Index

activated charcoal

Charcoal Soap, 48–49

Checkered Soap, 68–69

Layered-Sandwich-Cookie-Style Soap, 58–59

skin and health benefits of, 49

agar agar essential oil, 97

alcohol, freezing before using, 7

alcohol spritzer, 11, 14, 21, 29, 32, 34, 40, 47, 49, 52, 69

alkali, 2–3

alkanet, 46, 72, 79, 81, 82

alkanet-strained olive oil, for Lavender Herbal Infusion Soap, 46–47

almond oil, 6

ancient Babylon, 1

ancient Egypt, 1

animal fat, 1

annatto, 81, 82

apricot kernel oil

Beard Wash Soap, 50–51

fatty acids in, 6

Lemon Solid Shampoo Bar, 22–23

argan oil

Beard Wash Soap, 50–51

Lemon Solid Shampoo Bar, 22–23

avocado oil

Beard Wash Soap, 50–51

fatty acids in, 6

Lemon Solid Shampoo Bar, 22–23

Babylonians, 1

baby, soap for

Bastille Soap, 52

Goat Milk Soap, 39–40

pH level in, 3

Basic Soap recipe

Cupcake Soap with Frosting using, 56–57

Hanger Swirl method using, 79–80

Layered-Sandwich-Cookie-Style Soap using, 58–59

recipe, 14

shopping list for, 12

Taiwan Swirl method using, 76–78

Bastille Soap, 52

Beard Wash Soap, 6, 50–51

beer, skin benefits of, 36

Beer Soap, 35–36

Beer Soap “head,” 35, 36

beeswax, for Honey Bee Soap, 43–44

benzoin, 10, 18

Jasmine scent blend, 79

lavender scent blend, 47

Lemon Solid Shampoo Bar, 22

Sugar Plum Fairy Soap, 18

Watermelon Soap, 24

Wine and Roses Soap with a Hint of Chocolate, 33

bergamot essential oil, 35, 50, 78

bhringaraj, 50

bitter almond essential oil, 60

black spruce absolute essential oil, 78

bladderwrack, 28

Blue Moon scent blend, 30

Botanie Soap, 98

bowls, 7, 11

Bramble Berry, 98

bubble wrap, 43, 44

Bulk Apothecary, 98

Camden-Grey Essential Oils, 97

cardamom essential oil, 41, 79

Carrot Soap, 20–21

carrots, skin benefits of, 21

castor oil, 5, 11

Basic Soap, 12, 14

Beer Soap, 35–36

Carrot Soap, 20–21

Charcoal Soap, 48–49

Checkered Soap, 68–69

Chocolate Cream Soap, 31–32

Coffee Soap, 37

fatty acids in, 6

French Macarons, 60–61

Gingersnap Cookie Soap, 62

Goat Milk Soap, 39–40

Golden Coconut Milk Soap, 41–42

Honey Bee Soap, 43–44

Layered-Sandwich-Cookie-Style Soap, 58–59

Modeling Soap, 45

Resin Soap, 53–55

Sugar Plum Fairy Soap, 18–19

Watermelon Soap, 24–27

Wine and Roses Soap with a Hint of Chocolate, 33–34

cedarwood essential oil, 35

cedarwood Virginia essential oil, 78

Celts, 1

charcoal

Charcoal Soap, 48–49

for colorant, 45, 81, 82

Watermelon Soap, 24–27

Checkered Soap, 68–69

chlorella, 24, 25, 45, 74, 76, 78, 81, 82

Chocolate Cream Soap, 31–32

chopsticks, 76, 79, 80

cinnamon bark CO2 essential oil, 62

cistus, 18

clary sage essential oil, 43

clementine essential oil, 30, 35

clove essential oil, 10, 35, 41, 62

cocoa

for colorant, 45, 81, 82

health and skin benefits of, 32

cocoa butter

Beard Wash Soap, 50–51

Chocolate Cream Soap, 31–32

fatty acids in, 6

French Macarons, 60–61

Lemon Solid Shampoo Bar, 22–23

Modeling Soap, 45

Wine and Roses Soap with a Hint of Chocolate, 33–34

cocoa powder

Chocolate Cream Soap, 31–32

Wine and Roses Soap with a Hint of Chocolate, 33–34

coconut milk

Golden Coconut Milk Soap, 41–42

skin benefits of, 42

coconut oil, 11

for Basic soap, 12

in Basic Soap, 14

Bastille Soap, 52

Beard Wash Soap, 50–51

Beer Soap, 35–36

Carrot Soap, 20–21

Charcoal Soap, 48–49

Checkered Soap, 68–69

Chocolate Cream Soap, 31–32

Coffee Soap, 37

fatty acids in, 5, 6

French Macarons, 60–61

Gingersnap Cookie Soap, 62

