subject: Soap Making Fun - Make Soap Review [print this page] For many people, soap making is addictiveFor many people, soap making is addictive. I got hooked a few years ago. There was a story on TV about possible health risks from the additives in store-bought soap. I began searching for healthy alternatives for my family ones that didn't cost an arm and leg for each bar!
A friend suggested I try making my own soap. Always eager to learn something new, I started looking into it. From reading book after book and spending hours on the Internet, I grew more excited every day. My mind was filled with ideas about special oil blends, unique scents, using attractive add-ins to create personalized soaps for people to enjoy
After all that time and information, I still didn't feel ready to make that first batch. A list of "do's and don'ts" and countless pages of printed out instructions, but still so much seemed unclear.
If you don't already know, soap making is fascinating. There's nothing else like it. Chemistry in action with squeaky clean results.
Take a few select items from nature and mix them up just right and you get to watch a chemical reaction that causes the ingredients to turn into designer-quality, great smelling, skin nourishing soap.
Once the batch is ready (called reaching "trace"), pour it into a mold, and let it cure.
And you've created art with a purpose and it's good for you too!
You can customize it and personalize it to your heart's content. Stick with the basics or add more steps it's entirely up to you. Just imagine all the ways you can put your special touch on each and every batch.
And the recipe isn't for some throw away batch. The formula makes a fragrant, appealing, and top-of-the-line soap that is every bit as good as what you'll find in any of those high-end bath and body shops in the mall!
And the shoot went off without a hitch! We wound up with plenty of great footage. Then my editor and I took our time to make it just perfect!
