How Do You Make Soap With The Cold Process?
There are several methods for making soap. These include the cold process, the hot process, and melt & pour. Of these, the cold process is the most popular means of how to make soap from scratch. • Gather all the necessary materials. Items needed are safety goggles, rubber gloves, a stainless steel pot, a glass bowl, a glass measuring bowl, a scale, rubber stirring utensils, thermometer (two thermometers if possible, one for the oils and one for the lye), the soap batch recipe, the recipe ingredients, and soap molds. • Fill the glass measuring bowl with the appropriate amount of distilled water, based on the recipe. Important note: the caustic nature of the lye will etch the glass bowl making it appear frosted. The glass bowl will be fine but the look is permanent. • Add the appropriate amount of lye very slowly to create the lye/water solution and stir. The lye and water will react with each other and initially get very hot. Be sure to always add the lye to the water. Adding the water
• Gather all the necessary materials. Items needed are safety goggles, rubber gloves, a stainless steel pot, a glass bowl, a glass measuring bowl, a scale, rubber stirring utensils, thermometer (two thermometers if possible, one for the oils and one for the lye), the soap batch recipe, the recipe ingredients, and soap molds. Loading… • Fill the glass measuring bowl with the appropriate amount of distilled water, based on the recipe. Important note: the caustic nature of the lye will etch the glass bowl making it appear frosted. The glass bowl will be fine but the look is permanent. • Add the appropriate amount of lye very slowly to create the lye/water solution and stir. The lye and water will react with each other and initially get very hot. Be sure to always add the lye to the water. Adding the water to the lye may cause a bubbling “volcanic” reaction. • Set the lye/water solution safely off to the side so that it may cool a bit. • Weigh the oils and melt them in the stainless stee
• Gather all the necessary materials. Items needed are safety goggles, rubber gloves, a stainless steel pot, a glass bowl, a glass measuring bowl, a scale, rubber stirring utensils, thermometer (two thermometers if possible, one for the oils and one for the lye), the soap batch recipe, the recipe ingredients, and soap molds. • Fill the glass measuring bowl with the appropriate amount of distilled water, based on the recipe. Important note: the caustic nature of the lye will etch the glass bowl making it appear frosted. The glass bowl will be fine but the look is permanent. • Add the appropriate amount of lye very slowly to create the lye/water solution and stir. The lye and water will react with each other and initially get very hot. Be sure to always add the lye to the water. Adding the water to the lye may cause a bubbling “volcanic” reaction. • Set the lye/water solution safely off to the side so that it may cool a bit. • Weigh the oils and melt them in the stainless steel pot using
