Download or read book Soapmaking 101 written by Kerri Mixon and published by . This book was released on 2013-08-02 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn to safely and accurately make soap by hand at home. This workbook and companion class include soapmaking safety, creating a soap recipe to fit a mold, understanding oil specification sheets and saponification values, calculating lye quantities without using a "lye calculator," and formulating the soap recipe with the correct ingredient proportions necessary to complete the saponification reaction in the mold. Cold process soap does not have to be shelved to cure for six weeks when using the formulas and methods taught in the workbook and class. Enjoy the craft of making handmade soap from scratch using natural oils and safely use a bar of soap the same week it was made.