QueenBeeSoap
Well-Known Member
I do all of my soaping in the basement, which my husband refers to as my "soap lair." 
It's a small room just big enough for a couple of tables and some shelves. It's cold enough in the winter that when I turn off the heater, it doubles as fridge to prevent my soaps from overheating! The biggest downside is that I have to haul all of my soaping dishes upstairs to the kitchen to wash them, but the good news is that I can leave them for a day or so until the soap on the dishes has saponified and is easier to wash off without my kitchen being a mess. I think the next improvement to my soaping space will be installing a laundry tub.
I don't have any cats or dogs to worry about getting in the way... only my canary who can't get into too much trouble on his own. I just have to make sure he doesn't get exposed to fragrances or strong fumes which could be toxic to him.
Regarding lye fumes which seem to be a problem for a lot of people, the best solution I've found is master batching my lye in a 50 / 50 concentration. It doesn't take up much room and I can make enough to last for many, many batches so I don't have to deal with the fumes often.
It's a small room just big enough for a couple of tables and some shelves. It's cold enough in the winter that when I turn off the heater, it doubles as fridge to prevent my soaps from overheating! The biggest downside is that I have to haul all of my soaping dishes upstairs to the kitchen to wash them, but the good news is that I can leave them for a day or so until the soap on the dishes has saponified and is easier to wash off without my kitchen being a mess. I think the next improvement to my soaping space will be installing a laundry tub. I don't have any cats or dogs to worry about getting in the way... only my canary who can't get into too much trouble on his own. I just have to make sure he doesn't get exposed to fragrances or strong fumes which could be toxic to him.
Regarding lye fumes which seem to be a problem for a lot of people, the best solution I've found is master batching my lye in a 50 / 50 concentration. It doesn't take up much room and I can make enough to last for many, many batches so I don't have to deal with the fumes often.
