Cold process soap techniques

Step-by-step techniques for creating textured soap tops on cold-process soap bars. Textured tops create visual interest and a handmade feel, and you can make them using simple kitchen tools.

Swirling soap can be overwhelming when you are new to it! There are lots of striking swirling techniques to choose from. A favorite of mine is the Drop Swirl. It's an easy one to try for beginner swirlers. It’s so simple, but the results are always splendid! And you can get a fantastic variety of colors by creating tints and shades to really spice things up. This is one design you won't ever drop once you try it. Click to the blog for the Homemade Cold Process Soap Recipe + Design Tutorial!

Cold Process Soap Making is surprisingly simple! Once you learn how to make soap, you can begin experimenting with your own homemade recipes.

Learn how to make this marbled fall inspired cold process soap perfect for any season. How to make Autumn and summer marbled cold process soap. DIY cold process soap with colloidal oatmeal and kaolin clay. This is a gorgeous marbled design cold process soap to make at home. Cold process soap DIY techniques and cold process soap design ideas. Cold process soap free recipe and DIY. Cold process soap making video DIY with full recipe and pictures tutorial. How to make cold process soap at home.

Make the most skin loving, super luxurious Lemonade Stand cold process soap. This soap makes amazing lather and it is lovely on the skin.

Learn how to make this super skin-loving Mahogany and Amber cold process soap perfect for fall. It is a beautiful soap with a lovely scent.

Learn how to make holiday cold process soap using the hanger swirl technique with chestnut brown sugar fig scent for the holidays.

It can be disheartening trying to swirl soap when you're first starting out! What's off? Is it the base oil, water usage or the Eos? Any of those and then some could be the issue! Here are free DIY Cold Process Soap Swirling tips on how temps affect soap, water usage can slow down soap, choosing base oils for a slow-moving recipe, how fragrance oils & essential oils can affect soap, a visual guide on emulsion vs. trace, AND my favorite slow-moving palm-free cp soap recipe!

Let's face it: cold process soap making is a finicky craft. These 4 things can help you perfect your soap design techniques. #coldprocess #soap #soapdesign

This is a quick photo tutorial for those who already know how to create an in the pot swirl or have other decorative techniques and formulations under their belt. The vertical side embeds are created on day 1, set for 24 hours and then cut lengthwise (or in a mold with long dividers to evenly space them). I use the same formulation for the side embeds as I do for the main soap. This is the resulting soap. 1. Create a log of soap using an "in the pot" swirl technique. You can really use any…