Soap Making at Springwater

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I'm organizing a Soap making lab at Springwater, on Friday, November 11,
from 6:30 pm until we run out of energy or supplies.

There are three basic types of handcrafted soaps:
Cold Process -- Soap made from scratch using oils and lye.
Melt & Pour or Glycerin Casting Soap -- Soap which you buy pre-made in
blocks or tubs. Similar to working with candle wax, casting soap is
often "transparent".
Hand Milled or Rebatched -- Where you take pre-made cold-process soap
and melt it down again with liquids and other goodies.

I will be bringing supplies to make about 5 pounds of Cold Process soap
(where we mix lye and fats), including some fragrances, and several
molds.  You will be able to take some soap home at the end of the
evening (though the soap will need to age for several weeks before being
used).

If you have a particular soap recipe you want to use, or molds, or
scents, please let me know.

Professional soap molds made for 'Cold Process' or 'CP' are good. Soap
molds made for 'Melt & Pour' or 'M&P' won't work.  Small dixie cups work
OK and make nice little round soaps that look like cupcakes.  Any other
kind of plastic tray molds (Tupperware) work fine also. A casserole dish
lined with plastic wrap is also nice (don't forget the plastic wrap!).   
Don't plan on using the trays / Tupperware / casserole for food when you
finish with the soap -- I shop at Goodwill for these items.

I'm not planning to do any Melt & Pour soaps, but if you're interested,
let me know, and plan to bring the supplies.

If you want to use a particular scent -- bring essential oils -- do not
bring alcohol-based scents.

If you want to use Soap coloring -- must be OK for 'Cold Process' or
'CP' , not just 'Melt & Pour' or 'M&P'.

RSVP would be nice, so I know how many people to expect.

Betsy Davis
freyathorn@yahoo.com

Comments

[Lee Ann]

Super! And, right in line with our up-coming window of (mostly) small, easy-to-make and fun-to-give holiday gifts. (I'm working on one right now while on vacation in Cape Breton.) Amy and I plan to be "installing" this soon and will have a guide to directions and materials available.