Soap making is probably one of the simplest, yet least understood, home business ideas. Making soap isn't the difficult process it used to be, and you don't need a cauldron in the back yard to do it. In fact, you can make a hot processed soap in your crock pot. Hot processing means that the soap ingredients are heated for a specific amount of time, then it's poured into molds of your choosing and left to cool and harden. Hot processing in a crock pot will make about three pounds of soap, which is great for a beginner's project.
You will probably want some additives, such as colorings, fragrances, and grape seed extract as a preservative so your soap will be lovely and long lasting. GSE helps to prevent rancidity in the oils used in soap making. If you branch out into lotions, you'll want to use GSE in those for the same reason, but it's not a true preservative so it can't prevent mold from forming on natural ingredient lotions. You'll need Germabin for that.
I'll continue this soap making series with links and information you can use right away to get your soap making business started!
