Posts by Dr John
Why use Propylene Glycol instead of Alcohol when making M&P Soap
Traditionally alcohol has been used as the solvent in making M&P soap. It works well and help produce a transparent bar, but it does some have some drawbacks. Many people have used Proplyene Glycol (PG) in place of alcohol with great results. Below a list of reasons why I prefer PG over alcohol The price…
Read MoreTransparent Soap Workshop at HSCG 2018
Next week I will be in Atlanta at the 2018 HSCG Conference. As always it will be packed with great information about making and selling soap. I’m presenting a workshop and giving a talk on how to make Detergent Free Melt & Pour Soap from scratch. I’ll be posting the details on the procedure. You’ll…
Read MoreAdvanced Meetup May 2018 – Sculpted Soap
This month we will be doing sculpted soap. This is a technique where different layers are poured, allowed to set then a form is dragged over the surface leaving a structure to the surface. This is procedure is repeated several times building up a pattern or image in the soap that is revealed when the…
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