My concept includes 4 "lines" of soap: Signature, Naturals, Goats Milk and Colorado Soaps. Each appeals to different soap users from the all natural and vegan person to the person who desires bright colors and designs.
Pandora's Soapbox Company is still my hobby at this time but I have made special orders for friends and family at time. If you are interested in trying any soap listed please email dorkland42@gmail.com
I make soap via the Cold Process method.To read about how soap is made go to "Learn soap" and read about Cold Process Soap Making.
My handmade soap lacks alcohol and synthetic additives that can be drying, and gets its lather solely from the oils used rather than "sodium laurel sulfate". This leaves a moisturizing soap and lets some oils, such as shea butter or mango butter soften your skin. After the initial chemical reaction....
Chemical Reaction: Lye + Oils = Soap + Glycerin
The soap then sits for about a month and "cures", meaning water evaporates, the soap hardens and grows milder by the day. I love to use both essential oils and fragrance oils in my soaps. My goat's milk soaps have 100% fresh goats milk and sometimes I use aloe vera juice in my recipes.
Common oils used in my soaps: olive oil, coconut oil, palm oil, palm kernel oil, shea butter, cocoa butter, hemp oil, lanolin, lard, tallow, castor oil, and soybean oil.
Each oil brings unique properties to the bar of soap such as good lather, rich emollient lather and moisturizing benefits. One of my favorite soaps is a Goats Milk soap with lard in the recipe. Yes lard makes a great bar of soap that doesn't dry out your skin.
Thanks for joining me on this soap blog! I look forward to sharing as I delve back into my soap making passion.
