soap making essentials

Another installment in our Melt & Pour soapmaking series featuring Anne-Marie demonstrating the basics of making soap. In this episode the Soap Queen breaks down the differences between oxides, micas & dyes. Then she shows a trick for using oxides in your melt & pour soap as well as how easy it is to use Labcolor dyes and micas.

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Anne-Marie Faiola is the owner of Bramble Berry http://www.brambleberry.com, author of Soap Queen Blog http://www.soapqueen.com, and developer of Teach Soap http://www.teachsoap.com.

Music by the PsyWoofers titled ‘Dancing 4 Joy’

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Duration : 0:5:36

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It’s as easy as 1-2-3. You don’t even need traditional soaping supplies, as you will see from this video. Everyday supplies can be used. Just make sure you use fragrance oils specifically for soaping, or else they may be a little too harsh for the skin.

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Try this place: http://www.wholesalesuppliesplus.com/SoapMakingSupplies.aspx

Duration : 0:7:53

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