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I would like to make some custom silicone molds for some of my soap projects. I am lucky that my local library has a Maker Lab where I can make castings for the molds but I will have to pour and cure the silicone on my own. If you have made your own molds before, do you have any tips or tricks...

I recently started making a facial bar with activated charcoal because customers with acne were requesting it. One of my very best customers bought a bar last month and has been using it since. She did not have acne before but since using the activated charcoal bar has several spots of tiny...

Ahh! Spring is in the air! Birds chirping, bees buzzing, flowers blooming, and best of all COCONUT OIL TURNS LIQUID! No more using an ice cream scoop to break out pieces! 😂😂😂

I made two batches of cold process soap one day a month ago in loaf molds, cut them and left to cure covered under a light cotton towel. Uncovered them yesterday, and one batch looked fine, the other had white powdery eruptions on the cut sides of the bars. The tops, sides and bottoms of the...

I like to do crossword puzzles in my spare time. Today’s puzzle had the clue “soap assessment tool” 2 words. I could not figure it out! So much for being a professional soap maker! The answer was lye detector. 😩

I ordered a bucket of Nilotica Virgin Shea Nut Butter. Boy was I surprised when I opened the bucket and found it was semisolid chunks in a golden liquid. I'm used to unrefined or refined which is solid. Have any of you experienced soapers used it in soap making?

I have made 2 batches of this soap with Nurture Soap's indigo. The color is a gorgeous denim blue, but in both batches there is a light rim around the sides, top and bottom. It is not soda ash. It is soap just missing the indigo. It's kind of a happy mistake since it makes the soap look...