Teach Soap

Here are some great beginner videos!

Episode 1; Fragrance and Essential Oils
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5ouJZfluMY

Episode 2; Herbs and Colorants
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3VbeNl1Nqg

Episode 3; Swirling
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jcf9l5Wc44

Episode 4; Embedding
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMYygHyUrzY

Here is a great post talking all about the basics of Melt and Pour soaps; http://www.soapqueen.com/bath-and-body- ... pour-soap/

This post has a ton of resources! http://www.soapqueen.com/bramble-berry- ... e-roundup/

Once you get the basics down there are many more videos with different techniques here;
http://www.youtube.com/user/soapqueentv/featured
http://www.soapqueen.com/category/bath- ... pour-soap/

This is a fantastic collection of links, Bramble Momma, thank you.

Hello all, I'm a newbie to this forum and I'm looking forward to all the knowledge and idea's that are here being shared by others. I do have a question. It appears that most of the post are very old, is this forum very active or am I just in the wrong area?

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Linda
I know the voices in my head aren't real, but they sure have some great ideas!

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Thanks Bramble Momma. Believe it or not I've watched a ton of your video tutorials. I can't even begin to tell you how much I learned from them. Sorry for the late reply but I'd been under the weather since I joined!!!

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HELP HELP HELP!!!!!

Ok, I made another attempt at working with my melt & pour bases today and again it was a DISASTER.

Can someone PLEASE tell me how many ounces of this melt & pour soap I should be trying to melt? I tried to melt 8 cups of M&P and it went horribly wrong. When I finally got it melted it hardened so fast I couldn't pour it, but never was cool enough to add mica or essential oil. Did I try to melt too much at one time? I've spent hundreds of dollars for my soaping craft and I have yet to get it right. This is crazy because i've watched all the Brambleberry & youtube video's, read extensively ( Apparently not enough) and I still am not doing something right. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

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Where is the base from? Craft store bases are not the best quality and are usually difficult to work with.

Using a crock pot or a double boiler can help keep the soap melted longer. Just make sure not to overheat.

The bases are from WSP.

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“SOAP AND WATER AND COMMON SENSE ARE THE BEST DISINFECTANTS.”