ByJen
I used to spend $8 on a bar of lavender soap at the farmers market every few weeks. For about $18, I made a full loaf that cut into ten bars — and it took 15 minutes.
ByJen
I had no idea how easy it was to make essential oil soap until I actually tried it. I’d been buying expensive bars from farmer’s markets for years, not realizing I could make the same thing right in my kitchen.
ByJen
The first time I stamped a batch of homemade soap bars, I couldn’t believe how much of a difference it made — plain bars suddenly looked boutique.
ByJen
Yes, soap is a base — specifically an alkaline salt with a pH of around 9 to 10, made by combining fats or oils with lye in a process called saponification.
