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ruby61 · Feb 1, 2013

Hi I am melodie I work part time as a nurse and have been making soap for about 4 years. I have sold at an annual craft fairs in pa and sell alot of my soap at work. The nurses and doctors buy me out! When I first started making and selling it I would get looks and people would say it is so much easier to buy in the store. They just did not get it. Well they do now and I actually have docs sending me patients for my soap. LoL

I love to make soap, the more you make it the more ideas you get. Currently i am trying to work on a soap for fragile skin for cancer patients, we are not there yet but in expermental stages.
This year I plan on doing and experimenting alot more mostly with herbs and essential oils versus the fragrances but wanted to say Hi!:wave:

RocknRoll · Feb 1, 2013

Welcome! In the past I have made a 100% pure olive castile soap that a client of mine was giving to the cancer patients at her place of work. They said it was the only soap they could use!

ruby61 · Feb 1, 2013

I was thinking of a pure castle soap too, never made 100% olive oil was afraid of it not being able to harden. I have done 50% and it worked pretty well but for some radiation patients, their skin pracitically peels off I wanted something softer. It will take some experimentation.

Pepsi Girl · Feb 1, 2013

Welcome and that's a cool thing your doing!

Genny · Feb 1, 2013

Welcome to the forum.

RocknRoll · Feb 1, 2013

ruby61 said:
I was thinking of a pure castle soap too, never made 100% olive oil was afraid of it not being able to harden. I have done 50% and it worked pretty well but for some radiation patients, their skin pracitically peels off I wanted something softer. It will take some experimentation.

Mine hardened really well. I was able to cut it the day after making it. However the longer you let it cure the better. I've heard 6 months! They turn into really hard, long lasting and mild bars