Goat Milk Soap, 39–40

Golden Coconut Milk Soap, 41–42

Honey Bee Soap, 43–44

Lavender Herbal Infusion Soap, 46–47

Layered-Sandwich-Cookie-Style Soap, 58–59

Lemon Solid Shampoo Bar, 22–23

Mermaids Kisses Salty Sea Soap, 28–29, 30

Modeling Soap, 45

Resin Soap, 53–55

Sugar Plum Fairy Soap, 18–19

Watermelon Soap, 24–27

Wine and Roses Soap with a Hint of Chocolate, 33–34

coffee, skin benefits of, 38

Coffee Soap, 37–38

colorants

alkalinity of lye and, 81

chart showing natural, 81–82

for French Macarons, 60, 61

for Hanger Swirl method, 79

for Layered-Sandwich-Cookie-Style Soap, 58

for Modeling Soap, 45

for Taiwan Swirl method, 76

using an oxide, 90

“cookie” soaps

French Macarons, 60–61

Gingersnap Cookie Soap, 62–63

Layered-Sandwich-Cookie-Style Soap, 58–59

cosmetic insurance, 94

Cupcake Soap with Frosting, 56–57

curing soap, 3

cutting soap

DIY soap cutter, 85–87

salt soaps, 28

suggestions for, 14

cypress essential oil, 78

designs, soap

checkered soap, 68–69

diagonal line through the center, 75

felted soap, 66–67

soap sprinkles, 70

solid line through the center, 74

swirls. on top of soap, 71

Taiwan swirl method, 76–78

diagonal line through the center design, 75

diagonal line through the center of soap, 75

distilled spirits, 11

distilled water, 11, 12

importance of using, 13

testing soap for pH level with, 3

dragon’s blood resin, 53

Dreaded Orange Spots, 91

dulse, 28

Eden Botanicals, 97

Egyptians, 1

equipment. See tools and equipment

Essential Depot, 98

essential oils, 8, 10, 13. see also scent blends

amount to use, 14

for Beer Soap, 35

for French Macarons, 60

for Gingersnap Cookie Soap, 62

for Honey Bee Soap, 43

for Lemon Solid Shampoo Bar, 22

for Mermaids Kisses Salty Sea Soap, 28

for Sugar Plum Fairy Soap, 18–19

supply websites for, 97

for Watermelon Soap, 24

Etsy, 93, 97

eucalyptus essential oil, 28

evening primrose oil, 22, 50

exfoliating resin soap, 54

eye goggles, 7, 11

false trace, 90

fatty acids, 5, 6

FDA (Food and Drug Administration), 94

felted soap, 66–67

fir essential oil, 78

fir needle essential oil, 18

Floracopeia, 97

forest green scent blend, 78

fo ti, 50

frankincense, 10, 22, 24

freezer paper, 11, 13

freezing alcohol, 7

freezing beer, 35

freezing coconut milk, 41

freezing goat milk, 39

freezing lemon juice, 22

freezing plums, 18

freezing watermelon juice, 25

freezing wine, 33, 34

French Macarons Soap

for Cupcake Soap with Frosting, 56–57

recipe, 60–61

galbanum essential oil, 18, 78

Gale, Marie, 94

gelling soap, 10, 14

geranium rose, 18

ginger essential oil, 62

Gingersnap Cookie Soap, 62–63

gloves, 7, 11

glycerin rivers, 90

Goat Milk Soap, 39–40

goat tallow, 1

Golden Coconut Milk Soap, 41–42

Good Manufacturing Practices for Soap and Cosmetic Handcrafters (Gale), 94

green mandarin essential oil, 43

hand mixer, 11

Hanger Swirl Method, 79–80

hardening of soap

essential oils and, 10

salt in soap and, 28

“head,” beer soap, 35, 36

health benefits

of activated charcoal, 49

of cocoa, 32

of lavender, 46

heat, 10, 13

heating pad, 10

herbal colorants, 63

herbal infusion, 72–73

herbal oils, 50, 51, 72–73

The Herbarie, 97

herb pigment, powder, 74

herbs, for Beard Wash Soap, 50–51

Honey Bee Soap, 43–44

honey, skin benefits, 44

horse tail, 50

hot-process soap, 91

Indie Business Network, 94

indigo, 81, 82

insurance, 94

iodine

in seaweed, 29

in soap, 5

