About Me
I am a WAHM who delves into marketing consulting, web design and my own business of handmade bath and body products. My 1st passion does lie with soapmaking but, I am expanding my adventures to include knitting, painting and tons of crafts with my kids.
What Is Soap? Soap is a chemical reaction between various hard and or soft oils, water and sodium hydroxide (lye). Soap is the oldest cleanser around. It is believed that soap was used as far back as Egypt by the Pharaohs and even Cleopatra. Although lye is used to make soap, once the chemical process is complete there is not a trace of lye that remains left in the bar of soap. The process is called saponification. All soaps, even those you might find at the grocery store, are created with lye. Different soaps are made using various different oils. Both animal and plant oils can be used in...
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