Why Handmade Soap Costs More Than a Supermarket Bar
A handmade bar can cost several times a supermarket one. Where that money goes: the oils, the weeks on a curing rack, the glycerine, and the work done by hand.
4 min readbuying soap, cold process
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cold process
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How to Read a Soap Label Without Being Sold To
Saponified oils, INCI names, syndet bars and the word natural. A practical guide to telling real cold process soap from a decorated commercial base.
4 min readlabels, buying soap
How Long Each Type of Soap Needs to Cure
Cure times by recipe type, what is actually happening during the cure, and which of the numbers everyone repeats are measured rather than inherited.
5 min readcuring, cold process
Cold Process vs Melt and Pour vs Hot Process Soap
The three common ways to make soap differ in chemistry, control and cure time. Here is what genuinely separates them, and which one suits what you want.
5 min readcold process, methods