Irish moss powder, 36

isopropyl rubbing alcohol, 11, 14

jasmine essential oil, 97

jasmine grandiflorum essential oil, 79

jasmine sambac essential oil, 30, 79

Jasmine scent blend, 79

“juhi” jasmine articulatum, 79

juniper essential oil, 78

kelp, 28

kitchen scale, 11

kukui nut oil, 6

labeling your soap, 93–94, 95–96

lavandin abrialis, 47

lavandin grosso, 47

lavender angustifolia (Hungary), 47

lavender angustifolia (Russia), 47

lavender essential oil, 10

Beard Wash Soap, 50–51

for herbal infusion, 72

Honey Bee Soap, 43

Lavender Herbal Infusion Soap, 46–47

for Sugar Plum Fairy Soap, 18–19

Lavender Herbal Infusion Soap, 46–47

lavender, skin benefits of, 47

Layered-Sandwich-Cookie-Style Soap, 58–59

lemon essential oil, 22, 50

lemongrass essential oil, 22, 28

lemon juice, 22, 23

Lemon Scent Blend, 22

Lemon Solid Shampoo Bar, 22–23

Liberty Natural Products, 97

lime essential oil, 50

line through the center of soap, 34, 74, 75

liquid hand soaps, 2

lotus essential oil, 97

lovage leaf essential oil, 30

lye, 11, 13

getting on your skin, 7

natural colorants and, 81

safety rules for using, 6–7

saponification and, 5

zap test and, 3

lye-heavy spots, 90

Mermaids Kisses Salty Sea Soap, 6, 28–29

metal hanger, 79, 80

micella, 5

Modeling Soap, 45

ModernSoapMaking.com, 944

molasses, 62, 63

Monterey Bay Spice Company, 98

Mountain Rose Herbs, 97

Mount Sapo, Rome, 1

myrrh essential oil, 30, 53, 54, 78

natural colorants. See colorants

neroli essential oil, 97

nettle, 50

nonreactive equipment, 13

nylon stockings, 66

oakwood essential oil, 78

oils. see also specific types of oils

fatty acids and, 5, 6

saponification and, 5

substituting, 5, 7

turning rancid, 91

olive oil, 11

Basic Soap recipe, 12, 14

Bastille Soap, 52

Beard Wash Soap, 50–51

Beer Soap, 35–36

Carrot Soap, 20–21

Charcoal Soap, 48–49

Checkered Soap, 68–69

Chocolate Cream Soap, 31–32

Coffee Soap, 37

fatty acids in, 6

French Macarons, 60–61

Gingersnap Cookie Soap, 62

Goat Milk Soap, 39–40

Golden Coconut Milk Soap, 41–42

for herbal infusion, 72–73

Honey Bee Soap, 43–44

Lavender Herbal Infusion Soap, 46–47

Layered-Sandwich-Cookie-Style Soap, 58–59

Lemon Solid Shampoo Bar, 22–23

Mermaids Kisses Salty Sea Soap, 28–29, 30

Modeling Soap, 45

Resin Soap, 53–55

Sugar Plum Fairy Soap, 18–19

Watermelon Soap, 24–27

Wine and Roses Soap with a Hint of Chocolate, 33–34

online, selling soap, 93

oxide colorants, 90

packaging soap, 95–96

palm kernel oil, 5, 6

parchment paper, 11

patchouli essential oil

Beard Wash Soap, 50–51

Beer Soap, 35

Honey Bee Soap, 43

Sugar Plum Fairy Soap, 18–19

The Perfumery, 97

pH, explained, 2–3

Phoenicians, 1

pH scale, 2, 3

pH testing strips, 3

piping bags, 56, 57, 60

plant ash, 1

plastic equipment, 7

plums, in Sugar Plum Fairy Soap, 18–19

pop-up shops, 94

powdered colors, 79

powdered herbs, 50, 51, 72

powdered seaweed, 28

powder herb pigment, 74, 75

pricing your soap, 93

Prima Fluer, 97

purple cabbage, testing soap for pH level with, 3

PVC tube/pipe, 11, 22–23, 35, 37, 50

reactive utensils and bowls, 7

red iron oxide, 24, 26, 33

red sandalwood, 45, 81, 82

regulations on selling soap, 93–94

Resin Soap, 53–55

Resin Soap Two Ways, 53–55

Romans, 1–2

rose buds, 33, 34

rose de mai essential oil, 33, 78

rose essential oil, 97

rose geranium essential oil, 33

rosemary essential oil, 28, 50

roses, skin benefits of, 34

