Getting Creative With Molds: 5 Do’s and Don’ts
When Handcrafters first start out, one of the most difficult expenses can be the cost of a good mold. Any seasoned soapmaker can tell you that a good mold is worth its weight in gold; but if you are...
View ArticleCommon Scents: Patchouli
Welcome back to our series, Common Scents! Common Scents is a collection of articles exploring the history of commonly used essential oils, and how they became so popular in modern day soap and...
View ArticleAll About Melt & Pour: What it is and How it Works
When we talk about soap, there are a few different types that we could be talking about. There is cold process, which is a method that involves melting and combing oils and lye water and allowing the...
View Article5 Do’s and Don’ts of Labeling
You can have the most fantastic, most luxurious, most incredible product in the entire handcrafted soap and cosmetic industry, but if it’s labeled wrong it might as well be a lump of rock in a nice...
View ArticleLet’s Make a Coffee Bar!
If you’re like about 50% of the HSCG Staff, you need at least one cup of coffee per day to function! Did you know that not only can you get a little energy boost from this miraculous bean water, but...
View ArticleMaster Batching for Beginners
Going from hobby to business is exciting, challenging and intimidating for some soapmakers. Time is split between formulating, implementing that formulation and finding ways to sell; not to mention...
View ArticleFluid Hot Process for Beginners
If you are familiar with the soap making process, you know that there are three fundamental ways one can go about making a bar of soap: cold process, hot process, and melt & pour. Each process has...
View ArticleLet’s Make a Pumpkin Bar!
Fall is here, and you know what that means-pumpkin everything! Get in on that craze and add a little pumpkin to your soap. Oh, Pumpkin Let’s talk about how you’ll be incorporating pumpkin into your...
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