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You know it cleans, but how does it do that? Soap is made of chain-like molecules with one end (the polar “head”) attracted to water, and the other end (the hydrocarbon “tail”) attracted to oil.When … read more

We soapmakers are kind of like alchemists. We combine base oils and react them to form something more valuable. It’s not quite gold from lead, but it’s similar.We use a wide variety of oils, dependi … read more

Handmade soap is usually more expensive than store-bought soap, so it needs to be better than store-bought – enough to make it worth the higher price. This means we have to use higher quality, mor … read more

You may have heard about African Black Soap (ABS). It’s a dark brown, usually mottled bar of soap, and sometimes it is quite soft. It originated in West Africa – Ghana, Nigeria and Cote D’Ivoire, … read more

It was TERRIBLE soap – harsh, soft, and stinky. Pioneers made it out of wood ashes and animal fat and used it to clean just about everything.To make it, you first have to leech potassium hydroxide … read more