Step by Step- Cold process soapmaking tutorials

If you are a complete beginner & never made a soap before,

Here is the list of soap videos in sequence to learn the process of soapmaking. After this you will be able to work with your own choice of oils and butters to make your soap-

1. 100% Olive Oil soap– This will help you learn the process, how trace looks as well as different stages of trace. It gives you a long time to work with your soap, so you don’t have to rush at any step. This soap takes one year to cure but you can always move on to the next batch of soap, as you already have experience of soapmaking process.

https://youtu.be/02boZ5FPJW4?si=EcJjvZNJxhQ5J8uG

2. Bastile Soap – This contains 70% of Olive oil and the recipe is included. This gives a very nice bar of soap & cure time is just 6 weeks. This is popular with the beginner soapmakers.

3. 100% Coconut oil soap – This is very easy-to-make soap also. Just make sure you pour it in individual mold because this is NOT easy to cut with a soap cutter.

https://youtu.be/3t3LMXEty6o?si=onOJ1ZgzcC0VrEA6

4. Soap calculator – This video linked below will help you to learn how to calculate your own soap recipes. Now that you have learned the process of soapmaking, you can start forming your own soap recipes & experiment until you find what works best for your skin type. Make sure you start with small batches for this experimentation. After all this, you should be on your path to becoming a successful soap maker.

If you need help with the supplies for soapmaking, here are some links from Amazon. (I will get paid a very small commission if you buy using these links. This helps to support my you tube channel)

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(You can also get this easily from a local pharmacy or grocery store)

Safety: Always make sure you wear gloves & safety glasses during the whole process of soapmaking. Have no pets, kids & any distractions around you while making soap. These safety precautions are to be taken seriously to prevent any injuries. Lye-water is corrosive & can burn the skin.

If you have any questions, feel free to write to me at soapmaking@thecraft.space

Signing off

Geeta from The Craft Space