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How to Make Handmade Soap

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    1. Introduction to Making Soap at Home
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    Whether you need party favors or a simple way to let your guests know they're welcome, discover how to make homemade soap! Soapmaking at home is simple and fun.

    Introduction to Making Soap at Home
    with The O'Neil Sisters

    Whether you need party favors or a simple way to let your guests know they're welcome, discover how to make homemade soap! Soapmaking at home is simple and fun.

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    2. How to Make Seashell Swirl Soaps
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    Your bathroom can have all the fun of a day at the beach once you learn to create homemade seashell soaps! Learn how to combine colors for a fun swirl effect.

    How to Make Seashell Swirl Soaps
    with The O'Neil Sisters

    Your bathroom can have all the fun of a day at the beach once you learn to create homemade seashell soaps! Learn how to combine colors for a fun swirl effect.

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    3. How to Make Chamomile Flower Soaps
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    Create soothing scented guest soaps from scratch, right at home! Learn how to make flower-shaped soaps with chamomile (or any herb) suspended within the soap.

    How to Make Chamomile Flower Soaps
    with The O'Neil Sisters

    Create soothing scented guest soaps from scratch, right at home! Learn how to make flower-shaped soaps with chamomile (or any herb) suspended within the soap.

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    4. How to Make Lavender and Rosebud Soaps
    A lesson with The O'Neil Sisters
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    Want a craft project that's beautiful, practical, sweet smelling, and fun? Learn how to make soap! These lavender scented soaps have embedded rosebuds.

    How to Make Lavender and Rosebud Soaps
    with The O'Neil Sisters

    Want a craft project that's beautiful, practical, sweet smelling, and fun? Learn how to make soap! These lavender scented soaps have embedded rosebuds.

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    Aaria V
    I don’t have a microwave so how much time should I heat the soap and on what temperature?
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    Kt B
    I'm seeing a lot of very cute Halloween molds for cakes and things that are made out of metal. Would soap release as nicely from a metal mold or should I stick with plastic and silicon?
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    The O'Neil Sisters
    We haven't tried using metal molds for soapmaking. The plastic and silicon kind work really well -- and it's easy to pop the soaps out because the molds are flexible. We've seen some fun Halloween molds made of silicone that are meant to be ice cube trays -- perfect for soaps! Hope that helps!
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    Laura L
    And one more thing... adding premade soap shapes into clear shapes... will y'all have a video on doing this? What's the trick? And also Dustin with glitter... is food grade dust powder ok?
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    The O'Neil Sisters
    Great idea, Laura! Those clear soaps with premade soap shapes in them are so cool! As for adding "glitter" to soaps, whatever you choose needs to be skin safe. We've seen people use powdered eye shadow. Let us know how it goes if you try it!
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    Laura L
    A couple questions... where do you buy your soap dyes? Is there a specific brand you prefer? Also, I had seen some amazing soap molds (armadillos, spiders, geodes) that didn't seem like a typical easy to find mold. Do you know where to find these?
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    The O'Neil Sisters
    Great questions, Laura! We generally buy our soap dyes at the craft store (Michaels, JoAnn's, and Hobby Lobby), but we know they're available online too. And we don't really have a brand preference. As for soap molds, we get them at craft stores, on Amazon, and Etsy. You can use candy molds and silicone ice cube molds, too. You'd be amazed what's out there!
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    Shara R
    It was very fun to watch you guys making those beautiful soaps
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    The O'Neil Sisters
    Thanks, Shara! That's so nice! Are you planning on making some soaps? Hope so! Let us know how they turn out if you do!
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