It depends on who you talk to as to what it's called. It's easiest to call it glycerin soap, but it's technically called Melt and Pour soap.
So what is it? It's basically a soap base that you cut into chunks, melt until it's liquid, add fragrance oil and colorants, pour into a mold, and wait until it hardens. Sounds easy, right? Yeah, it does, but it's not as easy or simple as it looks.
Is it good for your skin? Of course it is, provided the soapmaker uses high quality ingredients and knows what they are doing.
How do you know what quality ingredients are? You research, research, and then research some more. You continuously do your homework, learning about new ingredients and testing your product until you get it right.
In the next few posts I'll be discussing some different soap bases, ingredients, and where to get your ingredients.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
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I just cringe at the stuff that you can buy at craft stores. I mean, it's OK ... but there are such better-quality soap bases out there online! What soap base do you think is best? I'm just curious. I want to buy some suspension soap base here soon. Do you know of a M&P base supplier who takes PayPal?
I have had the best results with Wholesale Supplies Plus soap base. I've never used suspension base before, so I can't help there. They also take PayPal!!
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