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I am wanting to start making our own soaps. Could someone please share their wisdom and help me know how to get started? Thank you
You can buy your ingredients locally, maybe not inexpensively. If you are only going to make a small amount you can get most everything at Walmart. I have used good old Crisco in the beginning, I buy olive oil at Sam's Club and Coconut oil where ever I can find it cheapest.Years ago I made soap ordering soap making supplies form a company. I would like to find out how to source supplies locally and in expensively. Does it really matter if I use good lard instead of the cheap bucket form the store? Do I have to buy lye online or does the kind for cleaning drains work? I would like to try making a batch or two of soap again just because i feel like it is a skill I have let fall away.
Some folks do, when I sell it I use all veggie/nut oils.I imagine some folks might have an issue with animal products....due to vegan beliefs etc.
Same folks petitioned McDonald french fries years ago.
Here is a link to soap calc.
http://soapcalc.net/calc/soapcalcwp.asp
There is a tutorial on the site. I suggest you spend some time playing around with it, making several hypothetical soaps. In essence, though, you should probably leave the stuff at the top alone, other than choosing 'ounces' instead of pounds for weight. Leave the water percentage as is at 38% for now and leave the lye as sodium hydroxide (potassium hydroxide is for liquid soap generally) if you plan on adding fragrance 0.5 to 0.75 ounces of fragrance per pound of oil is usually plenty. Be aware that each has a regulated "safe usage" amount.WOW, that is very confusing to me...
I would suggest doing some research over internet and choose the ingredients you would want. If at first it doesn't turn out good don't lose hope and keep on trying. Im making sodium lauryl sulphate based liquid soap and im struggling with making it thick enough. Sometimes it gets thick to the right amount and sometimes it says all watery like. Still working on it but other than that i love it's awesome. I'm using it at home haven't really sold any yet but it helps saving a couple of bucks on buying a soap.I am wanting to start making our own soaps. Could someone please share their wisdom and help me know how to get started? Thank you