I started making soaps many years ago because I thought they'd be a simple and practical gift! Simple... well, maybe, but not to learn to make. After many failed attempts and much learned, I figured the process out and, voila, I had a little collection of soaps and friends who wanted to buy them.
Each small batch is made from a base of olive oil, soybean and coconut oil, cocoa butter with good old fashioned lye to cause the saponification. Some batches have a little added goat's milk. Most are scented with essential oils. Many have botanicals in them...usually from my garden. The process of making and curing each batch takes about a month before they can be trimmed and wrapped. The suds are silky and feel good. Have you ever noticed the consistency of the suds you are washing with? These bars last a really, really long time!