What’s the difference between homemade liquid soap and homemade bar soap besides the consistency? The type of lye that’s used in each one. By combining fatty acids and Sodium Hydroxide (NaOH), the sodium actually crystallizes to form a hard bar of soap. In liquid soap, the Potassium Hydroxide (KOH, caustic potash) is soluble, leaving it [...]

I have a recipe to share with you! I’ve been experimenting with different base recipes by superfatting. Superfatting (sometimes referred to as a lye discount) is either adding an extra amount of oil into your soap recipe but keeping the lye amount the same, or using the same amount of oil and less lye. It [...]

I shared my Cream of Tomato Basil soap yesterday, experimenting with goat milk. Today, I’m sharing my experiment using tea as a base. You actually brew tea and use it in place of water in the recipe. Green Tea is a great antioxidant on the outside of the body as well as inside. Think of [...]

Goat Milk. Tomato Powder. Ground Basil. All great for your skin with moisturizing, exfoliating, toning, nutrient adding qualities. ** I make my tomato powder from ground dehydrated tomatoes like I do here. I started with a recipe that I invented at SoapCalc, working with the kinds and amounts of oils that gives middle values of [...]