Susanne's Crafty Corner: Cosmetics

On this page there are links to pages with a lot of information on making toiletries by yourself at home. I've divided them in soaping links, miscellaneous cosmetics links and packaging links to make it easier to find the ones you're looking for.

Soap links

General soaping links

• Soapnuts Library
  
• Millersoap, a great resource for soap makers
• Nature's Garden helpful tips & resources
• Soap Naturally Natural soap & shampoo recipes, skin care recipes, books and reference - Index
• Soapmaking 101 lots of info about soap, toiletries & additives
• Herbal soaps and toiletries by RJ; I like the tutorials and the calculators available on this page.
• Glossary for the modern soapmaker A collection of soapmaking terms, definitions and acronyms.
• Soap-on-a-rope tutorial Suitable for M&P, CP als well as transparent glycerin soap.
• Single oil swap results Soapdishforum
  

Hot Process (HP)

• Hot Processed Soap - Illustrated Double Boiler Method
• Oven hot process tutorial
• 30-Minute Microwave Hot Process Soap: tutorial with pictures and recipes.
• Oven HP Directions by Lezlee Williams
• Crock Pot HP Directions by Kathy Barnett
• Direct Heat HP Directions by Camille Pratt
• Double Boiler HP instructions
• Theda Gatlin's Microwave Hot Soap method
• Diana's Soapmaking methods several HP methods and rebatching
• Lovena's Oven Hot Process Swirling Tutorial
• Lovena's Oven Hot Process Swirl - Layer Combo Tutorial
• Oven HP at Soapmaking 101
• Crock Pot HP at Soapmaking 101
• The crockpot method of soap making by Debora Yavas
  

Cold Process (CP)

• Soapnuts CP directions
• Introduction to soapmaking on Essence Supply
• Making bar soap at Nature's Garden
• CPOP (Cold Process Oven Process) notes by Camille Pratt
• Marina's version of the classic cold process soapmaking method (CP)
• Marina's Discounted water cold process method (DWCP)
• DWCP Water discounting at yahoogroups
  
• Cold process soaping at Soapmaking 101
• Making natural soap from scratch At Cranberry Lane, very complete
• Soap making at Pioneer thinking
• Olivia Soap Instructions for making a soap base and milling of this base later on, nice pics.
• Blue Aspen Orginals Guide to Cold Process soap making
  

Liquid Soap

• Making liquid soap, this is done by using KOH instead of NaOH (lye) at Soap Naturally
• Liquid Soap making at Essence Supply
• Making liquid soap at Nature's Garden
• Easy liquid soap making at Snowdrift Farm
• Liquid Soap Making Tutorial Crock Pot Style
• Notes on liquid soap making Soapmaking 101
• Tips & techniques for Liquid Soap making Paw Made Soap Company
• Kylie's liquid soap simple instructions for the paste method at Soap Naturally
• Liquid Soapers at Yahoogroups
  

Rebatching

• Rebatching at Soapnuts
• Basic double boiler rebatching intructions at Aqua Sapone
• Rebatch soap with the microwave
• Rebatching instructions at Soapmaking 101
• Basic rebatching instructions
• Hand moulding shapes Shaping rebatched soap to use in CP soap
• Making a "gingerbread" house from rebatched soap
• How to rebatch (handmill) soap Blue Aspen Originals
  

Cream Soap

• How to make whipped cream soap (scroll down)
  
• Making cream soap; oven method
• CreamSoap at Yahoogroups
  

Transparent soap

• Tips on making clear glycerin soap
• Tips for making transparent soap
• How to make your transparent M&P base from scratch Hayleys recipes at Soap Naturally
• Transparent Soap at Yahoogroups
• Transparent & translucent soap Scroll down for recipes
  

Special soaping techniques

• How to swirl in a slab mold by Moni on The Whisk
• CP soap layering at Soapmaking 101
• How to layer cold process soap
• Confetti soap At Cranberry Lane
• Embedded bar soap At Cranberry Lane
• Soap Embossing technique Very special! This is a japanese site that can be translated with worldlingo
• Soap frosting
• Soap art How to make "foody" soap, looks good enough to eat!
• Making chequerbord soap
• Blue Aspen Originals Swirling Tutorial In the pot method

Lye Calculators

• Soap recipe template, download and make your own recipes, includes KOH and scaling
  
• MMS lye calculator the one best known online, gives a lot of water though, most people discount approx 20% of it.
  
• Cranberry Lane's lye calculator
• Ye Olde Soap Shoppe lye calculator
• RJ's Soaping List lye calculator also for KOH
• Recipe writer includes associated costs
• Soozcorner's lye calculator also gives information about the soap qualities; hardness, conditioning etc.
• SoapMaker Lye calc & inventory control system, it has a 30 day free trial period
  

Soaping forums

• Latherings Soapmakers Forum
• Handcrafted Soap Net
• Soaper's Asylum
• Soapdish forum
• The Whisk Soapmaking forum American / German
  

Making  soap equipment

• Soap mold pictures on Essence Supply
• Mold making instructions this site is in japanse, it can be translated by using worldlingo
• Soap molds at Chestnut Farm
  
• Making a silicon mold (liner) pictures are gone though
• How to built a "basic" wooden soap mold
  
• Build your own soap cutter
• Making a soap cutter instructions
• Liquid latex moulds Making your own molds at home with "brush on" liquid latex
• Soap beveler
  

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Miscellaneous Cosmetics links

Lotions & creams

• The basics of making lotions by Sherry
  
• How to make your own lotions & creams basic instructions to get you started
• Preservatives; how and when to use them
• The Original Toiletries Library
• Bath & Body, lots of cosmetics recipes
• Lotion making From nature with Love
• Recipe goldmine: beauty recipes
• Recipe goldmine: home remedies
• Ingredients Glossary complete with INCI names
• Glossary of chemicals, terms, names & effects A selection used within the food and cosmetics industry
  

Fragrance

• Fragrance Finder
• Blend recipe search
• Scent Blends at MMS
• Scent Blends at Soapnuts
• Scent Blends at ScentIt
• Scent Blends & blending tips
• Latherings FO review
  

Other toiletries

• Miss Mary Mac's natural colorants chart at Muller's Lane Farm
  

• Nizzy's Bath Bomb Tutorial & How to Make the Mould!

• How to make shower gel from natural handmade soap
• Kitchen cosmetics: homemade natural beauty recipes
• Not Martha: adventures in lipbalm
• Not Martha: how to make bathbombs
• Not Martha: solid bubblebath
• Lipbalm / gloss recipes
• Home made sugar scrub
• Oat and Brown Sugar Scrub
• Properties of oils
• And another oil properties chart
• Scented Visions Recipes A large cosmetics recipes database
  

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Packaging for cosmetics links

Boxes & gift bags

• Soap box template By Soul Gazer Sundries
  
• Making a heart shaped box
• Flat fold gift box Template
  
• Simple cube box
• Heart shaped basket
• Interlocking box basic template
• Greeting card box
• Decorative gift bags using inexpensive bought gift bags
• Make your own gift bags
• Boxes! Including printable templates for halloween, easter and st.patricks day.
• Display shelf from carton
• Pyramid container
• Simple box
• Dollar bill basket: part 1,part 2
• Standing star box
• Another simple box
• Twistfold box
  

Labels & labeling

• How to make labels in word By Sould Gazer Sundries
  
• Guide to making cigar band soap labels Blue Aspen Originals
• INCI at soapnuts
• Ingredient name translator & product ingredient lists Oshun
• The International Nomenclature of Cosmetic Ingredients
• INCI listings at Soap-junkie