Making Soaps for Christmas

Just in case anyone has ever wondered about the mysterious process of soapmaking, here are a few photos I took of my equipment and supplies that might (or might not) be of interest to the uninitiated:

Several stainless steel bowls/pans

Several all-natural base oils

Lye

Distilled Water

Natural colorants (like powdered sandalwood,
madder root, French green clay, etc.)

Essential Oils

Fragrance Oils

Botanicals (like oatmeal, rosemary, lavender, etc.)

Several wire whisks

Stick blender

Several spatulas

Scale that weighs in ounces

Thermometers

Large (as in huge) stainless steel spoon

Large plastic spoon

Smaller spoons

Wooden molds (designed by me, made by Mr. C.)

Freezer paper

Apron

Goggles 

Rubber gloves

...and probably some other things I'm forgetting at the moment.

Oils and lye water getting to temperature

'Sweet Baby Calendula' with
all-natural, calendula-infused olive oil

poured into the freezer-paper-lined mold

Ready to cure

After the soap has its initial cure,

I cut the soap log and set the bars out on drying racks

Some Christmas soaps on my drying racks

And here they are, photographed and
 ready to go to my website and Etsy shop.

Each bar is 4.5-5 oz.
Every bar is vegan.

When I get a soap order,

the bars are each labeled with their specific label

placed in a clear cello bag,

and sealed with a gold paper seal.

Then they are carefully wrapped and placed in a bubble wrap mailer
along with a little card that explains how to care for
your handcrafted soap,

and off they go to the post office.

And there you have it!

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HomemadeSoapNSuch

and at

Our ETSY Shop 


 

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