| Method (Steps 1,2,3)
Read through all the steps carefully
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| Method (Steps 4,5,6,7)
Using the same method that you used to weigh the lye, weigh the required
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| Doubling and Halving Recipes
As long as your math skills are up to snuff, go right ahead and double or triple
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| Method (Steps 28, 29)
The hand-cut bars of basic soap must now cure—the last stage of
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| Method (Steps 25, 26, 27)
Lay the longer template along the length of the large block and, using a
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| Method (Steps 22, 23, 24)
Check the block of soap every day; when it's as hard as Swiss cheese
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| Method (Step 21)
Place the block of soap on a clean surface; white freezer or butcher paper
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| Method (Steps 19, 20)
After 48 hours have passed, unwrap the primary mold and remove the lid
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| Method (Steps 16,17,18)
Gently pour or ladle the warm soap into the primary mold
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| Method (Step 15)
Continue to stir the mixture gently
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| Method (Steps 13,14)
Double-check the temperatures of both the lye solution and the melted
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| Method (Steps 11,12)
To cool off the fats quickly, place the soap pot in a cold-water bath in your
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| Method (Step 9,10)
As you continue to monitor and adjust the temperature of the lye solution
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| Method (Step 8)
Before continuing, read this step and Step 9 carefully, as you will be working on these steps simultaneously.
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| What You Need
Ingredients for selected basic soap recipe
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| Master Instructions for Basic Soaps
The trickiest part of this procedure is equalizing the temperatures of the lye
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| First Step
Soaps Master instructions for making any basic soap are provided in this
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