For a long time, the process of making soap has always
been using the cold process method.
Cold process is a traditional method of making your own
soap by mixing Sodium Hydroxide or Lye with ingredients like oil, butters or fats. The lye reacts with the fat to create what we know as soap.
Cold process soap is a very detailed
process. You will need to be careful when selecting, weighing, and controlling the required amount of oils and
Sodium Hydroxide to create soap.
It can be a tricky process but once you get the hang of it, the soaps you can create with the cold process method are limitless. However, do be very careful when you are using lye around children.
The great thing about cold process soap is that you can determine what kind of oils go into your soaps.
On the other hand, Melt & pour
process is a faster and less tricky way. And if you buy good quality M&P soap, the cleansing properties are the same as any other soap.
Some people belief that Melt & Pour soaps
are not as high quality as Cold Process ones. In fact M&P soaps are so much easier
to work with and cuts away the stress of dealing with corrosive materials like lye. Plus, if your M&P soap base comes from a good source, the benefits will be just as good.
Melt and Pour soaps are easy to make. All you have to do is to melt the M&P base, mix your oils, clays or pigments in, and pour into your molds to create all types of soaps. There is plenty of things you can do with Melt & Pour soap.
It takes up to 2 hours to harden depending on the size of your mold. Once cooled, M&P soaps can be used immediately, unlike Cold Process soaps which need up to 4 weeks to cure.
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