How to Make Soap – Books about soap making
- The Soapmaker’s Companion, Susan Miller Cavitch
- The Complete Photo Guide To Soap Making, David Fisher
- Smart Soapmaking, Anne L. Watson
- The Everything Soap Making Book, Alicia Grosso
- Natural Soap Making, Elizabeth Letcavage and Melissa Harden
- The Soap Making Handbook, Tina Moenck
- Scientific Soapmaking, Kevin Dunn
How to Make Soap – Online blogs, videos & tutorials about soap making
- HSCG (Handcrafted Soap and Cosmetics Guild) https://www.soapguild.org/
- HSCG Video – My First Cold Process Soap https://www.soapguild.org/how-to/make-soap/first-cp-soap
- The Spruce Crafts – Candle and Soap Making https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/candle-and-soap-making-4162832
- Lovin Soap – http://www.lovinsoap.com/
- Soap Queen – https://www.soapqueen.com/
- YouTube – Soapmaking 101 – https://www.youtube.com/user/soaping101/videos
- Hot Process Soap Making – A step by step tutorial – https://youtu.be/scokYOkLcQo
Lye Safety – Handling & Storage
- Certified Lye Company. “Lye Safety, Handling, Storage, & First Aid”. http://www.certified-lye.com/safety.html
- HSCG Learning Library: Handcrafted Soapmaking Safety (Video) https://www.soapguild.org/how-to/make-soap/soap-safety.php
Lye Calculators
- Brambleberry https://www.brambleberry.com/pages/lye-calculator.aspx
- Certified Lye http://www.certified-lye.com/lye-soap.html
- Suds N’ Scents http://www.sudsandscents.com/lye_calculator.htm
- SoapCalc http://www.soapcalc.net/calc/soapcalcwp.asp
Soap Making Supplies – Where to Get Ingredients, Molds, Tools & Equipment
- Mountain Rose Herbs – Soaping Oils, Essential oils , Clays https://www.mountainroseherbs.com/
- Brambleberry – Soaping Oils, Essential Oils, Soap Molds, Clays https://www.brambleberry.com/
- Wholesale Supplies Plus – Soaping Oils, Essential Oils, Clays http://www.wholesalesuppliesplus.com/default.aspx
- From Nature With Love (FNWL) – Soaping Oils, Essential Oils, Clays https://www.fromnaturewithlove.com/
- New Directions Aromatics – over 800 products, plus a good selection of fragrance oils and carrier oils. http://www.newdirectionsaromatics.com/
- Essential Depot – Lye, Soaping Oils, Essential Oils, Soap Molds http://www.essentialdepot.com/
- Com – soaping equipment (hand cutters, molds, lye, books) http://www.soapequipment.com/
- Noble Roots – supplier of butters, oils, essential oils https://www.nobleroots.com/
- Your local grocery store – you can get many ingredients (coconut oil, olive oil) right from your local grocery store.
- Amazon – you can order practically any ingredient you need on Amazon. There is also a good selection of silicone molds and equipment to choose from as well.
- Dollar Store!!! – Don’t forget your local dollar store. A great place to get plastic measuring cups, plastic bowls, plastic mixing utensils
- Goodwill/Salvation Army – Great for soap pots, used crockpots, utensils