#SoapMaking

[whatthefoucault]

NEW VIDEO ALERT! Come explore the history of soapmaking in the 18th century with me, among other things, while I attempt to make a historical Yummy Lavender Soap!

[catandravendesigns]

Please, ConcernedApe, I want to adopt Jas!

[cottage-craft-shop]

After a long hiatus, we are finally coming back! On June 1st, Cottage Craft is reopening with a new, refined line of products.

If you're unfamiliar with us, we are a Black Queer Witch owned business that creates handmade soaps and body care items designed to uplift the spirit and make life a little more joyful!

We know very well that you don't always have the time or energy to pamper yourself, whether you're living with an illness or just have a busy schedule, and that is why the core of our brand is offering indulgent body care that you can fit into your everyday routine.

We also know that in the current climate, it's difficult to justify buying even the little luxuries, so we hope that you can continue to support us by sharing our products with your friends and family if supporting us financially is outside of your means at the moment.

We're really excited about the future of Cottage Craft, and hope you stick with us for many more years to come!

Please spread so we can have a successful relaunch!

(you can also find us on instagram!)

[shybreadgarden]

When marcille makes that soap for senshi and he’s like I wanna use it right now and she’s like it usually needs time to cure idk if it will work yet babygirls that is NOT the problem the PROBLEM is that when cold process soap is first made it is still so BASIC it will BURN you senshi you’re gonna burn your scalp.

[sidequestshoppe]

Loser, Baby Artisan Soap!!

Fragrance: red wine, plum, raspberry

The Sticker of the Month is HuskerDust & the mini is Fat Nuggets

Next Month's Soap: Elemental Mythical Creatures

This soap & stickers are only available on our Patreon!!

[corvidarcana]

Photographed some of my homemade soaps today :)

[spaceacesoaps]

So, here's some fun stuff about fragrance oils you might not have known!

Certain scents contain compounds that will make your soap discolor over time. The most common and dramatic of these is vanillan, usually found in sweet scents because vanilla, and it will make your soap turn brown! The shade of brown will vary depending on how much vanillan is in the oil, what other discoloring compounds there are, etc, but the end result is brown. You can delay or remove it completely with a vanilla color stabilizer, but sometimes you can lean into it and know that it'll be the right brown you want once its done it's thing.

Most fragrance oil companies will have soap testing notes, because it's super important to know how the oil will react. Cold Process soap can get very complicated, because you have to watch for if the oil will curdle immediately, or do something funky to the color, or if it will behave and let you do some stunning and intricate patterns. These notes will include if the fragrance discolors and what color it will turn, ranging from tan to chocolate brown, to one note I saw suggesting 'light purple'.

Now, since cold process soap is very different from melt and pour/glycerin soap (which is what I use), these notes are often not relevant to me, and even the discoloration notes can be next to useless since they'll appear differently in a clear soap that doesn't have fun oils instead of reacting dramatically with, say, coconut oil.

Since it's still important to know if my soap is going to turn brown or stay how I color it, my solution has been to mix a few drops of fragrance with a tiny amount of soap in a little glass vial labelled with the name and the vanillan amount, and then leave it for a few weeks to see what happens. Sometimes this means nothing happens, sometimes this means I get a bright orange soap without any warning.

I've been toying with the idea of making these results into a database of some kind, so people can see how things discolor before they buy the oil, or even just because it's fun.

[ichthala-art]

Baldur's Gate 3 Themed soaps! Can you tell which soap belongs with each companion?

Shadowheart -- purple + white swirls

Wyll -- red + grey + brown stripes

Gale -- blue + purple swirls

Astarion -- white + red swirls

Halsin -- brown + red swirls

Lae'zel -- green + black swirls

Karlach -- red + orange + yellow swirls

[placebo-ambrosia]

Guys I’m making soap do you think Tyler would appreciate the blueberry scent and glitter I’m adding

[nosydogsoaps]

👻🐶☠️ SPOOKY SOAP SHOP DROP!

Celebrate a very 🎃🌈Homosexual Halloween with OFMD, Locked Tomb, and Good Omens themed soaps, along with a long-awaited restock of the Final Fantasy XV gang! (🔗below!)

also, get free shipping on all orders $75+ with coupon code SPOOKYSHIP75 !

>> https://nosydogsoaps.com/ <<

sticker club peeps unlock an extra 10% off any order for this release! join anytime in October to access the discount code on ko-fi! ( https://ko-fi.com/nosydog )

and finally, a portion of sales from this release will be donated to MedicalAidPal (on twitter) in order to support urgently needed emergency care and humanitarian efforts in gaza.

[howmeat-lovesmeat]

look at my soap

(the Shire in my LOTR themed soaps, pumpkin walnut biscotti sented, includes real pumpkin)

[ossuary-full-of-grave-goods]

Hand Soap!

Why spend extra money to buy different types of soap for your hands and body. You already spend enough differentiating between your body and dishes. (seriously why is dish soap so expensive?)

The website I got these instructions from has since been taken down. The only reason I still have this is because I memorized it. I mean I think that speaks for how well it works though.

Ingredients:

70g bar soap of choice

fine cheese grater

450-500 mL of water

a pot, spatula, and vessel to hold the soap

Instructions:

grate the 70 g of soap finely enough that it will melt easily with a bit of heat

add water and soap shavings to the pot and heat on low, stirring consistently, until the soap appears to have fully melted and the mixture is homogenous

Allow to fully cool and pour into your chosen vessel

Eventually some soap solids may precipitate out of the liquid, usually adding some hot water and shaking should reincorporate some of it. This will change the texture, along with the concentration. You will need more in order to clean you hands properly.

[catandravendesigns]

Last chance for $5 soaps!

[cottage-craft-shop]

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We have three delightful soaps for you to enjoy this summer: Summer Solstice, infused with St. John's Wort, is the epitome of summer with a bright, sweet, citrus scent. Athena is a tribute to the goddess herself; a European Sea Salt Bar with an herbal olive scent. And finally, Waning Crescent; an Oat Milk Soap with a rich, caramel scent inspired by warm summer nights. Which one will you try first?

[spooky-dawn]

Killer clowns from outer space cotton candy bubble gum soap set. Taking orders on colors currently working with mango butter.