What I’ve Learned from Soaping

What I’ve Learned from Soaping

·         Your soap will be the same color as the colorant you used – dream on.

·         Those bars of soap you made that first week (or month, or months) aren’t nearly as good as you thought they were.

·         If you can make soap, you can make a soap mold.

·         If you think your soap will always behave and wait for you to swirl, think again.

·         You should upgrade to a food processor if you keep shredding your fingers.

·         All your soap batches will be beautiful – nope.

·         Soap making is not a cheap hobby.

·         That lovely fragrance will last forever – I wish.

·         Lye burns but water fixes it.

·         All of your customers will appreciate your natural colors and scents – No.

·         There are many soap recipes, instructions, and tips on the web.

·         You will pour your soap batter neatly – Hahahaha!

·         If you do not know how to rebatch, you will learn.

·         SoapCalc is a very useful tool and not really intimidating.

·         Many of your best ideas were actually from other people on Natural Soap Forum.