Adding Fragrance to Homemade Soap

nospam@example.com (David DeLauro) — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 15:54:44 -0400

In a lot of my soap making videos, I simply show myself adding a particular fragrance to the soap without explaining much about the different options there are to making your soap smell like it just came out of a designer spa but at a far cheaper price. In this article I hope to explain some of the basics to adding fragrance to your soap so that you can feel more confident to experiment with your own scents as you join the wonderful community of soapmakers.

There are basically two chances you will have to add fragrance to your soap. The most common way is to add either a fragrance oil or a pure essential oil to your soap. The second way in which to add scent to your soap is to use various aromatic liquids like tea or coffee. There is a third way that is sometimes suggested by adding herbs or flowers to your soap but I have never had much luck with this method and if the cuttings are not heat safe, you will find most of the time they end up being burned by the saponification process.

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Homemade Soap Making

nospam@example.com (David DeLauro) — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:03:35 -0400

Soap Making Instructions

Since I was a kid I have been playing with chemicals. It started with a chemistry set that was used daily when I was growing up. It morphed into a wonderful baking and cooking career and has landed itself in the world of soap making. I can tell you soap making is easier than baking. So, if you can make a creame-puff rise (or even if you've never set foot in a kitchen) you'll have no problem making your own homemade soap.

The first thing you will want to do is gather all of your equipment. A standard set of soap making tools include:

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