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Soap/lotion making classes are only offered "seasonally" and by appointment". Continue to check back for available dates, times and locations. In the beginning, I researched the chemical qualities of different oils, and the active properties of botanicals, the results of saponification, (the chemical reaction that occurs between oil and lye), and the physical properties of lather and bubbles. From all of that research the result became known as: Spencer’s Farm Gentle Goat Milk Soap.  Handmade soaps are formulated using a combination of emollient oils and butters, such as olive and avocado oils, and cocoa or shea butter with lathering oils such as coconut or palm kernel oil. These oils are mixed with liquid saturated lye. Once saponification is complete, there is no lye left in the mixture. A simplified explanation of soap making chemistry is that one molecule of fat added to one molecule of lye yields three molecules of soap and one molecule of glycerin. In reality, each type of oil requires a different amount of lye to produce the complete reaction. However, today’s savonnier has tools to calculate exact ratios of specific oils to lye, but the result is always soap and glycerin in roughly a 3:1 ratio. I was hooked on soap making when I could, actually, use all the stuff I learned in college biochemistry to improve my quality of soap.   Custom Search It's important to be "in the know" about essential oils. Why is it so important? Because, essential oils are bioactive ingredients. That means, they contain natural chemicals that interact with biological systems. Never use large amounts of essential oils externally, or internally. Never use essential oils straight. Essential oils must always be diluted in carrier oil, or soap, lotion, or other buffering agent. Finally, never use essential oils without knowing what their bioactive compounds are known to do. There are multitudes of great websites that explain what essential oils can do, including when and how to use them safely. Be "in the know"! More "In the Know" Facts: Great Grandma had to make her own lye; we have standardized lye available commercially. Grandma also rendered animal fats to get oils, so she was limited to tallow or lard. We have all kinds of terrific oils to choose from, but the lard with some olive oil and coconut oil makes wonderful, basic, castile-type soap. You see, why Great Grandma’s lye soap may have felt like it was taking off your skin? * She did not have standardized lye. * She did not have saponification values for her oils. * She may not have had enough time to let her soap cure before using it. Lately, finding lye has become a problem for the small soap maker. Unfortunately, it is an ingredient in illegal homemade drugs, so the lye companies have just about all stopped packaging it for household use. You cannot use any kind of “drain cleaner.” Try the cleaning supply section of the local hardware stores. I've heard that Lowe’s carries an 18 ounce bottle of real lye. Please e-mail to check the availability of soap making supplies or you can contact us in many ways!
Stay "in the know" with current science articles and more! Read reviews and customer testimonials. Stay "in the know" with current events! Be sure to check in the news , for a variety of news updates, current events, soap making demos, classes, specials, dairy goats for sale, festivals, new products and much more! ..................................................................................................... I attended a soap making workshop , June 2009, in Historic Downtown Pratteville, Alabama. This was the 11th annual workshop presented by the Alabama Soap and Candle Association. Here are some of my friends and colleagues. Making soap may be more common than you ever realized! 
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