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Gather Oils & Butters
We choose only the finest ingredients available from around the world. Our soaps are made with only Vegetable-based Oils and Butters. |
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Measure the Oils
After years of research and learning about the different properties of oils, butters, essential oils, herbs and many other factors involved in soapmaking, we have settled down to our basic family recipe that our customers and family members love! |
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Gather Batch Ingredients
There are many different "personalities" of soaps to match our customers! This particular soap will be made with Real Oatmeal, Milk and Honey. When finished, this soap smells like an Oatmeal Cookie fresh from the oven. |
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Look like "Darth Vader"
We enjoy soapmaking, but we also take the necessary precautions to ensure everyone's safety. We measure our lye, water and mix out-of-doors, wearing safety goggles, breather masks, gloves and long sleeve shirts. Even though lye is added to soap, it isn't in the finished soap. |
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Pouring Lye Water into Melted Oils
We heat our measured oils to a proper melting point. Our lye water is added to the melted oils which start the chemical reaction that makes soap.
Warning: Do not try this at home without proper knowledge and experience. Lye is very, very dangerous!!! |
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Mix Lye Water and Oils
Our Great Grandmother used a wooden paddle when making soap, but thanks to a few modern conveniences, we use a small hand blender which takes about 3 hours from the soapmaking process, per batch. |
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Turning into Soap!
After stirring, the lye water and oils change into a thicker consistency most soapmaker's call trace. This is the stage that most ingredients are added. |
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Add the Oatmeal
We grind the whole oats into a powder form, called "colloidal" which simply means, dispersable in water, so that the skin can benefit from it's natural properties. |
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Stir in the Honey and Milk
We drizzle real honey and warm milk over the top and gently stir in the soap and oatmeal mixture. Looks good enough to eat... |
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Pour into Mold
Ready for the "Log Mold", we gently scoop the soap into the mold and smooth it out.
We handcraft our own wooden soap molds from solid Oak. If you are interested, we also carry a line of molds under "supplies".
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Resting the Soap
Once the soap is poured into the mold it is taken to the "curing station" to rest for a period of no less than 48 hours to finish the "chemical reaction" of making soap. |
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Take Soap from Wood Mold
We remove the soap after it has fully "cured" and let it rest for an additional period of time. |
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Slice into Bars
Each "log" of soap is cut by hand, and is taken to the "stamping" stage. |
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Hand Stamped
In this process, we inspect and weigh each bar to ensure the quality for our customers.
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Racking and Curing
Our soaps take another small journey to the "rack room" where they will stay and cure until they are packaged and sent on their way to that special customer. |
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