cold process soap making

Is there anyone out there who loves to make soap?

I love to make soap. Cold process. anyone willing to share tips? Thank you!

Absolutely! I've been making soap since1998 and I love it. Both the fact that I made a website to provide manufacturers of soap with a place to get information on anything related to the soap making. http://www.soap-making-essentials.com/ Another great thing to do is visit soap making forums .... what could be better than a handful of manufacturers soap, all gathered to talk shop? People are often very large and tons of sharing information and answer your questions fairly quickly. I put together A page showing a lot of them and all are free ... You need only register. Http: / / www.soap-making-essentials.com/soap-making-forum.html Hope to see you around the forums! I very frequent soap and Fresholi Forum. Happy soaping!

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Canus Goat's Milk Fragrance Free Bar Soap, For Sensitive Skin, Five-Ounce Bars in 3-Count Boxes (Pack of 4) Sale Price: $21.16   Eligible for free shipping! Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours See Reviews For This Product Description Canus Goat's Milk Soaps are our original products. They are available in a fragranced as well as a fragrance-free version. A 5 ounce bar ( 3 X 5 Oz. ), it is triple-milled for hardness and is very long lasting. Fragrance Free, no odor masking agents added Features Case of four boxes, each containing three 5-ounce fragrance-free bars of soap (12 total bars) Made with naturally homogenized farm fresh goat milk (not powdered) Triple-milled soap is created to be hard and long lasting Fragrance free for sensitive skin Manufactured in Canada from goats milk processed north of Montreal

Virgin Coconut Oil Bali SPA Natural Soap SHAMPOO BAR : Infused Ylang-Ylang, Sandalwood essential oils : Handmade Organic Natural Cleanser Moisturizer & Revitalizer : Sensual Calm : 4.25 oz (120 gm) List Price: $12.00 Sale Price: $6.99 You save: $5.01 (42%)   Eligible for free shipping! Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days See Reviews For This Product Description PRODUCT:* Shampoo bar, natural and organic certified ingredients. * 100 % Virgin Coconut Oil, infused with essential botanical oils of ylang-ylang and sandalwood. * No harsh preservatives, no harmful chemicals. * Free of sodium lauryl or laureth sulfate. * No synthetic fragrances or colors. * No excessive packaging, only paper label * 100% vegetarian ingredients.SOAP MAKING METHOD:* Handcrafted, slow cold process with finished bar in 2 to 6 weeks. * ph-balanced * All non-comedogenic oils (non-pore clogging), no toxic transfats, skin patch tested on human volunteers. * No animal testing. * Dermatologists approved. Features Manila Coco TM - VCO Soap - A handmade shampoo bar crafted of Manila Cocos certified Organic Food Grade 100% Virgin Coconut Oil (VCO) with infused natural botanical essential oils of Ylang-Ylang and Sandalwood. Natural and organic cleanser that moisturizes, soothes, and eventually restores hair and scalp as nature intended. ... resulting in an aura of calmed tension and increases sensuality. PRODUCT BENEFITS : The whole shampoo bar has 3-way benefits for any type of scalp or hair : 1. Removes unwanted oils, dirt, skin particles dandruff, and other built-up contaminants, without stripping out so much as to make the hair unmanageable, while it soothes irritated scalp; 2. Revitalizes the natural scalp oil (sebum) that lubricates the roots, thereby, volumizes and shines the hair healthy lush. 3. Revives dulled space. SOAP MAKING METHOD : By slow cold process, our proprietary soap making method by the House of Bali SPA allows the goodness of our natural ingredients to function in its full natural course, gentle and unspoiled manner. ... Unlike mass-produced commercial shampoos, with lots of synthetic harsh chemicals and preservatives harmful to the scalp and hair, our VCO shampoo S O A P technique is simplified ph balanced. Fats from edible Virgin Coconut Oil react with lye as the essential oils of Ylang-Ylang and Sandalwood are added at light trace as the mixture thickens, and steered until it is completely saponified. Extra glycerin (humecant) is retained as natural skin softener-moisturizer. Then, it is poured into molds and left to harden before cutting into bars. ... ... This system is so much artisanal that it takes about 2 6 weeks to settle cure a dry-rack batch. Yet, it goes through our modern GMP/quality control procedures to avoid contaminants, and later be ready for use. ... ... Reputable dermatologists approved all our oils as non-comedogenic : does not clog skin pores, but rather protects its natural scalp barriers and nourishes hair. No toxic transfats, non-hydrogenated; not-altered, not-fractionated but only virgin coconut oils and non-synthetic essential oils. In numerous skin patch testing, they have validated these oils on human volunteers of varying skin types, colors, and age-tones. ... No animal (lard/tallow) oils, no animal testing. INGREDIENTS : Manila Cocos 100% Virgin Coconut Oil comes from organic nuts (cocos nucifera) and oil processing certified by Ecocert of Germany. [Not from copra-based, solvent-cleaned coconut oil.] It acts as emollient, super-moisturizer provides the bubbly lather as it cleanses hair roots and follicles, soothes and heals the scalp, and adds luster to hair. ... Our Ylang-Ylang Essential Oil (cananga odorata) from the flower plant is tonic : clarifies, cleanses as it soothes scalp irritation. ... Our Sandalwood Essential Oil (santalum album) from the tree is antiseptic, and also clarifies, cleanses and protects hair and scalp. Combined, these two elements relieve stress as the scents calm tension, lift negative moods and increase sensuality. ... ... As a base or carrier oil, we do NOT use olive oil because it is too soft, nor palm oil because it is too hard. Virgin coconut oil is just right for natural soap bars. We do NOT use a cocktail of other seed oils (castor, almond, avocado, jojoba, cocoa, shea) because these just replicate the cleansing and moisturizing functions of each other. ... not to mention the unnecessary added costs. Virgin coconut oil does a better job with a supper lather and milky creaminess to boot. In all, our House of Bali SPA Oils are certified non-comedogenic (non-pore clogging) by independent dermatologists, and skin-patch validated. Both essential botanical oils of ylang-ylang and sandalwood are certified non-synthetic, sourced from reputable overseas organic suppliers. PRODUCT FORM ADVANTAGES : Our shampoo bar is perfect for frequent washing as it economizes. ... as opposed to spill-bound liquid shampoo in bottles. Its solid form gradually dissolves to allow its ingredient phyto-nutrients and antiseptics to function fully, and the healing of the impaired scalp hair to take place with time. It fits the palm grip for easy scrub and much more convenient than messing about with bottles and pumps. This shampoo bar is not for the hurried individual, although, it also suits well for those traveling, or off-home use in pool, gym, sports club or camp with none of the excess throw-away packaging to pollute the environment.