Soap making FDA rules should be followed if you sell your soap in the US. Many of my students from Soap Making School have been asking me what they need to do to take their soap making craft to the next level and start selling. Since the majority of my students are based in the
How to Clean Up Your Handcrafted Soap It feels good to wash with good soap, and it feels even better to give your beautiful soap to others. Even if you don’t want to package your hand-made soap, it should look like time was spent on the presentation. The way you finish your soap bars could
Beauty Bars, Cleansing Bars and Soap One of These Things is Not Like The Other Beauty bar and cleansing bar companiescannot use the term soap on their labels. Why is this and what is the difference betweenbeauty or cleansing bars and real soap. Let’s begin by exploring exactly what soap is. Soap Soap is created
How You Know if There is Glass in Your Store Bought Soap Glass is only one shocking ingredients that might be in that store bought soap. Since I started making soap in 1997, the question I get asked most: what is the difference between commercial soap and handmade natural soap? There are several differences, but
Glycerin and Glycerol in Skincare and Soap Making Over the last few years I have noticed more and moreparticipants in my classeshave been concerned with using glycerinin their hand made products.This surprises me since I have always thought of glycerin as one of the majorreasons why my skin is so soft and healthy.
Wabi Sabi and Soap Making What is Wabi Sabi? It sounds a lot like a sushi condiment, but it’s quite different. Wabi Sabi is the art of finding beauty in imperfections.This is a Japanese phrase and is usually related to nature. I was introduced to Wabi Sabi in a feng shui class about 10 years