soap making

Pumpkin patch Soap and IFRA rates

As a soap maker, I know that I need to follow the IFRA maximum usage rates in my soaps. However, I did not know what IFRA meant. It turns out, it means International Fragrance Association. And from their website, I quote what their standards mean, in short: "To ensure that you and your family can… Continue reading Pumpkin patch Soap and IFRA rates

soap making

Soap curing time and Hansel and Gretel Soap

You may think that it is too late to make a Christmas soap, but perhaps it is not.  When I started making soap about a year ago, I read multiple times about curing times.  I read that it was not about just water evaporation, but about certain crystallization that needs to happen in the soap. … Continue reading Soap curing time and Hansel and Gretel Soap