Soap making is an old skill from very early man... it is taking fats/oils and combining with lye and water to make a solid mass that is useful in cleaning.
I made two batches of soap last week and cut them this week to air dry and set better...
First, I made a batch of skin soap full of coconut oil, palm oil and olive oil... there are bits of lavender in it to help with a bit of gentle exfoliating... it smells wonderful and is sooo sticky upon cutting I know in a week or two it will set and be a wonderful winter soap...
The other soap is a shaving soap for men who like a lot lather shave...
I tried something new and it worked out GREAT! I saved a container tube from store bought Halloween cookies and used that to pour the soap in to make it round ... so it will fit in a mug... I have never done this before and was not sure how it would work out... I just peeled the cardboard tube off and the soap looks awesome... So I recycled and reused! and got a mold for my soap for FREE! well... since I was definitely gonna by the tube of sugar cookies for my boys as a treat... LOL...
So if your a soap maker, I thought I would share this cool trick ... I am sure others use this too, but for my part I was happy to think of it! It worked awesomely and I was happy with the perfect circles to fit in shaving mugs.
I will post instructions for making soap someday, but for those who already make it...just had to share!
Have a happy day!
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