Soap making basics?

[Allgemeine12]

I'm new to the whole soap making thing. I'm not quite sure where to start. I've done a little reading about the different processes, but not really sure what I should try first. What's a good first step for a beginner? What do I need to buy? What is a basic recipe I should follow?

 

[shunt2011]

I'm new to the whole soap making thing. I'm not quite sure where to start. I've done a little reading about the different processes, but not really sure what I should try first. What's a good first step for a beginner? What do I need to buy? What is a basic recipe I should follow?

Hello and Welcome! I highly recommend reading the last 10 or so pages in the beginners section Here: https://www.soapmakingforum.com/forums/beginners-soap-making-forum.47/
And reading the last 10 page or so here. You will find a wealth of information just doing that as well as some simple recipes, needed equipment etc to get you started.

 

[Kamahido]

Here is where I started...



It is the first in a four part series that starts with safety and comes with a simple recipe.

 

[IrishLass]

I personally would start with a simple recipe using the CP method- nothing fancy shmancy- just a one-pound, simple, basic formula without color or fragrance so that you can get a feel for the process.

A good recipe to start with is what is know as "The Holy Trinity" because it contains only 3 oils/fats: namely, olive oil, palm oil (or lard can be substituted) and coconut oil:

40% Palm oil (or lard)
35% Olive oil
25% coconut oil

Here is a very helpful link to David Fisher's site that I like to give out to beginners- he tells you how to get started with CP and lists out all the basic equipment you'll need and gives you a step by step pictorial of how to proceed from beginning to end. He even provides a basic recipe : https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/cold-process-soap-from-scratch-516814


IrishLass