Several years ago, when we were living in Montana, I decided to try my hand at soapmaking.
I loved it!
Lye, water, goats milk, fat, an interesting natural colorant, a little fragrance perhaps -- some elbow grease (okay maybe more than *some* for stirring) ...
Cover and let it do it's thing and voila a lovely big block of natural soap.
But like everything else I do, it got overwhelming -- the batches got bigger and bigger, my back started acting up, the storage for curing (because it has to be a constant warmish temperature and that ain't Montana) became first cramped and then non-existent. We were being swallowed up by natural soap bars!
But it did sell and I did enjoy it so ...
Here are some links I recently came across that stirred this recurring wild hair on:
- Featured DIYer - Delores Harris, natural soapmaker (she's got it bad as I ever did)
- Soapwire - a way to distribute soap articles and gain some traffic
- And this link with pictures of wild looking CP soap made in Thailand - sure does get the 'ol creative juices flowing!
This month we're planning a move to Florida and guess what ... making natural soap is on my mind again.
Even better??
Our new house has an outdoor workshop space with a sink!
All I need now are some shelves and a campstove and I'll be back in business.
Oh yeah, and some sort of handy pot on a pivot point for pouring so I don't take out my back again. But that's what handy hubbies are for, eh?
I'm excited to be getting back into the business of natural soapmaking.
Anyone else got the bug?
Make it a great day!
