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laundry_queen

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23. I don't anymore

Wed Jul 23, 2014, 06:02 PM

Jul 2014

I made a few batches back when I was a stay at home mom, but now I buy it from etsy or from crafters I know online from other sites or locally. Yes, you can make vegan soap with any kind of oil!

The process can be complex but is basically nothing more than a recipe of fats and lye. The lye reacts with the fats to create soap. Generally, you add more fats than is needed so that you can be sure the soap will have zero lye in it and will have additional oils "left over" from the chemical reaction to make your skin very soft. Most tried and true recipes online have the extra oil built in.

The site I used to use seems to have gone dead, but here is a link I found that explains the process really well: http://offbeatandinspired.com/2012/09/14/cold-process-soap-making-for-beginners/

There are a ton of supply shops online too.

It's something I don't have time for anymore, but I wouldn't hesitate to make my own soap again if I had the time. I really liked the result. I'm lucky I found others online who make soap that I like even better than my own, LOL. The more you make it the better you get at it.

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