Does Handmade Soap Go Bad?
A bar does not expire the way milk does. What ages is the oil in it. Orange spots, glycerin dew, faded scent — which of...
Read more →Journal
Is There Lye in Handmade Soap?
Not in my process. My bars start from a glycerin base that is already soap, so I never handle lye. Here is what the label...
Read more →
Why I Make My Soap With a Clear Glycerin Base
Every bar I make starts from a clear, natural glycerin base. What that means for what's in the bar, why there's no weeks-long wait, and...
Read more →
Why No Two Batches Look Exactly the Same
Same recipe, different yellow. Why turmeric color moves between harvests, why petals go brown, what never changes, and how to tell variation from a faulty...
Read more →
Why Handmade Soap Costs More Than a Drugstore Bar
Is a drugstore bar even soap? Where the glycerin goes, what you're really paying for in a handmade bar, and when you should honestly just...
Read more →