Guest guest Posted January 24, 2004 Report Share Posted January 24, 2004 It is pretty inexpensive to gather the things that you need to start out at junk stores and garage sales. The expensive part is the base oils and essentiaal oils to scent the soap....but you can make a very good unscented soap with Crisco, coconut oil and olive oil and a can of red devil lye from the grocery store. Here is a good link to start out. As I think of more if I think of more good ones. http://millersoap.com/ One important tip is get a hand held stick blender. I got mine for a dollar at a junk store. I have never had a failed batch since I started using that for making my soap. At the beginning when I was on my own and learning from books from the library lots of my batches failed because the oils and lye didn't come together properly. A stick blender makes it pretty impossible to fail...as long as you measure carefully. Peggy www.splendidsoap.com\ 2nd here pam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 24, 2004 Report Share Posted January 24, 2004 Thank you so much Peggy - these groups have the most wonderful and sharing people!!!! blessings Pam E Web Express - Web Design & Hosting http://www.ewebexpress.com - Peggy Lowell Saturday, January 24, 2004 3:01 PM Soap Making Dorothy and Pam...I'm working on some links for you for soapmaking Peggy Step By Step Instructions On Making Rose Petal Preserves: http://www.av-at.com/stuff/rosejam.html To adjust your group settings (i.e. go no mail) see the following link: /join Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 25, 2004 Report Share Posted January 25, 2004 Hi Dale, How old are the kids? If they are really little you might be better off with a pre-made soap base of one kind or other and do the stuff like add herbs, scents and colors to it yourself (if you M & P you can embed toys in the soaps and stuff like that). If they are a bit older then I'd say you could go for the whole chemistry end of it and make it from scratch It really does depend on which way you want to go at it, and I can kinda make some recommendations from there *Smile* Chris (list mom) http://www.alittleolfactory.com I have to ask Chris...what soap making resource (books and/or links) is the best in your opinion? I've wanted to try soap making with my kids because the kits sold in some of the arts and crafts stores don't offer much in terms of your child actually learning from it. Dale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 26, 2004 Report Share Posted January 26, 2004 Hi Chris!! My youngest are 6 & 8 and they are both into 'mad scientist mode'. You would have loved to watch 8yo DD a couple weeks ago. She and her friend spotted some window boxes with flowers that I guess were pretty well sheltered. Almost immediately she enticed her friend to pluck petals and crush and smell. Then she moved on to the other parts of the flower. I was very proud of her for only picking apart one flower - she said 'Mommy, they're all the same just different colors'. That is what motivated me to try soap making with her. Just want to encourage the little wood sprite and her younger brother could stand a bath once a year - maybe if he makes his own soap he won't be as opposed to it. She did have fun with the glycerin pours and sticking these cut out pieces (flower shapes I think they were) when we did them. But there wasn't much more creativity than that. I tried putting in some packaged confetti but I guess I didn't time it right....what a glop of 'stuff', not swirled around a bit. She does have sensitive skin though so that's another reason I'm leary of purchased kits although they should definitely be more stringent about skin safety. And then the kit is just too much for a couple of bars of soap and one time fun. I guess what I'd ideally like to find is a source for bulk M & P (since that is probably the safer route than trying to figure out lye right now), recipes for using and molds. I should add that she loves the latest batch of EOs we purchased from Butch over the holidays (thank you Butch!! you now have an 8yo cocoa absolute fiend!!!) and I'd love to let her use them to experiment with. Now my 15yo stays with her daddy during the school year but is home with me every break and summer vacation. The 8yo calls her up and tells her about the goodies...they explore over the holidays....the 15yo is eagerly anticipating FUN when she arrives in two weeks for public school's winter break. I didn't get a chance to explore eo's, herbs, AT as a youngster when I really wanted to. Guess I don't want to miss out on a second chance on having fun with them and who better to have fun with than my best girlfriends in the whole wide world? Dale Who is liking her kids today... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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