What is superfatting? And why should you superfat soap. Superfatting soap produces a more moisturizing soap and decreases the pH in the final soap making it more gentle to skin.

About two years ago lye was everywhere to be had, including the supermarkets. Then mysteriously all the lye disappeared from the shelves of the supermarket. The challenge now is to find new sources to get lye. Here is a list of places in the USA to purchase lye for soapmaking.

Most folks who make soaps regularly have leftover soap scraps. These are the pieces of soap left over after cutting soap bars

Water plays an importat part in soapmaking. It is the medium through which the chemical process of soap making occurs. Understanding why, and the amount of water to use will enable you to speed or slow the drying of soap bars as well as prevent seizing during the tracing process.

Tradeshows are invaluable in understanding your market and to find suppliers of goods and services.

Neem oil soap recipe along with information about Neem oil

Using sodium lactate to make firmer soaps

List of important equipment used in making soap cigarbands.

Tips that will save time and errors in melt and pour soap making.

Book review of The Soapmaker´s Companion by Susan Miller Cavitch. This is a great book for beginners as well as seasoned soapmakers. Covered are all the major soapmaking topics such as lye safety, chemical composition of oils, chemistry of soapmaking, troubleshooting problems and numerous recipes.