rosewood essential oil, 33, 50

round tube, for Watermelon Soap, 24

rubber gloves, 11

rubbing alcohol, 11, 14

ruby red grapefruit essential oil, 30

safety check, 8

safety goggles, 7, 11

safety precautions, 6–7, 8

saipo, 1

salt soaps, 28

Salt Water soap, 30

sandalwood essential oil, 97

saponification, 5, 10, 28

SAP (saponification) value, 5

scent blends

for Beer Soap, 35

forest green, 78

for Gingersnap Cookie Soap, 62

for Goat Milk Soap, 39

for Golden Coconut Milk Soap, 41

for Honey Bee soap, 43

Jasmin, 79

lavender, 47

for Lemon Solid Shampoo Bar, 22

for Mermaids Kisses Salty Sea Soap, 28

for Shakka Shakka (Beard Wash Soap), 50

Soleseife Brine Soap, 30

for Sugar Plum Fairy Soap, 18–19

for Taiwan Swirl method, 78

for Watermelon Soap, 24

for Wine and Roses Soap with a Hint of Chocolate, 33

winter on trees, 78

scents, 13. see also essential oils

Chocolate Cream Soap, 31–32

creating long-lasting, 8, 10

for Modeling Soap, 45

scotch pine essential oil, 78

sea salt, 28, 30

seaweed, 28–29

selling your soap, 93–96

setup, 10, 90

shampoo bars

Beard Wash Soap, 50–51

Lemon Solid Shampoo Bar, 22–23

Shopify, 93

silicone equipment, 7

skin benefits

of activated charcoal, 49

of beer, 36

of carrots, 21

of cocoa, 32

of coconut milk, 42

of coffee, 38

of honey, 44

of lavender, 47

of molasses, 63

of myrrh, 54

of plums, 19

of sea salt, 28

of seaweed, 29

of watermelon, 27

of wine and roses, 33, 34

skin, getting lye on your skin, 7

soap

gelled versus non-gelled, 10

history of, 1–2

making your own tools for making, 83–87

packaging, 95–96

selling your handmade, 93–95

testing for pH balance, 3

word origin, 1

Soap & Cosmetic Labeling (Gale), 94

soap cutter, making your own, 85–87

soap designs. See designs, soap

soap mold, 11

items to use for a, 13

making your own, 84

soap separating in the, 90–91

soap seizing, 91

Soap sprinkles, 70

soda ash, 10–11

sodium hydroxide. See lye

Soleseife Brine Soap, 6, 30

Solid line through the center design, 74

sprinkles, soap, 70

spruce essential oil, 78

stainless steel equipment, 7

Starwest Botanicals, 97

storage, of lye, 7

sugar(s), 18, 19, 22, 25, 39, 62, 63

Sugar Plum Fairy Soap, 18–19

super fat/super fatting, 6

for Beard Wash Soap, 50

Lemon Solid Shampoo Bar, 22

Mermaids Kisses Salty Sea Soap, 28

supply websites, 97–98

Swirly Whirl-ys on Top design, 71

Taiwan Swirl Method, 76–78

tangerine from peel, 18

tap water, 13

temperature

gelling your soap and, 14

glycerin rivers and, 90

of lye water and oils, 10, 14

thermometers, 11

titanium dioxide, 24, 25, 26, 58, 76, 79, 81, 82

tools and equipment

DIY soap, 83–87

list of basic, 11

safety issues and, 7

websites for, 97–98

trace, 7

troubleshooting, 90–91

turmeric, 41, 42, 45, 74, 81, 82

utensils. See tools and equipment

vending events, 94

vetiver essential oil, 50

vinegar, 7

watermelon, benefits for the skin, 27

Watermelon Soap, 24–27

website(s)

having your own, 93

for selling your soap, 93

supply, 97–98

white champa leaf essential oil, 41, 43, 78

White Lotus Aromatics, 97

Wine and Roses Soap with a Hint of Chocolate, 33–34

wine, skin benefits of, 34

winter on trees scent blend, 78

wood ash, 1

wood essential oil, 24

wood utensils and bowls, 7

wool roving, for felted soap, 66–67

wordpress.org, 93

WordPress platform, 93

ylang ylang essential oil, 18, 30, 43

zap test, 3

ziptop bags, 45, 60