What is Water Discount in Soap Making? (Explained)

Once you get more comfortable with the soap making process and have made a few batches, that is when you start to learn the tips and tricks of the craft. One of these tricks is water discounting. So, what is water discount in soap making? Water discount in soap making is when you reduce the…
What is Lye for Soap Making

What is Lye For in Soap Making? (It’s Important)

You come across several different ingredients when learning how to make soap and one of the most significant is lye or sodium hydroxide. This substance performs a very important role in the soap making process. So, what is lye for in soap making? Lye, also known as sodium hydroxide is used in soap making to…
What is False Trace in Soap Making

What is False Trace in Soap Making? (Trace Explained)

Trace is a crucial stage in the soap making process that signals to you when the mixture has formed a stable emulsion. So, what exactly is false trace in soap making? False trace in soap making is when the soap mixture appears to have thickened but the oils in the mixture have not yet saponified….
What is Superfat in Soap Making

What is Superfatting in Soap Making? (Superfatting Explained)

Superfat or superfatting as it’s commonly called is another one of those weird words that you need to learn when you get into soap making. So, what is superfatting in soap making? Superfat or superfatting is a soap-making process that uses less lye than the recipe requires to have leftover oil when the saponification process…
What Does Flashpoint Mean In Soap Making

What Does Flashpoint Mean In Soap Making? (Explained)

Flashpoint is another one of those words that you need to learn when you begin making soap or learning to make candles. It is sort of safety-related but it also has a lot to do with the quality of your product. What does flashpoint mean in soap making? The flashpoint of an oil in soap…
What Does INS Mean In Soap Making

What Does INS Mean In Soap Making? (Explained)

When entering a new industry or a new hobby you will often come across some new terminology or words you haven’t seen before. This is also true when it comes to soap making. So, what does INS mean in soap making? INS is a combination of the iodine and SAP values. It is a number…