That was the title of a class I gave at the maker space on November 2nd. I had three students attend. Two others had to cancel due to work schedule changes. I plan to offer another introductory class sometime after the holidays. I also had requests for showing how to make soaps with layers, swirls, and embeds.

I brought several items for melting the soap base – a crockpot with high-low and warm settings, a single heat setting crockpot, and a wax melter with a digital temperature control. I’ve also used an electric water-filled kettle with a can as an insert to melt soap, but the easiest and fastest to use is the microwave. 30 seconds, stir, another 30 seconds, stir, and repeat until the soap base is melted.

I made a single sample bar of each to show the finished products so my students would know what the bars would look and smell like. I’ve decided that 4 to 6 students make an easy group to teach.

By now, everyone knows the outcome of the election. I’m not going to say anything more than I did my civic duty and voted. Take care, now.