Gathering Summary: Making Soap at Home, by Kathy Mansfield, January 26, 2011

Bars of Snowbunny Soap

by Catherine Haug, Feb 5, 2011

Photo by Kathy Mansfield

Presentation Topics

The following topics are covered in more detail in the complete Gathering Summary: Making Soap at Home.

  • What is soap
  • What is lye
  • Safety precautions
  • Additives (fragrance, colorants, exfoliants)
  • Cold process for bar soaps
  • Hot process for glycerin bar soaps and liquid soaps
  • Melt and pour process
  • Handcrafted soap vs commercial soaps & detergents

Read on for related handouts, articles and files.

Kathy’s handouts

Gathering Summary (complete pdf)

References and resources

Related ESP Articles & Files

2 Responses to “Gathering Summary: Making Soap at Home, by Kathy Mansfield, January 26, 2011”

  1. Sherry Wood says:

    I really enjoyed the class on soap making and look forward to the next one on bee keeping sounds great.

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